Elderly Problems: Alcohol Abuse
Should drinking really be considered an elderly problem? Some psychological articles suggest that it can actually be a good thing. It seems that alcohol may now be used…
Category: Baby Boomers Generation
Elderly Problems: Baby Boomers and the Loss of Traditional Values (pt. 1)
Baby boomers, as a generation, are heralded as a force of change. As a result of their efforts, a society confronted and to significant degrees, overcame racial…
Elderly Problems: Benefits and Risks of Seniors Living Alone
An elderly problem that is often overlooked is how to live alone. It is overlooked not only by the caregivers, but more so by the elderly person themselves. After…
Elderly Problems: Detecting a Stroke
In a study conducted by the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, it was found that though the elderly are most likely to suffer a stroke,…
Elderly Problems: Health Benefits of Honey
Honey has numerous benefits for everyone, from children (excluding infants) to the echo-boomers to the retirement boomers, and booming seniors. It is not a mere sweetener or substitute…
Elderly Problems: How to Beat Depression
Depression is one of the most common elderly problems that can hit anyone at any time for any reason, but has become a major, and oftentimes misdiagnosed elderly problem. . Mostly…
Elderly Problems: High Cholesterol
Cholesterol is can be a problem for anyone, especially the fast food generation with poor exercise habits, but it is particularly troublesome when it is also an elderly…
Elderly Problems: Sex in Nursing Homes
Sex is an integral part of our lives and is as undeniable as any other bodily need. It is a normal, healthy human drive, and down playing its…
Elderly Problems: Surviving the Death of a Spouse
For the baby boomer generation, the loss of a spouse is something you have an even chance of suffering in later years. Those who are on the surviving end…
Elderly Problems: Stairs and Falls
Falling down stairs can be a risk to everyone, but for aging baby boomers and seniors, when bones and muscle tone are weakening, it can be a…