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The blank is thecell phonesdesignedfor the elderly, but what kinds of cell phones are suitablefor the elderly?

With too many cell phones designed for the man, woman and youngster in the market now, they can get any cell phones which they like: Bar, Flip or Slide; Big or MiNi; Qwerty or numeric app:ds:numeric" target="_self" keypad; Fashionable or Traditional.

However, where are thecell phones for the...

What is more important, a care home or a new hotel?  We are in the midst of a ‘care crisis’ and yet the ‘buzz’ in Lyme Regis is all about the plans for a new Grovewind hotel submitted to Dorset District Council for a luxury 20 bedroom hotel.  The property was formally the Holmcroft Residential Care Home, closed in 2006 for refurbishment, re-housing its residents while the work was undertaken but it never re-opened.

Surly completing the work and...

Seniors and the Flu – Get Vaccinated!

Everyone age 50 and older should get the seasonal flu vaccine as soon as possible.

Seniors who have health conditions associated with a higher risk of flu complications should get the H1N1 vaccine.Use our Flu Shot Locator to get vaccinated where you live.

For older adults, the seasonal flu can be very serious, even deadly. Each year in the U.S., an average of 36,000 people die and...

Debts and Death

This is not a pleasant topic but one that does need addressing as it affects more people than you may imagine. A death of a loved one is a distressing time anyway without worrying, (a) how to pay for a funeral or (b) what will happen to the debts of the deceased.

If you are faced with the debt of a loved one and you think that it falls upon you to discharge the funeral expenses, bear in mind that such an expense can run in to thousands of pounds....

Today's caregivers are not alone, and represent a very large, diverse group. Although there are many nurses and professional caregivers that serve in this role, family members make up about 80 to 90 percent of the caregivers of the elderly. About 75 percent of the caregivers are women. The majority of these are mostly daughters who are caring for an aging parent. In many cases an elderly spouse starts out as the primary caregiver, but eventually passes the baton on to their adult...

While you are running from the one place to other believing you will never ever again have enough time to do everything that needs to be done, there are many elderly people counting the minutes before lunch or dinner and bed time. They once might have felt the same and now suddenly they don’t know what to do with all the time they have on hand.

Causes of Depression

Not having enough to do to fill the hours in the day is one of the biggest reasons for depression in...

While anybody can be at risk of having a stroke, the elderly are more vulnerable. Elderly people who suffer from high blood pressure are at high risk.  In cases where high blood pressure is accompanied by diabetes, smoking or the drinking of alcohol the risk is even higher. Men are also more at risk than woman.

Elderly people are not always aware of these factors and sometimes seem to be oblivious to the facts. In a study done by Mayo clinic in 2007 they found that 50% of...

I was regularly visiting my Grand Mother, who suffers with Vascular Dementia, at her care home while my parents were away on holiday.  On time, I was helping her to put on her cardigan because it was cold.  Several pills fell from her pocket on to the floor!  I had no idea if they were her own medication or if they belonged to someone else!  When I went to report the matter, the care nurse said she would look into the matter and speak with the care nurse who was...

The state of health of the person looking for nursing care is the major factor in your alternative of a long term care service. All trained  and intermediate care nursing facilities provide personal care and residential services together with rooms, meals, planned activities and schedules to meet social and spiritual requirements. The levels of nursing and therapy services existing vary more or less extensively, and these ought to be carefully be suitable to the individual’s...

Much of the freedom enjoyed by baby boomers when they launched their free love crusade of the rest of the World back in their wild days was enabled by their being free of the risk of diseases, such as AIDS, or so they thought.  Our present young generation have no such ‘safety net’ and dare not indulge in promiscuity.

Psychological articles note that the presence of the AIDS risk has effectively reduced the incidence of promiscuity in young people, although of...