Just like human beings, the car needs to dissipate heat in order to avoid overheating and exhaustion. During combustion, the engine produces large amount of heat—about 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit. This is too much for the engine to bear so a cooling system is needed to keep it at a normal temperature. Cars usually overheat due to a damaged part in the cooling system, especially the radiator, the heart of the cooling system. It is therefore necessary that all its auto parts must be in...

In 2005, 15,800 people 65 and older died from injuries related to unintentional falls; about 1.8 million people 65 and older were treated in emergency departments for nonfatal injuries from falls, and more than 433,000 of these patients were hospitalized (CDC 2005).  In their continuing efforts to fight these fatalities and injuries, Ella’s Bubbles is getting ready to launch their latest Ella’s brand walk in tub model.

Ella’s Bubbles is the premier...

Ever consider how much it actually costs, per person, to house 95 or 100 adults, in what is usually a cramped adult day services center, for an afternoon of card playing, radio listening, television watching, or just general sleeping and meandering?

Ever wonder just where that $40k per year that you, your insurance company, or medicaid pays to provide adult day care to you or our loved one actually goes?

If you or your loved one doesn't attend The Golden Years, the...

Chances are, unless you have a elderly person or persons in your family, you never really gave much thought to senior care or adult day services in America. Most people never really stop to consider the quality of life our grandparents and soon, our parents will have when they begin to become more dependent on the various elder care social services that are available to them in this country.

I am no exception to this. Until my mom got afflicted with COPD and became confined...

This is the fourth article of the series:

"Is The Lord God Seen or Not in Bible versus Quran?"

In the previous three articles, the Bible says that many men have seen the Lord God like Abraham and Isaac, Jacob. Not only has that, but Jacob Wrestles with God and Jacob defeated GOD.

Read the articles "The Lord God is seen in Bible versus Quran" (1-3).

In this article, Moses and Aaron, Nadab, Abihu and seventy elders saw the Lord God of Israel...

According to the most recent Iowa Health Care Association Bulletin, Governor Culver is continuing his efforts to implement the 10 percent cuts he announced earlier. Bill Burch, owner of The Continental Care Center at Seymour, Inc. ( ), commented on the impact to rural communities and the seniors who live there. "Members of state government continue to disconnect themselves from their rural roots and from common sense. To add insult to injury, the lower the occupancy, the lower the...

Home care service can be classified into generally medical and non medical or those which require very less medical assistance.

Medical or hospital care service as the name suggests is a complete medical diagnosis and treatment facility depending on the health conditions of the senior member. These medical services comprise of all medical drugs, equipments, tests, hospital treatment services, nursing and cleanliness and the necessary ambience required along with the...

Self esteem is an integral part of an individual's mental makeup and human psychology. It is an image we have about ourselves, how we feel, how we react to our work, our relationships with family and in general, how we socialize in the community as a whole. Self esteem is viewed as the basis of human psychology and each person is quite aware of their own self esteem. The same awareness of self esteem is present in the elderly, though it may change with the changes in the lifestyle and a...

“Old people will need a lot of pills.”

One day, the grandson of the granddad observed that his granddad needed a lot of pills. The observation might have been crude, but certainly is a right observation. In reality, we find the senior citizens take a lot of medication and pills everyday. The medications will be so varied that it could be difficult to keep track of it. That is exactly why the aging people possess a dispenser kit where they keep their medicines for...

Most people are not entirely sure what home medical equipment entails. In truth, this term is very general and encompasses many different items. Basically, it is any piece of medical supply equipment that you can use outside of a medical care facility. For example, it would be impossible for someone to stay in the hospital for weeks just so that a broken arm can heal. They do not need constant medical attention nor are they unable to function normally without supervision. All they need...