Dementia is a health condition that affects mainly people in their latter years. It involves the gradual loss of mental ability, which results in the loss of memory, changes in personality and ultimately a loss of social ability. Dementia can be broadly defined in layman's terms as a condition where there is a deterioration of the brain capacity leading to intellectual impairment. However, it is important to state here that dementia is not a normal part of growing old and it is correct...

Electric lift chairs have gone a long way since their humble beginnings. Many elderly and disabled have great difficulty getting up after being seated for an extended period of time, and electric liftchairs were designed to aide the user in standing up. At the beginning, electric liftchairs were no more than modified recliners, lacking both features and safety. Nowadays, electric power chairs can come with everything short of the kitchen sink.

Lift chairs began to take root in the...

In the early 1980's, American's who suffered from limited mobility saw relief in the form of power lift chairs. The earliest of models were nothing more than everyday recliners with lift mechanisms. Imagine a Lay-Z-Boy with a spring lift attached to a button - while not quite as primitive, you get the idea. These early lift chairs were DANGEROUS - there was no gradual lift here, if you weren't prepared for it and accidentally pressed the wrong button, the unsuspecting user could be...

Studies show that 10% of Medicare beneficiary's early hospital readmissions were preventable. "There were 301,017 readmissions that were clinically related" (Norbert I. Goldfield, 2008) to a previous admission which was classified as be preventable or unnecessary. Statistics show that hospitals that have been effective in creating discharge plans experience lower readmission rates. Although the need for case management services has increased over the last decade, the concept...

There's a problem that every extended family are unlikely to avoid: the elderly care! The parents have devoted all their lives to us when they are strong; now, when they turn weaker and weaker, it's our time to make some contribution to our parents.

1 Spend more time with parents.

With the flying of time, the parents have much less friends: maybe some of them have died away; maybe some of them are too weak to walk outside. In a word, parents begin to be lonely when...

Youth eventually gives way to old age sooner or later, and you'll soon have to face certain challenges that can make your later life extremely tough. At an advanced age, you may be facing some limitations with regards to your movements. Aging can bring about infirmity and disabilities of various types and having varying impacts on your life. But it is important that you do not let these problems get you down and out. In order to retain your mobility, you should try out lift chairs. Read...

Work had eaten up almost everyone’s time no matter what profession you are in.  To be able to provide the support needed by the family, work is the equivalent of the food and the needs being served inside the house.  Because most responsibilities cost some amount of expense and work is the source of income needed to fill this sum, most people have obsessed in working as much as they could.  This leaves the rest of the responsibilities that requires physical presence...

When it comes to figuring out what is enough money to retire and what is not, there is no clear-cut answer. What might be enough for one person will not always be enough for everyone else. Your personal lifestyle, your living habits, the debt you have, where you want to live, what you want to do in your retirement; these are all things that determine the amount of money that you need to have in order to retire. Is 2 Million Enough To Retire ? The answer is something that only you will...

To determine whether you have long, average or short arms, look in a mirror and let your arm hang down to your side.  With your elbow at your waist, if you see your first knuckle aligning with your crotch, then you have an average arm length.

A wide cuff at the wrist helps to shorten the length of your arm.  If your arms are long then this is great but if they’re short, wide cuffs should be avoided.  Although most people can wear a long sleeve, the...

New Jersey seniors are learning that combining the right medical equipment with good quality home care services can be a winning combination for allowing seniors to live happy, comfortable and safe while remaining in their own homes.

With the rising tide of seniors aging in place and in-home care demands, there has also been an increase in the number of supplies available to help those seniors stay comfortably in their homes. In addition to enlisting the help of home care...