The risks and realities of drinking for caregivers and older adults.
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Old before your time? Scientists have put together five warning signs middle-aged people will suffer from frailness in retirement
‘Frailty should not be seen as an inevitable part of getting old. By taking steps to ensure we are healthy going in to middle age, we can avoid getting on the path to a frail old age.’
Home care support = no bath for over a month
‘Everybody will have a story about a parent, an aunt, a sibling, who the system is failing. It’s inevitable, unless something changes.’
– University of British Columbia researcher Joanie Sims-Gould
Harmful medication prescribing to Canadian seniors costs $419M a year.
Prescribing appropriate medications for seniors will require a culture change.
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Seniors are given so many drugs, it’s madness
Seniors take a mind-boggling number and variety of drugs.
3 simple shifts for better health
If there were three simple things you could do every day to turn your health around, would you do them?
Drinking and Dementia Don’t Mix: How Families Can Help.
The issues surrounding dementia and alcohol are becoming more prevalent as our society ages.
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How to Reduce Weight Loss Associated With Alzheimer’s Disease.
Research shows that weight loss occurs frequently in the early stage of dementia and becomes more pronounced as the illness progresses.
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Medication and alcohol: A cocktail for disaster
So what is the concern with mixing a natural product, alcohol that is in essence a drug, and medicines?