Quality home help, executed by professionals and in the hands of a caregiver allows many families not to park their relative in a care home. Home help and its evolution Britain has always been characterized by a very simple feature, and that is that the care has always traditionally fallen on the family. Many people […]
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Attention to senior citizens and their importance. In the middle of the 21st century we are still not aware of the importance of caring for older people. Not only for the sake of older people but also as a matter of ethics and culture. The way we treat our older people defines us not only […]
Good psychological health of senior citizen is essential because not only our physical condition changes over time. Also our mentality, ideas and thoughts are transformed in the process of old age. Taking care not only of our body, but also of our mind, will help us to face the future and its consequences in a […]
Delay cognitive impairment. Cognitive impairment is defined as the aging of the brain as it reaches adulthood. Consequently, some areas of the brain are altered and this can cause negative changes: memory impairment, lack of concentration, unstructured language and/or loss of visuospatial skills. Although the cognitive deterioration is declared almost unstoppable, it is possible to […]
Our older adults deserve and need to be cared for by the best hands. Therefore, it is essential to uphold caregiver’s welfare. If the caregiver is well, our family member will be too. To achieve this, we have seven tips to increase the well-being of the caregiver and, therefore, of your family: Good communication Emotional […]
Nomenial gives 6 tips for facing and coping with an illness Do not stigmatize illness How to improve the quality of life for senior citizens. On many occasions, sick people feel judged and confined to the same group: that of the sick. However, each illness is different and each person experiences its effects in a […]
Memory loss in older adults. More than 40% of people over 60 suffer from memory failure. Therefore, one of the main concerns during aging is memory loss. This loss does not affect uniformly all types of memory, but some suffer it more than others. Among the types of memory loss in older adults we can […]
Fluid retention and edema, or swollen legs or swollen hands in older people can be worrying in old age, and in many cases are a common reason to go to the doctor. It is very common for this condition, better known as fluid retention or edema, to have a greater impact on older adults. That […]
Paresthesia in older people. The tingling that older people feel on a regular basis can be caused by many different diseases, as it is usually a characteristic symptom of many of the most common pathologies of senior citizens. Distinguishing the tingling according to the zone of the body in which it takes place, we explain […]
Urinary tract infection in older adults. Urinary tract infection (UTI), in technical terms, is a bacterial infection that occurs when the urinary tract becomes too full of germs. These infections are common in older adults and increase with age, up to almost 30% of older adults, because aging decreases the defense mechanisms. Urine infection in […]