Healthy Aging - Nursing Home
Elderly Brain Function: Exercising the Brain
Studies show seniors who participate in cognitive activity can reduce dementia by 35 to 63 percent. A Minnesota nursing home is using a new touch screen system from a company called Dakim.
Elderly Brain Function: Exercising the Brain
Studies show seniors who participate in cognitive activity can reduce dementia by 35 to 63 percent. A Minnesota nursing home is using a new touch screen system from a company called Dakim.
Vitamin D Can Help Prevent Elderly Falls
Vitamin D supplements might help prevent falls among nursing home residents.
Overcoming Disabilities by Making Music
This drum circle provides therapy for these nursing home residents by giving them the chance to interact, to reconnect with other people and with their own sense of timing.
Speaking up for Alzheimer's
Dementia and Cancer Patients Have Similar Symptoms
People with dementia experience symptoms similar to patients with cancer towards the end of their life, like pneumonia and extreme pain.
B-Vitamins May Not Protect Stroke Patients
B-vitamins may not protect stroke patients from suffering another stroke or heart attack.
Osteoporosis Fractures
What are the Warning Signs of a Stroke?
The warning signs of a stroke can be vague. Do you know what they are and what to do next? Discover how you can greatly improve your chances of recovery.
Caregiver Involvement in Post-Stroke Care
When someone close to you suffers from a stroke, the emotional impact can be tremendous. But as anyone caring for a loved one after a stroke knows, the psychological challenges are only half of the story.
Robert Bazell reports on a growing number of older Americans who are experiencing "mild cognitive impairment," a condition that usually becomes Alzheimer's.
