Preventing Falls in Older Adults
By Steve Kurtz, Cardinal Retirement Village, Akron LIVING WELL Magazine
Falls are the leading cause of injury related death for adults older than 64 and the most common cause of hospital admissions for trauma. […]
Patients and Pets
Sherry Little, Executive Director, Home Hospice of Grayson, Cooke & Fannin Counties
As we age, become ill, and ultimately walk through our final journey, we tend to lose the life we have built over the years; not all at once, but in bits and pieces, giving up one thing today and something else tomorrow. […]
Americans Worry About The Need For Long-Term Care, But Fail To Prepare
By Rokeya Sultana, Accessible Home Health Care of Collin County, Collin LIVING WELL Magazine
As retirement savings have taken a serious hit in the last few years, the cost of long-term care services has continued to rise, causing many Americans to doubt their ability to pay for the services they may need in the future. […]
Greater Self Reliance
Michael R. Factor, CEO Easy Medical Store, Scottsdale LIVING WELL Magazine (formerly SENIOR Magazine)
Are you unable to leave your home, and need to buy supplies for yourself? Having to rely on someone else to shop for you can be a sensitive concern, and no one wants to be a bother to family (or others) when asking for a ride to the store when you need to shop for personal items. Getting medical equipment and supplies delivered to your home can be as easy as a simple phone call, and Easy Medical is there to make sure you get the best products on the marke […]
Dining for Wellness™ Supports a Healthy Lifestyle
Courtesy Liberty Heights a Senior Lifestyle Community, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine (formerly SENIOR Magazine)
The Senior Lifestyle Corporation’s Dining for Wellness™ helps our residents live a healthy lifestyle through the food they eat on a daily basis. Dining for Wellness™ features an increased awareness of health benefits to our residents and their families, incorporating education, food and fun to impact the well being of our residents and give them “a taste of wellness.” […]
What You Need to Know About Glaucoma
Part Two – Eye Pressure
By George Ulrich, MD, Colorado Springs Health Partners, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
In the fall/winter edition of Colorado Springs SENIOR Magazine, we began discussing what glaucoma is, and what you should know about the disease. In part two of this series, we’re going to explore how it’s possible to measure how well the optic nerve works, in addition to talking about eye pressure. […]
Colorectal Cancer: What you don’t know can kill you
Anthony Madrid, M.D., Board Certified Gastroenterologist, Medical Director, Aurora Endoscopy Center & Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology Associates, East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine
Did you know? Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States. […]
How to Prevent and Correct Sun Damaged Skin
Why you need a customized “in home” skin care regime with broad spectrum sun protection
Robert G. Anderson, M.D., Fort Worth Plastic Surgery Center, LIVING WELL Magazine (formerly SENIOR Magazine)
Smoking, sun exposure, hydration, skin color and pigmentation, as well as heredity all play a role in skin aging. I sometimes see 80-year-old patients who look 60 and 40-year-old patients who look 60. Nonetheless, we all age, and the aging process is consistent. […]
Heimlich Maneuver Saves Lives
Loretta and Eugene’s Story
Aspire Home Care, Aspire Home Care, East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine
Aspire’s private duty care is meant to make life easier for people who need help living at home, but as Arvada seniors, Loretta and Eugene found out, their in-home caregiver can actually save their lives. […]
Employee Benefits That Emphasize Work-Life Balance
Offering perks, and implementing health and wellness programs, separates you from your competitors and are affordable on any budget
Stacy Martin, WorkLife Balance Plans, LLC, LIVING WELL Magazine (formerly SENIOR Magazine) […]
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