Mental Wellness

Exploring The Gerotranscendence Picture

What is Gerotranscendence?

Gerotranscendence is known as the final stage of progression towards maturation and wisdom. This theory describes the development involving new ...

Psychology of Senior Nutrition: The Red Plate Study 

Most, if not all, Alzheimer’s patients struggle to finish the food on their plates even with the encouragement of caretakers ...
Senior Malnutrition An Invisible Epidemic

An Invisible Epidemic: Senior Malnutrition

A serious health issue for seniors is malnutrition. There are many seniors that are at risk of inadequate nutrition. Malnutrition ...
A Wheelchair In The Nursing Home

Emerging Issues in Nursing Homes Across the United States

Skilled nursing facilities (SNF) have also been referred to as nursing homes. SNFs are for individuals that require a higher ...
Depicting High Cholesterol Facts and Tips

Healthy Hearts for Senior: Lowering Cholesetrol in Old Age

Cholesterol is a natural part of a healthy body function. Our bodies use cholesterol to build healthy cell walls.  However, ...
A Senior Woman Receiving Day Care Service

Adult Daycare for Seniors

Adult day service centers are for adults that need more supervision due to their physical limitations or cognitive impairments. Adult ...
A Woman Sleeping On The Bed And Man Sitting

How Sleep Patterns Change with Age

Sleep is one of the most essential aspects of overall health. Afterall, we do spend about one-third of our life asleep. ...
Cutting Not Word From The Inspiring Tagline

Minimizing Negative Thinking with Age

There are a number of different internal voices that can influence a senior’s mental life. To name two: there is ...
A Senior Citizen Man Taking Medicines

Polypharmacy: What’s your Risk?

The World Health Organization (WHO) defined polypharmacy as “the administration of many drugs at the same time or the administration ...
A Man And Woman Creating Better World

Easy Ways to Go Green at Home

Climate change is a growing issue which will negatively affect future generations to come unless we affect change today. Along ...

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