Although it may not seem like a significant health problem, anemic older adults are more prone to experience physical decline and require hospitalization. It is crucial for caregivers and older adults to be aware of this condition.
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Ever wondered if you should consider setting up the power of attorney for yourself? Read here to find out more about this legal authorization.
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Scammers are persuasive, it can be challenging to not doubt their words. They will call, email, and make various attempts to do so in order to gain your personal information or money. For instance, a scammer may contact you pretending to be from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) over alleged unpaid taxes. For additional information on other types of scams, see our page on the most common scams. Here's what to do if you believe you are a victim of a scam.
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It’s a common concern to worry about older adults experiencing a scam. After all, scammers are continually deceiving people with offers. It is easy to fall into their trap without even knowing the risks. Scammers typically prey on older adults because of their vulnerability. In 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) found that there were over 92,000 older victims of fraud, resulting in a loss of $1.7 billion. This number increased by 74 percent compared to the previous year. Here are some helpful tips to prevent older adults and yourself from becoming victims of a scam.
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Picture this: you’re watching your favorite television show. Suddenly, you get a call from an unknown number. Worried that it might be something related to your relatives, you answer. The voice on the other end tells you about your prize to the Bahamas. All you have to do is give them your social security number to receive your trip.
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Within the older adult community, depression is one of the most widespread disorders. Yet, it often goes undiagnosed and therefore untreated. In addition to symptoms and signs of depression that may hinder the normal functioning of daily life, individuals diagnosed with depression also experience a higher risk of developing other physical and mental illnesses.
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While about 58% of the elderly population believe depressed spells are normal signs of aging, this is not the case. Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common mood disorder that results in serious complications. It is a medical condition that interferes with daily life and normal functioning, with symptoms that affect how one may feel and think, as well as alter sleeping and eating habits.
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Because COVID-19 exposed to individuals, communities, and governments the fragility and interconnectedness of current elderly caretaking policies, there is more likelihood of certain demands being satisfied.
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Many people might recognize mental health as a fairly recent societal topic that specifically plagues the younger generations, but neglect the fact that older adults suffer extensively from mental health concerns as well.
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Psychology says older people selectively optimize their lives by prioritizing and choosing the goals they want the most and the relationships they want to maintain the most. Neuroscience says D1 receptors start to fail with age, leaving D2 receptors in charge of the brain, so to speak. Falling in love is not as easy, but staying in love is, and may even get stronger.
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As a kid, you hate it when Mom tells you to go to bed. You wait for her to leave the room, then crawl under your covers and turn on a flashlight. As a high school student, you stay up late talking to friends, feet propped up on the kitchen table, much to the disapproving sighs of your parents. As a college student, you chug espressos in the middle of the night, working furiously on the next deadline. Procrastination doesn’t seem like such a good idea now, does it?
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Over the years, the rising elderly population has faced increasingly high prejudice which sees them as hindering social productivity and dynamism.
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You’ve had a long day at work or school. You woke up early, headed off, got chewed out by your boss despite doing your best work, and came home. Most people in this situation might reach for the wine bottle. In American culture especially, the trope is the hard-working father coming home to drink a few beers or the tired businesswoman pouring herself a “well-deserved” glass of red wine. Maybe it’s part of your coping mechanism, maybe you enjoy it. Regardless, most people will view alcohol in moderate quantities as a harmless substance that can take the edge off life’s trickier times.
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Perhaps the most common complaint among older adults is failing memory. But what a lot of people don’t consider (but should) is that there are two sides to every coin. There are true memories and false memories.
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Emotion is such a central part of life that we as humans often take it for granted. From the moment you open your eyes as a baby, you have some sense of happiness or sadness, fear or love. Even animals feel emotion, despite old wives’ tales that like to make it seem like emotion is uniquely human.
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You’ve just received a piece of news that leaves you speechless. You wonder if you have heard your doctor correctly, and you might ask them to repeat themselves. Eventually, the truth becomes clear, the world seems to slip away and time suddenly stops. You take a deep breath, release it, and reconcile with the fact that you have been diagnosed with a disease/condition that will likely have severe impacts on the rest of your life.
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Everyone’s felt some kind of stress in their lives before. From an upcoming quiz in school to moving across the world to start over your life, there’s nothing that’s too big or too small to be called “stress.” Everyone’s stress is different, and everyone’s stress deserves to be looked at.
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Probably the biggest symptom of aging is memory decline. Everyone knows it, someone with it, or about it. Nothing in nature lasts forever, and our brains are no exception.
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Doulas and midwives highlight a key aspect of women’s health that has been easily forgotten; that the mother’s needs extend beyond just child deliverance.
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Just like the brain, terminal lucidity is a miracle that is just so mysterious. But maybe it’s comforting to know that even if we never really can understand this wonder of the human mind, it does let patients on the verge of dying the opportunity of one last goodbye.
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