With Macular Degeneration, 1 Missed Visit to Eye Doc Can Mean Vision Loss
FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Missing just one eye doctor appointment can result in vision loss in older adults with macular...
Home Care Makes a Difference Following a Hospital Stay
While the United States and Canada differ in many respects regarding healthcare, there are similarities in how patients are served and...
Home Care May Help Reduce Social Isolation Among Seniors
Social isolation can be a very real and debilitating condition for people who lose the ability to get around on their own. Aging seniors...
Throughout Much of Rural America, Home Care Needs Continue to Grow
Considerable news coverage revolving around the home care industry tends to be focused on more metropolitan areas. Major cities where the...
Want Extra Years of Life? Keep Blood Pressure Tightly Controlled
Tighter control of high blood pressure may add years to people's lives, a new study estimates. Researchers calculated that for a typical...
Health Tip: What to Do If You Fall
Tripping over a box or slipping on a wet floor could leave you with a broken bone. And a fall could easily send an older person to the...