Have you visited a senior center recently? If you have, you know that they can be a really good time, not just for seniors, but for everyone. Just because its a “senior” center doesn’t mean everyone is playing cards and bingo. There are drop-in rates for all ages, so you can see many of these…
As a young, healthy person, the flu isn’t fun, but the chances of it causing hospitalization, or worse isn’t very high. For seniors, there is much more risk. Seniors are particularly susceptible to the flu. Besides being more vulnerable to catching it, the effects can be amplified. Hospitalizations and even deaths can be prevented with…
An estimated 1.6 million seniors go to the ER every year because of fall related injuries, making falling the leading cause of injury at home. Many of these falls result in serious injury. Almost a third lead to permanent disability and even death. As winter approaches and surfaces freeze over, the risk of falling increases.…