Helping Seniors Properly Manage Medications

Senior Health & WellnessBy brittneyn.blanchard@gmail.comJune 5, 2013

According to the AARP, one of the top reasons older adults are admitted into hospitals is because of: Medication problems. Drug reactions of some sort led to 1.9 million hospital stays in 2008. Medications most commonly involved: corticosteroids, blood thinners, sedatives and sleep aids. The unpredictability of a senior’s response to drugs is worrisome: adverse…

The Great Outdoors for Seniors

Senior Health & WellnessBy brittneyn.blanchard@gmail.comMay 15, 2013

Seniors and the generation before them practically invented outdoor activities. Mountain biking, mountaineering, skiing, you name it, when our seniors were young, they were out in the mountains, pioneering outdoor activities. Unfortunately, they are also the first to leave these great activities behind. Arthritis, back pain and old injuries can become debilitating, but it doesn’t…