NEWS

Diane Slomkowski knows about living with chronic pain. For years, she has suffered from fibromyalgia. Then her husband was diagnosed with colon cancer, and her own […]

High cholesterol is not something we come down with, like the cold or the flu. Nor is it merely part of the food we eat. Rather, […]

Linda W’s mother fell and broke her hip in May of 2005. The once independent 92-year-old woman, whose husband had died forty-seven years ago, could no […]

I have the right…to take care of myself. This is not an act of selfishness. It will give me the capability of taking better care of […]

Risk Factors & Prevention Our bodies undergo a series of natural changes as we age-externally and internally. Our skin cells divide more slowly and skin begins […]

When detected early, breast cancer is treated successfully 98% of the time. Researchers continue to make impressive gains in the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of breast […]

Board and care homes typically provide seniors with the same services available in larger assisted living communities; the difference is that these facilities are “regular” houses […]

Risk Factors & Prevention Family members with someone in long-term care need to be knowledgeable and vigilant about decubitus ulcers — the dreaded bedsores. Also called […]

Senior assisted living communities are designed to empower individuals to maintain the independence they have come to enjoy, while allowing for convenient access to assistance, activities […]