Telehealth: Preparing for Your Virtual Doctor’s Visit
Chances are your next visit with your doctor will be from your own living room. With Covid cautions and scheduling challenges, the practice of visiting with your doctor using a video monitor is becoming more and more common. With a little practice, it will become...
Who is a “Senior Citizen”?
Becoming a “senior citizen” can be as much of a choice as it is being any specific age. It may be a life event such as retirement or age-related disabilities that trigger your self-definition. And, there are benefits to deciding to become a senior citizen, from...
Dehydration in Seniors
It might have been fun to title this article “Seniors Need to Drink More”, but that might have been slightly misleading. The fact is that common thinking is that adults need to consume at least two quarts of liquids per day. And, while that is a nice, simple...
Scamming Seniors in Today’s World
Recently retirees in Colorado Springs, CO received a mailing allegedly from the State of Colorado talking about their recent application for Unemployment Benefits. Few of the recipients were even working at their age and none of them had applied for unemployment...
Blood Pressure for Seniors: Get an Accurate Read
Tracking a senior’s blood pressure between medical appointments is a simple way to get an early read on issues that should not wait until your loved one can see a doctor again. Getting an accurate read is key to knowing if you have a problem or an insignificant...Certifications
