Sexual abuse of the elderly is rarely mentioned and very misunderstood. For many seniors, sexual abuse occurs without their consent. It is quite often happening without their knowledge. Many seniors who are sexually abused have Alzheimer’s disease or other...
Falls can result in hip fractures, head injuries or even death. In many cases, those who have experienced a fall have a hard time recovering and their overall health deteriorates.
According to StopFalls.org, recent statistics show that:
· More than 40% of people...
The Kidney Foundation's recycling initiatives help clear the clutter in the home, and in the driveway too. For over 25 years Kidney Car has been working with professional automotive recyclers to recycle tens of thousands of cars.
“Spring is one of the...
Two weeks later, I drove the hour from our new apartment to my new job, freshly shaved and dressed appropriately, I thought, in shirt and tie, expecting the same from students. As I pulled into the school parking lot,...
The population in Canada is aging. Baby boomers are retiring, life spans are expanding and fertility rates are dropping. The result is an increasing number of citizens who are over the age of 65. But are all of these...
Physical abuse against the elderly is anything that causes injury or physical discomfort. It can take place in their own home, out in their community or in a residential home for seniors. Physical abuse can include hitting, shoving, kicking...
Most seniors are living on a fixed income. Their incomes rarely come with a raise and therefore these seniors are left unable to handle higher rent increases. In Canada we usually pay more attention to younger adults who are...
How many seniors have you seen doing Burpees? If you didn’t already know, Burpees are an exercise where you do a pushup, jump forward, then stand up. This is probably not an exercise that I would ask many seniors to do, however there...
You may not want to think about the words sex and grandma or grandpa in the same sentence but seniors are beginning to choose sex over the traditional hobbies of golf and knitting. When you have a retirement community...
Psychological abuse of the elderly includes verbal or non-verbal acts that take away their dignity. It lowers their self-worth and threatens their psychological well-being. Psychological abuse also includes emotional abuse and any attempt to intimidate or make a senior...
