Posted: 2/16/2014 12:00 AM by
Interim HealthCare
February is American Heart Health Month, time to look at how we can prevent strokes. The CDC tells us that Strokes are responsible for an estimated 130,000 deaths in the United States each year, CDC. About 795,000 people suffer a stroke each year, and most of those are the first incident.There are a number of ways for senior care providers to help the elderly reduce their ri...
Posted: 2/5/2014 12:00 AM by
Interim HealthCare
Several studies done over the last ten years have contributed evidence to a very simple premise; regular exercise is tied to improved memory. By measuring how active a person is and comparing it to the number of errors the made on a range of cognitive tests over time, researchers found that people who were in better cardio-vascular health were more likely to have better memories as they age.&nb...