Maria

Can’t hold back? Is nature calling to you? Do you often feel the urge to attend the restroom? FYI, I am not an elderly. It maybe hard to admit but I experience this from time to time. As people age, they may face different health problems. Different organ systems decline gradually and progressively. And for … Read more

As people age, their needs of having a balanced and healthy diet also increases, and it is essential to provide their body with a wide variety of nutrients to stay healthy. Many diseases such as diabetes and osteoporosis in older adults are the result of improper eating habits and diet. Vitamins and minerals should primarily … Read more

Have you ever looked at yourself in a blurry mirror? What about being confined in a pitch-dark room? This is is what one of our residents who was legally blind told me when I asked her how she feels. Scary, isn’t it? Although I have discussed about the 10 great things about getting older in … Read more

Everybody gets old. That is a fact of life, and nobody can stop it even with the most advanced technology that we have now. Unless someone has finally found the fountain of youth, and I wasn’t given the memo… As we get older, things start to happen. Our health starts to deteriorate and we start … Read more

Whether we like it or not and no matter how much we love our parents, we cannot stop them from growing old. And as they age, they will be experiencing some deterioration in their overall health: physically, mentally and even emotionally. The Unavoidable Decline Our parents, regardless of how old they are now, will continue … Read more

Lower back pain is very common in the elderly. A lot of our elderly residents in the nursing home are suffering from chronic lower back pain which impacts on their quality of life to a varying degree depending on the severity of their back pain. In fact, it is one of the main reasons why … Read more

Working in an aged care facility gives me a front row seat of what’s going on with old people’s lives. Some of our residents are very vocal about how they feel; physically, emotionally and even mentally. Oh yes, they love to talk….and with so much passion! For those who could no longer express how they … Read more