by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Apr 15, 2019 | Aging, Health information, Sentinel Articles
When an older adult has been hospitalized and follow-up care is needed after discharge, families are often bewildered by how to locate, access, and pay for this care. Compared to younger adults, older adults require additional time to recover from a fall, acute...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Apr 1, 2019 | Aging, Health information, Sentinel Articles
A conversation about falls would not be complete without mentioning the condition of dizziness. Dizzy is a term which is often used to describe a variety of sensations such as feeling dazed, light-headed, groggy, woozy, out-of-it, or that the room is spinning...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Mar 4, 2019 | Health information, Sentinel Articles
If you are one of the 55.15% of Cumberland County residents who are a designated organ donor on your driver’s license or state identification card, changes in state regulations have occurred which may impact your decisions regarding certain specifics of organ...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Feb 21, 2019 | Family Living, Health information, Safety, Sentinel Articles
In Pennsylvania, reports of suspected elder abuse have been rising steadily for several years. During the fiscal year 2016-2017, Adult Protective Services (APS) across the Commonwealth received a total of 28,633 reports of suspected elder abuse. Of these...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Feb 7, 2019 | Alzheimer's and Dementia, Health information, Sentinel Articles
Have you ever caught yourself humming a familiar tune without consciously thinking about it? Music is present in many people’s daily lives for recreation, stress reduction, and as an aid for physical fitness. Music classified as a form of therapy traces...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Sep 17, 2018 | Health information, Sentinel Articles
Addicts who overdose from injecting opioids such as heroin and fentanyl are not usually older persons. But Medicare-age persons are part of “Dopesick,” Roanoke journalist Beth Macy’s new book about the spread of the opioid epidemic throughout rural areas proximate to...
