Senior Housing Connection

Winter Health Watch  At Parkwood Heights Senior Living Campus Elders are a lot more sensitive to the cold and often neglect some essentials during the winter. You can help keep them healthy and happy by just paying attention to a few life essentials. Sunlight ...[READ MORE]

At Parkwood Heights Senior Living Campus Elders are a lot more sensitive to the cold and often neglect some essentials during the winter. You can help keep them healthy and happy by just paying attention to a few life essentials. Sunlight The golden rays of the sun are vital to us all, espec...[READ MORE]

Provided by: Marsha Fuller, RD, CDN, Dietary Consultant for Parkwood Heights Senior Living The holiday season is a time to celebrate with family and friends. Sometimes, for many it becomes a time for over-eating and weight gain. According to the National Institutes of Health, holiday eating can ...[READ MORE]

Keeping hands clean through improved hand hygiene is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. Many diseases and conditions are spread by not washing hands with soap and clean, running water. If clean, running water is not accessible, as is ...[READ MORE]

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain condition that affects memory, thinking and behavior. Alzheimer’s ranks as the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S., and one in eight older Americans has the disease. After age 65, the risk of developing Alzheimer’s doubles approxi...[READ MORE]

By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) — Cataract surgery may help some senior citizens reduce their risk of fall-related hip fractures, a new study suggests. A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s lens; symptoms can include blurry vision, glare and poor n...[READ MORE]

Lonely Hearts Club: Instead of belonging to the ‘lonely hearts club,’ a new study makes a case for seniors to consider moving into a designated retirement community like Parkwood Heights. Many seniors prefer to age in place and remain in their own homes, but the benefits they might g...[READ MORE]

Australian researchers have found that eating a block of dark chocolate daily over 10 years has “significant” benefits for high-risk cardiac patients and could prevent heart attacks and strokes. A study of 2,013 Australians conducted at Melbourne’s Monash University found that ...[READ MORE]

The facts about falling might make you lose your balance… so you might want to sit down for this. One in three over 65 fall each year. At least 1/3 or falls are the result of hazards in the home. Almost 60% of people who fell in the previous year will fall again. Many people...[READ MORE]

By: Dr. Kevin O’Neil, Brookdale Senior Living One of the most important things you can do for yourself to maintain and/or improve your health is simply daily movement. Not only can movement cure chronic conditions, but research also suggests that it can slow or even reverse the aging proce...[READ MORE]