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Dementia

Cognitive health in the elderly is often focused on a person's ability to think, learn and remember. Although the brain does often slow down with age,

Arthritis

Arthritis is a medical term which is often used to describe any disorder that affects joints, typically any symptoms that involve joint pain or stiffn

Nursing Home Care

Nursing homes, colloquially called old people's homes, care homes, or retirement homes, are places which provide residential care for elderly or disab

Retirement Social Clubs

One of the best ways in which the elderly can avoid isolation is by joining a retirement social club, which exist nearly everywhere. The goal of a ret

Multigenerational Homes

The Pew Research Center defines a multigenerational household as one with grandchildren and grandparents, or with two or more adult generations. Techn

Comedy

The elderly have been both the subject of comedy, as well as innovators in the field for many years. While older comedians aren't as common as younger

Malnutrition

A widespread problem with the elderly which is often overlooked, is malnutrition, a condition that comes from missing nutrients in the diet. It is eas