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From the CDC: Older adults, 65 years and older should stay at home1. — But how are they to get the care and companionship they need? St. Louis, Missouri – April 3, 2020 – Social distancing and sheltering in place are vital in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus. However, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)2 state that older people and people with chronic diseases who are at higher risk for COVID-19 may respond to the stress of this crisis with: · Fear and anxiety about personal health and that of loved ones · Changes in sleep or eating habits · Difficulty sleeping...

Dr. Dunn

18 Nov 2019

New Study shows taking blood pressure medication reduces your chance of developing Alzheimer’s or dementia.

A recent meta-analysis with some good news involving six large studies reported in Lancet Neurology found that lowering blood pressure with medication, for adults older than 55, reduced the risk of dementia and even Alzheimer’s disease. However, it remains a mystery as to how this benefit really happens. In addition, this study found its benefits weren’t limited to any one type of blood pressure medication. This study included 31000 dementia-free adults older than 55 with a blood pressure of ≥140 mm Hg or diastolic pressure ≥90 mm Hg — treated with blood pressure medication from any of the five major...

Dr. Dunn

01 Nov 2019

Long Term Care Options

Chances are, if you are approaching your 50s, you might have parents around their 70s who may be at risk of requiring eventual long-term care. If you are like most people, you’d probably delay any thoughts about imagining them needing long-term care sometime in the future. That is, until one day, you could see one of your parents gradually beginning to become more and more dependent on his equally aged spouse. At that point, the spouse can become too frail to be his caregiver. Without a long-term care plan, you might have to help out yourself, or even take early...

Dr. Dunn

12 Sep 2019

Study shows surprise findings of one small device that can change the lives of older adults.

In a recent University of Michigan study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society involving adults 66 and older, those who were fitted with a hearing aid after being diagnosed with hearing loss were less likely after three years to be dementia, depression, or be injured by a fall. 1. People who fitted with hearing aids had an 18% lower risk of dementia, including Alzheimer’s. 2. The risk of depression was 11% lower 3. The risk of being injured in a fall was 13% lower. How is this possible? It is not likely that hearing aids directly prevent the development of these conditions. Rather,...

Dr. Dunn

28 Jun 2019

Eldercare Channel Announces New Free Evaluation Survey for In-Home Healthcare

St. Louis, MO (June 2019) – Eldercare Channel has announced the launch of its new free evaluation survey. This multi-step survey helps the children or spouses of elderly individuals assess the status of their senior parents or loved ones. It is designed to help people make better decisions about in-home health care that might be needed. The questions are best answered sooner rather than later as a way of identifying problems early and finding more suitable solutions. The new Eldercare Channel survey asks six questions that are highly relevant to the life of someone who is starting to age. The possible answers...

Dr. Dunn

20 May 2019

Diet and Breast Cancer

What would happen if older women could faithfully cut fat intake by a third and add lots of fruits to their diet? The answer: they’ll significantly reduce their risk of death from breast cancer, with some weight loss to boot. The word is just out about a large study from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) that involved about 50,000 women aged 50-80 who did not have breast cancer. They kept their fat intake to about 20% of their total daily calories and consumed daily five servings of vegetables and fruit and six servings of grains. There was a statistically significant...

Dr. Dunn

29 Mar 2019

Eldercare Channel Announces Personalized In-Home Healthcare Consultation

St. Louis, MO (March 2019) – Earlier today, Eldercare Channel announced the launch of its new in home health care and adult day care consultation service, set to go live April 1, 2019. For anyone with even a passing interest in the world of eldercare, this new development will be worth paying attention to, as it’s set to shake things up. Currently, with even a passing glance, a person will notice other services don’t so much consult or refer you to specific companies as they simply maintain a directory of all of them. The founder of Eldercare Channel, Dr. William Dunn, makes a...