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• Surviving the Holidays with Diabetes
• Advance Directives in Pennsylvania
• Dehydration in Senior Adults
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- Keeping Your Mind Active: Sudoku
- Keeping Your Body Healthy: Surviving the Holidays with Diabetes
- Keeping Your Spirit Alive: Celebrate Traditions
- Keeping Your Mind Active: Is it Dementia or Depression?
- Keeping Your Body Healthy: Recognizing the Signs of a Stroke
- Keeping Your Spirit Alive: Volunteer
- Keeping Your Mind Active: Learn CPR
- Keeping Your Body Healthy: Lifecall Medical Alert
- Keeping Your Spirit Alive: Advance Directives
- Keeping Your Mind Active: Music Therapy
- Keeping Your Body Healthy: Range of Motion Exercises
- Keeping Your Spirit Alive: Socialization
- Keeping Your Mind Active: This one's for the caregivers
- Keeping Your Body Healthy: Dehydration in Senior Adults
- Keeping Your Spirit Alive: Upcoming Events and Activities
• May 2010
- Exercise Your Brain: Mental exercises can improve capacity and delay dementia
- Reflexology: Reflex areas on your hands and feet correspond to parts of your body
- ID Theft: Protect yourself with information from the Doylestown Police Department
- Memory Jars: Helping you and your family to stay connected
- Nutrition: Needing more nutrients and less calories as we age
- Sprituality: providing a sense of personal meaning in life
Surviving the Holidays with Diabetes
If you have diabetes, you know that the holiday season can be a very tricky time of year to manage your health. With a little planning, you can make sure that your holidays are both happy and healthy. Learn more...(PDF)
Never assume that a loss of mental sharpness is just a normal sign of old age. Dementia and depression are both common problems among the elderly, and can share many of the same symptoms making it difficult to tell the two apart. There are, however, some differences that can help you distinguish between the two. Learn more...(PDF)
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and a leading cause of serious,
long-term disability in adults. The good news is that treatments are available that can
greatly reduce the damage caused by a stroke. However, you need to recognize the
symptoms of a stroke and get to a hospital quickly. Getting treatment within 60 minutes can
prevent disability. Learn more...(PDF)
Advance Directives in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania you have the right to decide whether to accept, reject or discontinue medical care and treatment. There may be times, however, when you cannot make your wishes known. For example, you may be incompetent, in a terminal condition or in a state of permanent unconsciousness, and unable to tell the doctor what kind of care you would like to receive or not receive. This can be addressed through an advance directive. Advance directives convey decisions, in advance, about end-of-life or life-sustaining care. Advance directives are not used for decision-making if you are able to make the decision.
There are two types of advance directives, a living will and a health care power of attorney. Learn more...(PDF)
The "range-of-motion" is the normal amount your joints can be moved in certain directions. If your joints are very painful and swollen, move them gently through their range of motion. You should try to move your joints through their full range of motion every day. These exercises reduce stiffness and help keep your joints flexible. Learn more...(PDF)
The idea of music as a healing influence which could affect health and behavior is not a new concept, but has been used throughout history. Music therapy is the use of music to promote healing and enhance quality of life. Music therapy may be used to encourage emotional expression, promote social interaction, relieve certain symptoms, and for other purposes.
Dehydration is a major cause for hospitalization among senior adults and it can be life-threatening. Elderly citizens are more susceptible to dehydration due to less fluid content in the body. Dehydration occurs when a person loses more water than they take in because it takes an adequate amount of fluid for the body to function properly. That normal level of hydration varies widely from person to person. Learn more...(PDF)
Learn what you can do to protect your identity. We'd like to thank Chief Stephen White from the Doylestown Township Police Department for providing us with this vital information!
• Identity Theft-Steps for an Investigation (PDF)
• Identity Theft-Contact Information (PDF)