Over 80% of all bone fractures after age 50 are caused by osteoporosis and, sadly, 80% of these patients are never offered a proper assessment and/or treatment for this disease. Is there a mystery to osteoporosis or are we missing the boat on diagnosis? Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass and deterioration [...]
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“One, two, three, flip” is something we said and did many years ago as kids laying on the beach during summer vacation – and now we are paying the price. Age spots, wrinkles and freckles are things we may not like to see in the mirror but melanoma is what we should be worried about [...]
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The Caring@Home blog welcomes ReliAble Independent Living Services guest blog by RONNY WISKIN. In a modern society, most parents find it difficult to accept help from their adult children. A global aging/health care crisis is upon us. In Ontario, 85% of people over the age of 65 want to continue living at home, according to [...]
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The other day my 80-plus-independent mom said, “It’s OK to put me in a nursing home if something happens and I can’t stay in my home.” It sent chills up the back of my neck. There are very few seniors who willingly leave their home to go into a nursing home (now known as long-term [...]
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