Finding the right residential care for a dependent family member is not always an easy task. It all depends on the health needs and dependence of the old, personal comfort and budgetary limits. For these reasons, Via ...

In the colder months, colds and other respiratory diseases become common, and doubts may arise about the symptoms that distinguish them and how we should act in each situation. Before opting for treatments, which are ...

Alzheimer’s disease is a pathology for which there is no cure, only being detected when it is already installed and when the symptoms are already visible. The onset of the disease is strongly associated with age...

For a long time we believed that genes were the only ones responsible for transmitting biological characteristics and for the expression of diseases from generation to generation. It is recently known that other facto...

The choice of a Senior Residence or Nursing Home should always take into consideration various aspects: geographic proximity to the routines of family members or caregivers, satisfaction of the specific needs of the e...

To be entitled to this support, it is necessary to have a disability proven through a Medical Certificate of Multipurpose Disability, resulting in a degree of disability equal to or greater than 60% (or 80% if receivi...

“It is estimated that more than 30% of people aged 65 years and older experience an average of one fall per year. Aging is accompanied by declining physical, cognitive, and sensory abilities that, in conjunction...

Jobless and travel-hungry, the over-55s are a vital “support network” for younger people, but they fear losing quality of life with the continuous rise in prices. More than half of senior households in Por...

Cough, sore throat, runny nose, fever… It’s no coincidence that these complaints usually take us back to the coldest season of the year. The risk of respiratory infections, which manifest themselves throug...