As one religiously adheres to annual master health examination, elderly kin should also be oriented into this healthy routine. Many private hospitals have health plans specially catering to people above the 50 age bracket. One needs to be quite discerning while picking out the right one, as the requirements of a 70-plus individual will vary from that of a 50-plus person. Many 60 yr olds face impending aging ailments like high blood pressure, diabetes, heart ailments to site a few. The emphasis must be to probe into other disorders like dormant tuberculosis or cancer for that matter. One can take the prescribed medical check-up brochure to our dependable family doctor who is well-aware of the parent’s medical past. Additional examination for PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) test intended to detect prostate cancer amongst men and mandatory vaccines like the annual influenza and 3-5 yearly pneumococcal vaccine are commonly suggested. One can start off by taking the parent to a geriatric  [...]

Many an aged parent may not always be able to express their health concerns to their brood in a practical manner. One can help our aged parents gain a stronghold in all spheres of their life and better equip them to face ever-changing scenarios in life. Firstly, one needs to come to terms with the fact that parental care cannot be shouldered single-handedly in many situations. With rising cases of siblings living geographically apart, it may not always be physically doable for all of them to be present to lend a hand. The task can be pooled with one in charge of taking care of the parent while the other can handle the pecuniary aspect of it. If the parents are residing in another metropolis, one needs to stay connected with the people whom they intermingle with on a regular basis, as it will give a clearer vision of their state of health which many try to conceal in a bid to evade eventual panic amongst the children. Elderly people tend to become sternly independent at the cost of  [...]