At SeniorCaring, we know that choosing the perfect senior living community for you or your loved one is only part of ensuring a smooth transition process. That’s why we provide you valuable information regarding common health conditions that may affect you or your loved one. Take a look at our index of health conditions information.
Addiction is a compulsive dependence on a substance or behavior. Elderly people are at a higher risk of health-related complications without proper treatment.
At least 1 in 5 Americans are affected by allergies. From runny noses to asthma, learn how seniors can overcome these pesky conditions.
Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, which is a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life.
With over 50 million adults affected, arthritis is one of the most common diseases in the United States, causing joint pain, swelling, and stiffness.
Affecting over 25 million people in the United States, asthma is a chronic lung disease that most often starts in childhood.
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive disorder, is associated with episodes of mood swings, which range from depressive lows to manic highs.
One of the most serious fall injuries, broken hips hospitalize at least 250,000 people aged 65 or older every year.
Cancer is the result of uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells anywhere in the body, and is one of the most common diseases in the United States.
Anywhere from 5 to 20 percent of the US population get the flu each year. Preventing average cold or flu grows more important with age.
Major depressive disorder affects about 14.8 million American adults, or almost 7% of the US adult population.
People develop diabetes when their blood glucose, or blood sugar level is too high. Diabetes can lead to dangerous health problems if left untreated, but is a manageable disease.
Hearing loss is a problem caused by noise, aging, disease and heredity. It affects 47 percent of adults 75 and older.
Heart disease, or cardiac disease, describes an assortment of conditions that affect your heart and blood vessels.
Hypertension is a condition when the force of the blood against the artery walls is too high. It affects more than 3 million people per year.
Over 25 million adult Americans suffer from some sort of urinary incontinence. For older adults, frequent bathroom trips are undesirable to say the least.
Referring to many disorders affecting the lungs, there are more than 3 million cases in the US annually. Learn about treatment and prevention for elderly people.
Osteoarthritis is the most common form or arthritis affecting about 20 million people in the US alone. Find out how to limit the aches and pains.
A condition characterized by bones becoming weak and brittle, osteoporosis affects 54 million Americans over the age of 50.
A condition characterized by sudden, involuntary contraction of the muscle in the wall of the urinary bladder resulting in a sudden and unstoppable need to urinate.
Chronic pain affects an estimated 86 million American adults to some degree. Different types of pain require different pain management techniques.
Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the central nervous system that affects movement, mostly known for causing tremors.
Schizophrenia is a brain disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally and affects an estimated 2.2 million Americans each year.
Shingles is viral infection that causes a painful rash affecting about 1 million people per year. Cases have distinct risks associated with old age.
Sleep disorders are a group of conditions that affect the ability to sleep on a regular basis.
Including commonly known conditions such as cataracts and glaucoma, many of these will cause severe vision loss or blindness.