World Diabetes Day. Managing Diabetes in Older Adults
Diabetes can be a debilitating and fatal illness to manage for seniors and the older adults population. Diabetes Mellitus, a chronic disease is estimated to affect 33% of adults 65…
Are You Over 50? Take These Simple Steps to Maintain Bone Health
As our bodies age, our bones will weaken and lose strength. Seniors are more likely to experience osteoporosis and falls due to weak and brittle bones. This does not have…
Know your Gerocare
It’s been a flurry of activities here at Gerocare since August. Your premier Geriatric Solutions platform in Nigeria! Five whole years of pioneering health tech for the elderly and largely…
Celebrating Gerocare at 5!
For many years now, Nigerian Doctors have sought greener pastures outside the country in droves. This has led to a gap in various aspects of healthcare specialists in the country.…
Why not bring the hospital to Mama?
ARE YOU SERIOUS? Eze ask me; Yes, I am. I calmly replied. Eze is my long-time neighbour who’s doing really well for himself, he’s into electrical appliances installation, repairs and…
Dementia is not related to either witchcraft or voodoo nor is it a repercussion for sins or evil done.
DEMENTIA SERIES II Before you go around accusing your parents or elderly ones of witchcraft or voodoo, you need to know that dementia is not related to either witchcraft or…
DEMENTIA-SERIES-1: My father couldn’t recognise me, what happened?
Papa was the strongest man I have ever known. He was my rock. As a young girl, I always looked forward to his return from work. You know that special…
THE CHILD DILEMMA WITH GERIATRIC GIANTS: PART 1
Papa was the best of fathers a child could ever have. From childhood, he showed me and my siblings amazing care and love till adulthood. I fondly remember how he…
Sleep Pattern and how it changes with Aging
Sleep patterns tend to change as we age. Most people find that aging makes falling asleep a little difficult. At night they wake up more often and early in the morning. Sleep is just as vital for your emotional and physical wellbeing as it was when you were younger. A good night’s sleep helps improve the attention and memory development, stimulates the body to restore the cell damage that happened during the day, and refreshes…
What you need to know about the Corona Virus
A new Chinese virus called Corona virus, a SARS virus descendant has affected hundreds of people since the outbreak started in December in Wuhan, China. Scientist Leo Poon, who decoded the virus for the very first time, believes it probably started in an animal and spread to people. Coronaviruses are a class of viruses that cause disease ranging from common cold to more extreme diseases such as the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), according to the World Health Organization (WHO). It’s not clear how deadly the Wuhan coronavirus will be, but fatality rates are currently lower than both MERS and SARS.…