by Dina Zubi Hurnevich | Mar 21, 2023 | Caregiver / Caregiving, In-Home Care
How to Identify Depression in Elderly Loved Ones Depression affects people of all ages, but it is not a natural part of aging. It is normal for seniors to feel periods of sadness or grief over changes to their health or a friend’s passing, but this shouldn’t be a...
by Dina Zubi Hurnevich | Mar 10, 2022 | Elderly, Senior Aging, Senior Care
Depression in Older Adults and the Elderly Feeling down every once in a while is a normal part of life, but if these feelings start lasting for weeks or longer, you may have depression. The same will apply for the elderly loved ones in your life. Here are more details...
by Dina Zubi Hurnevich | Mar 1, 2022 | Elderly, Senior Aging, Senior Care
Depression in Your Elderly Loved Ones Can be Hard to Recognize While depression may be common in elderly loved ones, it is not a normal part of aging. Depression in the elderly affects about 6 million Americans ages 65 and older. But only 10% get treatment. Some...
by Dina Zubi Hurnevich | Jan 3, 2022 | Senior Care Services
Know and Recognize the Signs and Symptoms of Depression How do you know if you or your elderly loved one may have depression? Does depression look different as you age? Depression in older, elderly adults may be difficult to recognize because older people may have...
by Dina Zubi Hurnevich | Dec 15, 2021 | Senior Care Services
What are the Risk Factors of Depression in Elderly? There are many things that may be risk factors of depression for the elderly. Many of the risk factors are similar for the elderly as for younger people. For some people, changes in the brain can affect mood and...