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We’ve all been warned about what’s in store for the future as the number of seniors increase, but that doesn’t mean that care professionals, seniors and family members really recognize what that means for the trends of the future. Canada’s care structure really will see some changes in the upcoming years.

1.    Yes, Canadians are living longer – seniors are living so long that there are now two categories of older adults – the younger ones and the older ones! This is not something seen previously, because fewer actually lived long enough into older adulthood to make up a large population of older seniors. Young seniors are aged 65 to 74 and older seniors are over 85

2.    Long lives don’t mean good health – Canadian seniors might be living longer, but that doesn’t mean they’re necessarily healthier. Seniors need to start focusing on their physical and mental health as well, and this can be done through lifestyle changes and professional services

3.    Seniors shouldn’t rely on the government – while many Canadian seniors have access to programs that help them financially with their Long Term Care needs, the increase of seniors needing such service should change this. Seniors should be in a position emotionally and financially to seek their own care when they need it

4.    Family caregivers will always play a major role – Canadian families are still caring for their older loved ones and this trend isn’t going anywhere. Women are still the primary family caregivers

Via: Long Term Care Canada

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Home Care Mississauga helps seniors remain active and independent in their own homes.

Most Canadians have heard of Alzheimer’s disease, but not all of those know what it really is, and in some cases that can include those family caregivers and even seniors suffering with the condition themselves. They understand that it’s a cognitive impairment that affects memory, but that’s sometimes where the knowledge starts and stops.

Here’s what everyone should know about Alzheimer’s:

1. It’s about more than memory – yes, memory is impacted by Alzheimer’s, but so is judgment, reasoning, communication abilities, and general disposition and mood

2. Knowing the basic biology of Alz – plaques and tangles are two parts of the disease that affect the brain. Plaques are dense deposits that scatter around the brain and are toxic to brain cells; tangles essentially choke the life out of living cells

3. The disappearance of brain tissue – Alzheimer’s disease doesn’t just affect abilities; it causes physical changes in the brain and actually shrinks brain tissue. The shrinking never stops and this creates further changes

4. It can’t be reversed – while some techniques have been proven to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s or help keep memories functioning in some way; there’s no way to reverse the damage caused to date

Via: Alzheimer Society

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