Mental Health America is proud to continue its tradition of celebrating “May is Mental Health Month,” which began in 1949. This year, our theme “Live Your Life Well,” challenges us to promote health and wellness in homes, communities, schools, and inform on how to attain it.
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Adult Day Programs Offer Reprieve for Families in Marco Island, Florida
Adult day programs are helpful to both caregivers and older Americans, but funding is threatened by government budget cuts.
April is National Parkinson’s Disease Month-Learn More in Marco Island, Florida
Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the brain that affects the transmission of messages to the muscles. It is characterized by tremor, stiffness of the muscles, and difficulty in initiating movements. Over one million Americans have Parkinson’s disease. It occurs most often in later life, but can also affect younger people. Men face almost twice the risk of developing the condition.
National Healthcare Decisions Day April 16, 2010-Learn More in Marco Island, Florida
National Healthcare Decisions Day is an initiative to encourage patients to express their wishes regarding healthcare through conversations and the completion of advance directives. NHDD is also working with providers and facilities to ensure that individual wishes are respected, whatever they may be.
In Marco Island FL, What Does Long-Term Care Mean?
Insurance is an important tool for protecting yourself against risk. For instance, health insurance pays your doctor and hospital bills if you get sick or injured. But how can you protect yourself against the significant financial risk posed by the potential need for long-term care services, either in a nursing home or in your own home?
Have Family Meetings to Resolve Eldercare Issues in Marco Island, Florida
A crisis can bring a family closer together and illustrate strength and love; or it can drive a wedge of resentment between members. Whenever a loved one’s heath, safety or wellbeing becomes a concern, it is important to be proactive and address your loved one’s issues. If the issues come to a point of crisis, families – often spread out across several states – need to call themselves together to discuss the changes which are occurring and will occur in the future.
Alzheimer’s Patient’s Prayer-Sanitasole of Marco Island, Florida (FL)
Pray for me I was once like you, Be kind and loving to me that’s how I would have treated you, Remember I was once someone’s parent or spouse, I had a life and a dream for the future, Speak to me; I can hear you even if I don’t understand what you are saying…
Sanitasole Senior/Elder Services, Marco Island, FL- A Common but Treatable Eye Condition
According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, cataracts are the leading cause of visual loss in Americans over 65 and older. Nearly half of adults by age 80 will develop cataracts; otherwise known as clouding of the lens.
Sanitasole Senior Care of Marco Island, FL Reminds us that March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month
Do you know your own colon cancer risk? We may joke that the big 5-0 is a milestone, but according to the American Cancer Society it’s also a major risk factor for colon cancer. Ninety percent of individuals who are diagnosed with colon cancer are over the age of 50.
The Positive Power of Negative Thinking-Sanitasole, Marco Island Florida (FL)
“Defensive pessimism is a strategy used in specific situations to manage anxiety, fear, and worry.” She added, “Defensive pessimists prepare for a situation by setting low expectations for themselves, then follow up with a very detailed assessment of everything that may go wrong. Once they’ve imagined the full range of bad outcomes, they start figuring out how they’ll handle them, and that gives them a sense of control.” In other words, they do their best when given the opportunity to prepare for the worst.
