Senior's Health Package

Over 200,000 words organized under 20 different topic areas with a focus on the health issues of most interest to our aging population. The selection of materials compiled by the editors of Harvard Health Publications, includes topics such as: care giving, advanced care directives, arthritis, diabetes, healthy aging, vision problems, home safety, hearing loss, heart disease, incontinence, memory, mental health, medication costs and safety and more.

ADVANCED CARE DIRECTIVES ARTHRITIS CAREGIVING DIABETES EXERCISE FALLS HEALTHY AGING HEARING LOSS HEART DISEASE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

INCONTINENCE MEDICATION COSTS AND SAFETY MEMORY/ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE MENTAL HEALTH NUTRITION OSTEOPOROSIS SAFETY SEXUALITY STROKE VISION PROBLEMS

Incontinence

Better Bowel and Bladder Control

ASK-THE-EXPERT

• What could cause loss of bowel control during sleep?
• I am about to begin caring for my mother at home. She had a stroke about two months ago and remains incontinent. We plan to change her diapers or have them changed as often as needed (as soon as they are wet or at a frequency of every two hours or so), but what about nighttime? Should I get up at night to do this, or can the task be left until first thing in the morning?
• What options are available for men to treat urinary incontinence?