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Get expert guidance from a board-certified geriatrician—delivered straight to your inbox each week. Caring for an aging parent or loved one can feel overwhelming. You’re doing your best, but it’s hard to know what’s normal, what’s worrisome, and what to do next. That’s where Helping Older Parents Newsletter comes in—a free newsletter from Dr. Leslie … Read more

If I had to recommend one key piece of healthcare equipment that older adults & caregivers should have at home, it would be this: a good home blood pressure (BP) monitor. Why? Because BP measurements (and pulse measurements, which machines check at the same time) are an incredibly useful tool when it comes to assessing … Read more

What should you do if an older person complains of insomnia, or is not sleeping well at night? Experts do believe that “normal aging” brings on some changes to sleep. (See this post for more on how sleep changes with aging.) Basically, older adults tend to get sleepy earlier in the evening, and tend to sleep less deeply than … Read more

Have you been worried about an older person’s memory or thinking abilities? Maybe your parent has seemed more confused recently. Or you may have noticed that your aging spouse is repeating herself, or struggling to do things that didn’t use to pose much of a problem. Or you may have noticed false accusations, or irrational … Read more

In another article, I’ve explained the key reasons that I recommend older adults and their caregivers have a blood pressure (BP) monitor at home. To very briefly recap: Many of the problems of older adults (including falls) can be related to blood pressure. Home blood pressure measurements can help: … Read more