Healthy Eating for Older Adults
As we age, our bodies change -- not just in how they look, but also in how they work. It may take longer for you to digest meals. You may not drink enough water because you don’t feel as thirsty as you used to...
Publications
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Gerontology is multidisciplinary and is concerned with physical, mental, and social aspects and implications of aging. Geriatrics is a medical specialty focused on care and treatment of older persons...
Caring for a Dying Loved One
Whether you bring a dying loved one home or keep vigil at the hospital, you can take measures to provide comfort and relief at the end of life....
How to keep safe our older family mambers. COVID-19
Older adults, 65 years and older, are at higher risk for severe illness. Research is showing that adults 60 and older, especially those with preexisting medical conditions, especially heart disease, lung disease, diabetes or cancer are more likely to have severe...
What do Older Adults and People with Disabilities Need to Know?
Early data suggest older people are twice as likely to have serious COVID-19 illness. This may be because immune systems change with age, making it harder to fight off diseases and infection․․․
Healthy Eating after Becoming 50-years-old
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Interview with president of AHAOP Artur Torosyan
Dr. Artur Torosyan, who is a founder and president of Association of Healthcare and Assistance to Older People talks about newly adapted clinical guidelines for improving the care of the older person with diabetes mellitus....
Seek kindness everywhere
The social video was shot by the Association of Healthcare and Assistance to Older People with the...
SENIORS
Physical Activity and Older Adults
In adults aged 65 years and above, physical activity includes leisure time physical activity (for example: walking, dancing, gardening, hiking, swimming), transportation (e.g. walking or cycling), occupational (if the individual is still engaged in work)....
FAMILY
Fall Prevention at Home
Fall prevention may not seem like a lively topic, but it's important. As you get older, physical changes and health conditions — and sometimes the medications used to treat those conditions...
NEWS
What do Older Adults and People with Disabilities Need to Know?
Early data suggest older people are twice as likely to have serious COVID-19 illness. This may be because immune systems change with age, making it harder to fight off diseases and infection․․․
VIDEOS
Interview with president of AHAOP Artur Torosyan
Dr. Artur Torosyan, who is a founder and president of Association of Healthcare and Assistance to Older People talks about newly adapted clinical guidelines for improving the care of the older person with diabetes mellitus....
Seek kindness everywhere
The social video was shot by the Association of Healthcare and Assistance to Older People with the...
SPECIALISTS
Guidelines for Improving the Care of the Older Person with Diabetes Mellitus
Older persons with DM have higher rates of premature death, functional disability, and coexisting illnesses such as hypertension, coronary heart disease (CHD), and stroke3,4 than do those without DM...
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Gerontology is multidisciplinary and is concerned with physical, mental, and social aspects and implications of aging. Geriatrics is a medical specialty focused on care and treatment of older persons...
CONFERENCES
Geriatrics: Special Features of Diseases in Old Age
The conference on “Geriatrics: Special Features of Diseases in old Age” was held on March 7, 2018 at the Hotel Ani Plaza, Yerevan, Armenia. It was conducted by the “Association of Healthcare and Assistance to Older People” NGO in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund Armenia...