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By Jim Dueck
ere have been many ar- ticles written for seniors re- garding how to stay in your home as long as possible
and “age in place”. is is the plan for the majority of seniors and they will often make changes to their home to make it more handicap accessible. However, when unplanned and unexpected changes happen to a seniors’ health, staying at home may not be the best option even when modi cations have been done.
When care is now re- quired and a senior cannot be left alone, the spouse is usually the one who be-
comes the care giver. Other times it is a family member who now needs to provide round the clock care. is can work for a while as long as the care does not become too much for the spouse or family member and a ect their health. e one need- ing care will usually get the care they need one way or another. e care giver is the person family needs to stay in contact with to en- sure they do not wind up in the hospital, which is often the case.
Mobility is one of the rst things to consider when health changes. How will the person needing care get around the house, especially if you have a two-story house, and will your current form of transportation be su cient. If a person needs to be lifted, how will that need be met and who will do it?
Other aspects of the daily routine to consider when care is needed are, medica-
tion management, meal preparation, showering, dressing, grooming and more.
Aging in place by staying in your home sounds ap- pealing until the care that is needed becomes too much for the care giver. When this happens, hiring care givers to come to your home can be one of the most ex- pensive options for seniors.
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Annual colorectal cancer screenings are recommended for men and women over 50
As the human body ages, screening for various conditions and diseases may need to occur more frequently. Routine doctor visits may not be a part of most people’s image of the perfect retirement, but such checkups can save lives and make one’s golden years much more enjoyable.
e World Health Organization notes that cancer is the leading cause of death across the globe and that colorectal cancer is the second most com- mon cause of cancer
death in the world. A 2017 study published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Bio- markers & Prevention concluded that risk factor modi cation, screening and treat- ment all have consider- able potential to reduce colorectal cancer mor- tality by 2030.
e U.S. National Library of Medicine recommends that men and women between the ages of 50 and
75 be screened for colorectal cancer every year. Doctors screen for colorectal cancer in
various ways, and many of these screenings need not be conducted annually. However, the USNLM recommends that all men and wom- en between the ages
of 50 and 75 receive a fecal occult blood, or stool-based, test every year. In addition, men and women should re- ceive a fecal immuno- chemical, or FIT, test every year. e FIT is a simple test that adults can conduct in the privacy of their own homes.
Doctors may rec- ommend additional
screenings for colorec- tal cancer. Upon making such recom- mendations, doctors will discuss patients’ screening options, which include an assortment of tests, and then recommend which test might be best for the patient. e USNLM recom-
mends men and wom- en receive stool DNA tests every three years, exible sigmoidoscopy tests every ve years and double contrast barium enemas every ve years. Virtual colo- noscopies (once every ve years) and colo- noscopies (once every 10 years) also may be
recommended. Colorectal cancer claims hundreds of
thousands of lives across the globe every year. Men and women over 50 can reduce their risk of falling vic- tim to colorectal cancer by scheduling annual screenings.
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