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Recognising Depression in Older People

Posted on 04/05/2020

Recognising Depression in Older People

Today, our understanding of mental health is better than ever.  But are older people being left behind?  Depression in older people can sometimes be brushed off as a natural part of growing older.  It shouldn't be this way.  If depression goes untreated, it can cause a serious decline in an older person's physical and mental health.  Today's article aims to help you recognise depression in older people.  If you notice any signs or symptoms that you or someone you know may be suffering from depression, now is the time to act. The Facts About Depression: 68% of adults over 65 …

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Category: Food, Health, Lifestyle, Tips, Uncategorised Tagged: careline, Depression, eating, Mental Health, personal alarms, tips

Physical & Mental Health Conditions that could affect your Older Parents

Posted on 10/10/2018

Physical & Mental Health Conditions that could affect your Older Parents

Around 15 million people in England suffer with a long-term health condition, with around four million elderly cases. These conditions can be very challenging to live with and to treat.  With an ageing population, the NHS faces growing demand each year.  Outcomes for most of these health conditions can be greatly improved by noticing symptoms quickly.  With this in mind, we're put together this handy guide to some of the physical and mental health conditions that could affect your older loved ones. Physical Health Conditions that could Affect Your Loved Ones There is a long list of …

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Category: Blogs, Health Tagged: Care, Dementia, Depression, Diabetes, Mental Health, Physical Health

News Update: Pride Doesn’t Come Before a Fall

Posted on 14/12/2017

News Update: Pride Doesn’t Come Before a Fall

In this week's news update we cover the stories about the elderly who are less likely to fall, freezing weather conditions and depression among our elders. 'Pride doesn't come before a fall' The topic of falls among the elderly hit the headlines this week, in the Telegraph, suggesting that 'pride doesn't come before a fall' after all. The article highlighted that "Pensioners with a sense of pride are less likely to suffer serious falls." This statement comes after research conducted on 11,000 elders. A team of researchers from the universities of Stirling and Aberdeen and the …

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Category: Blogs, Health, News Tagged: Care, Depression, Falls

Depression in old age

Posted on 31/07/2017

Depression in old age

  Depression in Old Age Did you that multiple studies have found that many people get depressed after the age of 65? Depression affects around 22% of men and 28% of women aged 65 years and over, yet it is estimated that 85% of older people with depression receive no help at all from the NHS. Source: Mental Health Foundation People are living longer lives, which is positive news, but we need to be aware of mental health and depression in old age, as well as physical health. Read more about the research here. Causes of depression in old age There are a handful of causes …

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Category: Blogs, Health Tagged: Depression, Mental Health

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