Charleston, SC Gerontologists & Geriatric Services

As you walk around the room, your vision appears fuzzy, and you can only see what’s directly ahead of you. A cacophony of voices distracts you, and overstimulation makes focusing […]

Influenza (flu) • All adults, regardless of age, should receive the vaccine. • It’s given once a year because the virus changes itself. • Seniors are most vulnerable. • The […]

My mother’s parents were the epitome of genteel, God-fearing country folk who eventually sold their farm “down under the hill” and retired to a charming little white bungalow just a […]

If there is one lesson the past year has taught us, it is that time with our loved ones is incredibly valuable. For many people, the holidays give us the […]

By Theresa Stratford Dr. William Simpson is a retired professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina, where he worked for almost 40 years. […]

By Fay M. Boudet It’s no secret that as we age, our bodies tend to slow down. Many adults notice changes in memory, metabolism and reflexes as part of the […]

Indigo Hall refers to its memory care program as “The Journey,” and the reason is, in fact, quite touching. Kim Bonner, the director of memory care at Indigo Hall, said, […]

When she was caring for President Ronald Reagan, First Lady Nancy Reagan called their dementia journey “The Long Goodbye.” Sadly, far too many families are on that same road, filled with the same reality of losing people they love to dementia. As hard as it is to watch a loved one’s dementia progress, it also […]

Food is consistently a theme that brings people together – nightly with family around the dinner table, meeting friends at a restaurant, holiday meals and more. The importance of food both nutritionally and socially is woven into the cultural fabric of America. As people age, however, factors and feasibility change and subsequently alter their desire […]

We all want to give our parents or any close older relatives a fulfilling and comfortable experience as they move through the later years of life. But sometimes challenges crop up and make us question exactly how to handle that task. Instead of waiting until the moment families are faced with something difficult and caught […]