In the past four months, my husband and I have witnessed two falls which resulted in elderly women hitting their faces on the sidewalk. Rather than being able to break the falls with their hands, both women's faces bore the brunt of it. And in both cases, it was a bloo...

Did you know that approximately 6 million seniors in the US have difficulty swallowing? As people age, their throat and mouth muscles tend to weakening, often resulting in a condition called dysphagia. Dysphagia can be caused by dementia, diseases such as cancer, Parki...