Author: Global Health Aging
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Monthly News Roundup – July 2015
From oral health to long-term care, elderly health is important for older people. A vast array of services are available in many nations and we discussed some of them on the blog last month. UAE is particularly interesting because there is a high regard for elders within the family structure, among other reasons. Let’s take…
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Expectations and Reality: A Review of Long-Term Care
Unfortunately, it is impossible to create a standardized time frame regarding end-of-life or long-term care since it varies case by case. While there are signs and symptoms that allow people to predict the direction that someone’s health is going, many individuals begin long term care after a sudden life change that leaves them unable to…
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Healthcare and Aging in the UAE
“They think they are elderly and it is a normal consequence of ageing to be in bed,” says Dr Al Suwaidi. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a small country in the Middle East, nestled between Saudi Arabia to the West, Oman to the East and Iran to the North. A cross-sectional study reported that…
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