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Anemia is known to be a condition that indicates the lack of healthy red blood cells. However, anemia in the elderly can be far more dangerous and, although treatable, can cause quite a few other medical conditions. Therefore, it’s important to keep your elderly loved ones in check when it comes to anemia or borderline anemia to ensure their safety.
Here is what anemia is in the elderly, some common signs of it, and its causes. Continue reading to find out how to properly treat it in a way that keeps your senior parents safe.
As previously mentioned, anemia is when there is a lack of red blood cells. This could indicate less oxygen in the blood, and it can happen due to blood loss, blood cell destruction, or insufficient red blood cell production. The way to keep this in check and to determine if your elderly loved one is anemic is through a blood test.
Anemia is not always easy to spot in an elderly person since many signs can be confused with regular aging. Some of those signs include:
If your elderly parent or loved one is experiencing any of these signs, you should seek assistance from a healthcare professional to avoid further consequences.
When it comes to the severity of elderly anemia, it can be either chronic or acute. The treatment is determined depending on the type of anemia your elderly loved one is experiencing.
The most common causes are chronic diseases:
Many types of medication lead to anemia. Older adults usually take significant amounts of medication which could contribute to this condition.
If you don’t know how to care for your parents with elderly anemia, at Elder Care Homecare, we can help. Our registered nurses and caregivers have the experience and knowledge when it comes to treating this condition. In addition, our senior care home care services are tailored to fit each of our patient’s needs. So you can have peace of mind that we have you covered.
Elder Care Homecare looks after seniors and individuals with disabilities through dependable companion care and in-home care services.
We service Westchester County, Long Island and the entire New York City metro area including Queens, Brooklyn, The Bronx, and Manhattan.
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