What Are Advance Directives?

An advance directive is a legal document that spells out a person’s health care preferences for use in the event they become incapacitated or otherwise unable to make decisions for themselves. Drafting one provides invaluable guidance and peace of mind for family members and medical professionals.

Who Needs an Advance Directive?

It’s impossible to know if/when a car accident, stroke, heart attack or other serious illness may strike, rendering…

Caregivers in Phelps Health’s service area and other regions in Missouri can be better informed, prepared and able to care for their own needs due to a federal grant.

According to Phelps Health in a news release, a $3.75 million five-year grant funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Senior Services was awarded to the Saint Louis University Geriatric Education Center Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program.

A.T. Still University’s Area Health Education Center Program…

Older Adults and Aging in Place: The Role of Physiotherapy in healthy aging

The World Health Organization defines healthy aging as "the process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables well-being in older age." This is important for Winnipeggers because the 2016 census found that there are over 110,000 adults older https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/?search=hospital bed than 65 years old living in…