Medical concerns for seniors
Across
- 2. an important senior health risk factor for heart disease, diabetes, and cancer
- 4. can contribute to becoming less mobile and potentially disabled should you fall.
- 7. The CDC estimates that it affects 49.7 percent of all adults over 65 and can lead to pain and lower quality of life for some seniors.
- 8. third most common cause of death among people 65 and older.
Down
- 1. 25 percent of people ages 65 and older are living with this condition.
- 3. can lower immunity and can compromise a person’s ability to fight infections.
- 5. abuse, a concern for senior health because of possible interactions with prescription medication
- 6. because diagnosis is challenging, it’s difficult to know exactly how many people are living with this chronic condition (estimated 11%).