What are the major health problems suffered by most of the elderly? And how to deal with it?

Visual impairment: Must help the elderly in obtaining the necessary agent needs toput them harm.
Hearing impairment: You should talk with the old voice is clear and audible, and presented to the doctor if I need to do so.
Weak and easily broken bones: Should provide safe places and avoid high places, and the stairs and thresholds between rooms, and this should preferably be the old room on the ground floor and the bed is as low as possible.
Memory impairment: Elderly must participate in the discussions, questions and repeat it until it can focus.
Few hours of sleep at night (insomnia): Elderly should be encouraged to exercise some light exercises or activities, and to try to reduce the number of hours of sleep during the day.
Bedsores: Strict hygiene should be followed for the elderly, and not leave itsoaking wet with urine or sweat. They should change the status ofthe elderly while sitting or sleeping between each period and another, so as to prevent any sores or infections.
Lack of control over the output: Should be trained to organize the old times to go to the bathroom to relieve every 3-4 hours. In the case of failure to respond to the elderly, should be used diapers or urine bags can be discharged from the outpatient clinic.

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