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Borcelle Senior Services

OLDER ADULTS
MEDICAL &
HEALTH
SCREENINGS
6 E s s e n t i a l Te s t s

Presentation

July | 2023
About Us
Borcelle Senior Services promote
the importance of older adults'
health care and wellness. Their
ultimate goal is to keep all the
residents healthy and function at
their highest level.
Senior Medical
Screenings
One of the Borcelle Senior
Services commitments is the
necessary and crucial medical
screenings the senior citizens need
t o t a k e r o u t i n e l y.
As they age, they are prone to
developing various health
conditions.
6 Medical Screenings for
Senior Citizens

1. E y e Te s t
2. H e a r i n g Te s t
3. Blood Pressure Check
4. Va c c i n a t i o n s
5. Cancer Screening
6. Bone Density Scan
Eye & Hearing Test

• Older adults tend to have declined vision or


eyesight
• Eyes test to identify the signs of cataracts and
glaucoma
• Sometimes hearing tests may decide whether
senior citizens need to wear hearing aids or not
Blood Pressure
Check & Bone
Density Scan
• High blood pressure (hypertension) may lead to
further heart attacks, strokes, or other heart
diseases
• A bone density scan can show the early signs of
osteoporosis and fractures
Vaccination
Facilities
• Te t a n u s v a c c i n e
• The recent COVID-19 vaccines
• Shingles vaccine
• Pneumonia vaccine
• Meningitis vaccine
Cancer Screenings

• Prostate Cancer
• Breast Cancer
• Colon (Rectal) Cancer

These actions only taken with doctor's


recommendation.
Conclusion

• Senior citizens need to go through essential health and medical screenings


r e g u l a r l y, a t l e a s t f o r a p r e v e n t i v e a c t i o n o f h e a l t h .
• R o u t i n e m e d i c a l s c r e e n i n g s m a y d e t e c t a n y c a u s a l h e a l t h p r o b l e m s e a r l i e r,
helping the older adults to get the appropriate care or treatment for their
health.
Borcelle Senior
Services
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• Fauget Northern Senior Center


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• Fauget Southwestern Senior Center


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