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Senior Oral Health Care: What You Need To Know
Seniors need to keep their dental health in check to enjoy basic quality of life. Elderly people may have specific challenges and risk factors as they grow old which could affect the health of their teeth. Knowing these elderly dental risks and adopting good oral...
The Benefits of Pets for Seniors
There are numerous advantages of having a companion pet for seniors, particularly in terms of relieving loneliness among the elderly. Retirement, loss of loved ones, family being far away, and reduced mobility among seniors might also lead to social isolation....
What Seniors Should Know About The Shingles Vaccine
Shingles is an illness brought about by the varicella-zoster virus, which is a reactivation of the chicken pox virus. It is more likely to occur in people with a weakened immune system, which includes seniors. Shingles presents as an angry, painful rash with a “stripe...
Senior Obesity – Prevention and Risks
The health and well-being of the overweight aging population is a growing challenge that has significant implications on their health. Seniors tend to put on weight as they age because of various factors including reduced metabolism, hormonal changes and lifestyle...
Tips for Senior Foot Care at Home
Foot health and, particularly for senior citizens, toenail care is a very important aspect of healthy aging. As we get older, our toenails harden and get more fragile, rendering them harder to clip. Foot care is important for diabetics Many foot ailments can result...
Healthy Senior Diet and Exercise Tips
As seniors age, maintaining a healthy diet and exercise routine becomes increasingly important for their overall well-being. In-home care providers play a crucial role in directing elderly exercise and diet routines. This helps individuals in adopting and maintaining...
The Benefits of Companionship for Seniors
In-home care is an incredible opportunity when a senior is in need of companionship. Aides and caregivers can provide senior companion services which can help battle feelings of loneliness. Isolation can become a common experience in elderly adults. Companionship can...
Can Hospice Help My Family?
What happens when a loved one is placed on Hospice? What does it mean for my family, and how does it work? These are common questions that come up when a loved one has been “put on hospice.” Below, these questions and more will help to guide you through the steps of...
Making Senior Meal Preparation Easier
A common challenge that often seems to creep up on seniors is being able to safely prepare nutritious meals for themselves as they age. Taking the time to evaluate and prepare, and even asking for help can make senior meal prep much easier. We have some tips and...
Seniors and Low Blood Pressure – Understanding the Facts
Everyone knows that high blood pressure is a danger to your health, but low blood pressure, also called hypotension, is rarely talked about. While for the most part, low blood pressure is not an emergency situation unless you experience unsettling symptoms, it’s still...
Stroke Recovery at Home
Strokes can happen at any time, anywhere, to anyone. It also means that every stroke survivor recovers at different rates, depending on many different factors. However, there are ways to encourage “neuroplasticity,” or to give your brain a boost in growth that can...
Tips for Memory Loss in Seniors
Senior memory loss is inevitable for the aging adult, but the degree can vary immensely. Everyone experiences lapses in memory sometimes, but there are things that seniors can do to improve their memory, and prevent further issues down the road. Being proactive to...
How to Detect A UTI in an Aging Loved One
Developing a urinary tract infection (UTI’s) becomes an increasingly dangerous issue as we age, especially if left untreated. In the elderly population, detecting UTIs can be tricky, as some of the symptoms mimic natural decline in aging, or may be symptoms of a...
What is Senior Respite Care?
Caring for aging family members is no doubt a labor of love, and though emotionally rewarding, it can also be difficult to balance the needs of your loved one as well as your own. Respite care is defined as “short-term relief for caregivers,” according to the National...
What is Sundowning?
Anyone who has worked in healthcare is familiar with the term “sundowning,” but family members of an aging loved one may not have heard of it. Sundowning is a term used to describe a peculiarity that occurs when a senior begins to experience symptoms of confusion and...
Protecting Seniors and Avoiding Elderly Scams
While scammers have been around for many years, they have become increasingly aware of the ease in which seniors can be defrauded by elderly scams. According to the most recent report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's elderly scams statistics, losses incurred...
June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month
Starting in 2006, June became the Elder Abuse Awareness month, with Elder Abuse Awareness Day being June 15th, created by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization at the United Nations. Elder abuse is a growing...
Tips For Engaging With An Elderly Loved One
How to Care for Aging Loved Ones By Amber Kevlin, RN Visiting elderly loved ones can sometimes be difficult to plan, especially if there has been a decline in physical activity since you have visited them last. Seniors tend to choose activities based on their bodily...
Caregiver Burnout: Help For The Helpers
By Amber Kevlin, RN Being a caregiver is a very difficult position, especially if you are caring for aging parents or family members. The exhaustion that comes with not only being a caregiver, but trying to manage your own life affairs can be a terrible strain on your...
Planning on Aging
Planning on Aging Growing older seems to creep up on you until one day, something happens to make you realize you may not have planned on aging. Whether it’s a fall, a chronic health issue, or a decline in memory or mobility, life is sure to throw its share of...