Top Ideas to Help Senior Loved Ones Live Life to the Fullest
As we get ready to roll the calendar forward to 2023, it is the perfect time to think about what we have learned over the previous year and what changes we would like to make in the coming year. It is more than just making a resolution that’s likely to be given up on within […]
Tips for Sensory Stimulation for Dementia Patients
Swift changes in moods are hallmark signs and symptoms of dementia, and can be very hard for family caregivers to navigate. One moment you are having fun with a nice activity together, when seemingly out of nowhere, the senior’s countenance darkens. You could then find yourself walking on eggshells while you carefully try to resolve […]
Home Care Services Help With Managing Chronic Pain in Older Adults
Stinging. Aching. Burning. That’s how many older adults with chronic pain express what they live with on an everyday basis. Chronic pain may occur anywhere in the body, in some cases for no apparent reason whatsoever. It is characterized by pain that lasts for more than three months, either nonstop or coming and going. And […]
Activities to Keep People with Alzheimer’s Engaged and Happy
Continuing to be active and involved in meaningful pursuits is incredibly important for our mental health. We all need to feel both needed and successful. This feeling does not change because of a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, though it may require some creativity to attain. In fact, stimulating and worthwhile activities can lessen stressful symptoms […]
Make a New Year’s Resolution for Better Senior Health
We’re on the edge of a fresh new year, and we all know what that means: time to declare your resolutions! If you’re like most people, you’ll begin with the best of intentions. But as time passes and life gets busier, you could find your determination diminishing until you have lost your resolve to accomplish […]
Modifying Activities for Happier Holidays for Older Adults with Alzheimer’s
The constraints of the COVID pandemic impacted last year’s holiday season, leaving many families isolated from one another. Fortunately, this year families are able to embrace the chance to safely get together again. While decking the halls and preparing for visits with loved ones, it’s crucial to adapt the holidays for older adults with dementia so […]
The Many Benefits of Social Wellness for Older Adults and How Home Care Can Help
Living through more than a year of a worldwide pandemic taught us never to take for granted the small but exceptionally essential things in life: shared laughter, hugging our loved ones, a lunch date in our favorite café. We learned firsthand the variety of benefits of social wellness, how much it should be valued, and […]
The Importance of Grandparents in the Lives of Their Grandchildren
As the saying goes, “What happens at Grandma’s stays at Grandma’s!” Being a grandparent may very well be one of life’s greatest joys – the opportunity to experience once more the satisfaction of doting on and spending quality time with the children in your life; only this time around, they’re your children’s children, so the […]
Beat the Heat: Summer Safety Tips for Seniors
The longer days of summer mean more time for swimming, family cookouts, gardening, and all of those other wonderful seasonal outdoor activities. However, it also means an elevated risk for a variety of health concerns for older adults, who are more prone to heat-related issues such as: Heat syncope (faintness/dizziness) Heat cramps Heat edema (swelling) […]
When Crafts Won’t Cut It: Hobbies for Senior Men
For quite a few older men, who’ve spent a lifetime on engaged in career, family, hobbies and interests, the thought of settling in for a few hours of crafting is, to say the least, objectionable. The secret to identifying appealing hobbies for senior men is in first making the effort to dig back in the […]