Watching your parents age can be really difficult. Hence, it is essential to accept the realities to ensure that your parents get required care they deserve. This will not only help them age gracefully but also with dignity and support. That’s why recognizing the signs and gestures that indicate your parents need home care is of utmost importance. Here are 8 gestures that will … [Read more...]
Balance Checklist for Aging Seniors
When it comes to aging in retirement, it’s often the bank account ‘balance’ that many seniors spend time worrying about, but what about your sense of balance? Often it’s older adults who start to struggle with standing, ascending stairs, and generally staying upright who start to realize what a key role balance plays when it comes to remaining mobile and independent. A product … [Read more...]
Aging in Place: 3 Common Challenges for Seniors
When it comes to “aging in place,” seniors will often do whatever it takes to remain in their own home as long as possible (and avoid moving to assisted living, nursing homes, etc). Aging in place reflects on a senior’s independence, self-reliance, and overall health and wellbeing. With 80 million Americans being on the 65+ horizon in the next 20 years, understanding the common … [Read more...]
Senior Fall Prevention Within the Home
While falls happen to one out of four elderly people each year across America, you worry that one of these days it may be one of your elderly family members that will fall next. 3 million injuries treated in emergency rooms across the nation are due to senior falls. Some of these fall injuries, about 27,000, are fatal. There are ways to help ease that worry. Making some … [Read more...]
Senior Health: 5 Steps for Dealing with Falls
As your loved ones get older, the likelihood of a serious fall becomes an ever increasing concern. What if they are by themselves and can’t get up? What if they break a bone? How should I lift them if I am there? Thankfully, these questions don’t need to keep us up at night, as there are several precautionary measures and appropriate techniques we can apply to minimize … [Read more...]
3 Exercise that Help Seniors Gain Muscle
Fears of heavy barbells and stuffy gyms might keep many seniors from incorporating strength training into their workout routine. The truth is, however, strength training is critical to retaining muscle mass which contributes to balance, coordination, and fall prevention. In addition, strength training helps seniors manage a healthy weight and lower risk for developing chronic … [Read more...]
Essential Nutrition Reminders for Seniors and Their Caregivers
When it comes to aging, what you put in your body becomes a more pressing and real factor in your overall health and wellbeing. Changes in metabolism, hormones, thirst, strength, and much more means that seniors need to pay closer attention to their diet than ever before. Don’t miss these essential nutrition reminders for seniors and their caregivers: Calcium One of the … [Read more...]
