A Commitment to Daily Exercise Is a Commitment to Better Health While Aging

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We’re on the cusp of a brand new year, and we all realize what this means: time to declare your resolutions! If you’re similar to most people, you’ll start with the best of intentions. But as time goes by and life gets busier, you could find your determination slipping away until you’ve lost your resolve […]

The Significance of Social Wellness for Seniors and Ways Home Care Can Help

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Living through more than a year of a global pandemic taught us never to take for granted the small but extremely important things in life: shared laughter, hugging our friends and family, a dinner date in our favorite café. We discovered firsthand how much socialization is to be valued, and how empty and lost we […]

Celebrating the Important Role of Grandparents in Our Life

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As the saying goes, “What happens at Grandma’s stays at Grandma’s!” Being a grandparent could very well be one of life’s greatest joys – the chance to experience once more the satisfaction of spending quality time with the children in your life; only this time around, they’re your children’s children, and so the relationships are […]

The Dangers of Senior Loneliness and How Home Health Care in New Hampshire Can Help

The Dangers of Senior Loneliness

We all know intuitively that it’s important for seniors to stay social, but the full impact of senior isolation may surprise you. The latest research shows that seniors who suffer from loneliness and isolation have a 14 percent greater risk of premature death than those who remain socialized, and are twice as unhealthy as those […]

How Much Is Too Much Medical Intervention for Seniors?

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A day in the life of a typical senior may look something like this: Wake up from a restless night’s sleep (perhaps from medication side effects) Take morning meds – one with food, one with a full glass of water, and another on an empty stomach! Run to the lab for blood work before a […]