Learn the Advantages of Home Health Care Services for Seniors Who Want to Age in Place
It wasn’t long ago when there was a general assumption that when we grow older, we will naturally need to move into a nursing home or assisted living facility. There’s now an increased awareness that living at home throughout aging with in-home assistance is actually a viable option. There’s also additional widespread information since the […]
Aging Feet: What to Know
Our feet will carry us in the vicinity of 110,000 miles over the course of our lifetime – that’s 216,262,500 steps! It’s certainly no wonder that as we age, our feet may start to see a host of challenges. Examples of the more widespread foot issues for the elderly include: Arthritis: Osteoarthritis affects various joints […]
Senior Vision Issues? Here’s Why They May Require Immediate Medical Care
If you feel as though newspaper print is becoming smaller and smaller as you age, you’re in good company! Many of us find ourselves struggling to read the fine print, so to speak – holding reading materials at arm’s length, putting on reading glasses, or reaching for a magnifier. While not everyone encounters senior vision […]
Try These COPD Exercises to Improve Breathing
With all the breathing issues associated with COPD, the last thing a person with the disease may feel like doing is exercising and risking becoming even more breathless. However, exercise is important for all of us, including individuals with COPD, to preserve the best possible health. In fact, there are several recent studies that report […]
Learn How to Exercise in Spite of Arthritis from the New Hampton, NH Senior Care Experts
For older adults managing the challenges of arthritis, the last thing they feel like doing is getting up and exercising. And yet, it’s crucially important for those with arthritis to keep physically active to keep the disease from progressing and to boost joint functionality. The key is determining the proper degree and form of exercise […]
Help Older Adults Stay Engaged in Life with These Senior Socialization Strategies
If you’ve ever observed young children at a park, you’ve witnessed how quickly they gravitate towards other kids, and how second-nature it is for them to be fast friends. Regrettably, as we grow older, we usually tend to begin to be more self-conscious and reserved, and it becomes much harder to make and keep friendships. […]
Live Free Home Health Care’s Top Tips for Preventing Falls
We’ve all seen comedy shows that involved a person accidentally stepping on a banana peel and staging an exaggerated, elaborate fall – but senior falls are undeniably no laughing matter. Indeed, falls are the leading cause of both serious injury and death in older adults, with tens of millions of the elderly falling each year. […]
Home Care’s Role in Helping Seniors Thrive
Recently, we discussed the signs and symptoms of geriatric failure to thrive. These symptoms, including impaired physical function, malnutrition, depression, and cognitive impairment are important signs to look out for in your loved one. If you do notice several signs of failure to thrive and realize the time and skills needed to properly assist are […]
Supportive caregiver responses for Alzheimer’s-related behaviors
Especially with middle to late stage Alzheimer’s, oftentimes a person cannot express how he or she feels with words and instead communicates feelings through behavior. Successfully recognizing and dealing with problem behaviors in persons with Alzheimer’s disease begins by: Identifying the cause of the behavior, known as the “trigger”. Questions to think about are: What […]