The Significance of Social Wellness for Seniors and Ways Home Care Can Help
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 […]
Make Healthy Meals for Seniors a Habit with These Easy Tips
Remember family dinners at Grandma’s house? The tantalizing scents wafting out from the kitchen would draw everyone in to take pleasure in her home cooking. There were always a lot of leftovers for future meals or late-night snacks. Unfortunately, healthy meals for seniors can be infrequent for a variety of reasons. The day-to-day reality might […]
Summer Safety: Know the Signs of Heat Stroke in the Elderly
During the long, cold winter, we enthusiastically anticipated the heat of summer. What a relief to finally throw open the windows and allow the warm breezes to blow through the house! However, now that we are in the midst of the dog days of summer, it is necessary to take precautions and know the signs […]
Elderly Joint Pain Increases Fall Risks
The statistics related to senior falls are surprising. Falls are the primary source of injury in older adults, and bring about hundreds of thousands of hip fractures annually, along with numerous other injuries experienced. As prevalent as falls in seniors are, the risk is more than doubled for individuals with osteoarthritis, according to research by […]
Understanding and Treating Hospital Delirium in Seniors
A hospital stay is never something a senior looks forward to, but at least there is the comforting fact that the required care and treatment are going to be delivered to provide healing. But what happens when the outcome is not as expected, and the older adult winds up with a new health concern? More […]
Managing Long-Term Conditions with Home Health Care Services
Did you ever wake up and realize, as soon as you got out of bed, it was going to be “one of those days?” Maybe you overslept, tripped over the dog, and then remembered you were out of coffee. These small inconveniences, however, pale in comparison of what over 50% of all adults in the […]
Causes of Extreme Tiredness in the Elderly and Strategies to Help
Springing our clocks forward left a lot of us feeling sluggish from losing that extra hour of sleep. But before too long, our bodies have adjusted to the time change and life goes on. Imagine, however, feeling exhausted and lethargic most of the time, no matter how much you sleep. For older adults experiencing chronic […]
Best Ways for Family Caregivers and Older Adults to Maintain Physical Health & Wellness During the Pandemic
While we can certainly see the light at the end of the tunnel, the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on our physical and emotional health and wellbeing. Months of isolation and physical separation from family and friends has taken a toll on many older adults and the ones they love. Now is an ideal time […]
Six Ways In-Home Care Services Can Reduce Loneliness in the Elderly
Isolation. Fear. Loneliness. The pandemic has wreaked havoc on all of us in one way or another, but for the elderly in particular, the seclusion necessary to ensure safety from COVID-19 has had adverse effects on mental, physical and emotional wellbeing. A reliable home care provider like Live Free Home Health Care, one of the […]
New Year, New You: Discover the Benefits of Exercise for the Elderly with Chronic Conditions
While staying safe at home has become our new normal, that doesn’t mean we should spend our time stagnant in front of the TV! For senior loved ones, especially people diagnosed with chronic health conditions, maintaining an active lifestyle during the COVID-19 pandemic is a struggle which may seem impossible. However, studies have shown that […]