Activities for Older Adults: The Benefits of Being Outdoors
Is there anything greater after the long, cold winter than finally being able to open up the windows and let the clean, warm, springtime breezes blow through the house? Something in the sights, smells, and sounds of nature provides us a strong pick-me-up, which is why it is essential for older adults to take pleasure […]
The Dangers of Senior Loneliness and How Home Health Care in New Hampshire Can Help
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?
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 […]
How to Help Seniors Age in Their Own Space
As our loved ones age, many of them dread the thought of moving into an assisted living facility or nursing home. Leaving the comforts of home can be extremely stressful. Home provides a sense of independence and security, and they may never feel completely at ease in a facility-based setting. Is it really possible to […]
Enriching Activities for the Elderly
Recent studies have proven that boredom and depression can have a very real effect on physical, emotional and mental health. This doesn’t just apply to teens or thirty-somethings. Actually, for seniors, boredom and depression can be lethal. Caregivers are often advised on methods to alleviate their own depression after long periods of caregiving, but what […]
Grooming Our Youth of Tomorrow; Caring for Our Seniors Today Part 2
Guest Blogger Emma Borges, former office co-ordinator at LFHHC and current educator at Waterville Academy While our youth prepares for their futures, I cannot help but reflect on the aging lives of my grandparents, as well as the many seniors residing at home in New Hampshire. My grandparents immigrated to this country in the 1970’s […]
Grooming Our Youth of Tomorrow; Caring for Our Seniors Today Part 1
By Emma Borges, former office Co-Ordinator at LFHHC and current educator at Waterville Valley Academy As an educator at Waterville Valley Academy in beautiful Waterville Valley, New Hampshire at the heart of the White Mountain National Forest, I work with a group of pretty amazing student athletes. WVA offers a five-month snowsport and academic program […]
Resources to Breathe Easier with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder
According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, an estimated 12 million adults are currently diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and it’s estimated that another 12 million may be living with the disease without even knowing it. It’s also worth noting that COPD usually strikes in middle age, with smoking as the […]
Ten Tips to Breathe Easier with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
One of the first warning signs of COPD is mild coughing with clear sputum, usually after waking in the morning. Other symptoms may also crop up with this progressive disease, including coughing that produces excessive mucus, shortness of breath, wheezing and chest tightness. While there is no cure for COPD, there are some steps one […]
Simple Steps to Take With Diet to Manage Common COPD Symptoms
One of the first warning signs of COPD is mild coughing with clear sputum, usually after waking in the morning. Other symptoms may also crop up with this progressive disease, including coughing that produces excessive mucus, shortness of breath, wheezing and chest tightness. While there is no cure for COPD, there are some steps one […]