Blog Categories Healthy Habits May 24, 2023 Staying Active is the Key to Avoiding Arthritis Pain Each year, May 31st is National Senior Health & Fitness Day. It’s a day when older adults are encouraged to get active and find ways to improve their health. In 2023, the theme is “Move More to Do More.” Your dad’s arthritis keeps him immobile more than he should be. When ... Continue Reading Mar 23, 2023 Four Things to Know During National Nutrition Month March is National Nutrition Month, a month designed to raise awareness of the things your body needs for optimal health and energy. Take time during National Nutrition Month to learn a few facts about the dietary needs of your senior and how elder care can help them stay on ... Continue Reading Senior Health Issues Sep 25, 2023 What Can Seniors Do When They’re Living with Chronic Pain? What Can Seniors Do When They’re Living with Chronic Pain? Chronic pain is something that millions of seniors live with every single day. Pain that doesn’t go away makes it difficult to sleep, difficult to get around, and almost impossible to enjoy life most days. When even ... Continue Reading Aug 23, 2023 Eight Ways for Seniors to Manage Triggers of COPD Seniors living with COPD quickly realize the importance of identifying and addressing the triggers that worsen their symptoms. Effective management of these triggers not only reduces exacerbations but also enhances the overall quality of life for individuals with COPD. These ... Continue Reading Jul 07, 2023 4 Things Seniors With Respiratory Illness Should Have At Home Estimates are that nearly 1 in 7 seniors struggle with some type of respiratory illness. Many of those illnesses are long-term, progressive, or chronic illnesses. Seniors often need to make lifestyle changes and use special medical equipment like nebulizers, inhalers, or ... Continue Reading Jun 19, 2023 Four Lifestyle Tips for Preventing or Slowing the Progression of Cataracts Cataracts are an extremely common eye condition characterized by clouding in the lens. Cataracts significantly impact vision and quality of life. While aging is a primary risk factor for cataracts, certain lifestyle modifications and dietary choices can help prevent or slow ... Continue Reading 24-Hour Home Care Jun 08, 2023 What to Expect From 24-Hour Home Care You're exhausted and can't keep doing all that you're currently responsible for. Your dad lives with you, but he has dementia and isn't sleeping more than two or three hours each night. If you don't get up when he's awake, he tries to take off outside, which sets off door ... Continue Reading Activity Ideas Apr 28, 2023 5 Benefits of Adult Coloring for Seniors When your loved one lives alone, you will want to come up with activities to keep them busy. With home care there for support and companionship, your senior loved one can enjoy a multitude of hobbies. One of the best hobbies is coloring or even painting! This is a fun thing ... Continue Reading Cancer Apr 06, 2023 Four Things to Learn for Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month Around 1 out of 125 men will be diagnosed with esophageal cancer during their lifetime. Around 20% of people with this cancer respond well to treatments, and catching the disease early increases the odds of beating it. April is Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month. Those are ... Continue Reading Cataracts Jun 19, 2023 Four Lifestyle Tips for Preventing or Slowing the Progression of Cataracts Cataracts are an extremely common eye condition characterized by clouding in the lens. Cataracts significantly impact vision and quality of life. While aging is a primary risk factor for cataracts, certain lifestyle modifications and dietary choices can help prevent or slow ... Continue Reading Chronic Conditions Aug 23, 2023 Eight Ways for Seniors to Manage Triggers of COPD Seniors living with COPD quickly realize the importance of identifying and addressing the triggers that worsen their symptoms. Effective management of these triggers not only reduces exacerbations but also enhances the overall quality of life for individuals with COPD. These ... Continue Reading Jul 07, 2023 4 Things Seniors With Respiratory Illness Should Have At Home Estimates are that nearly 1 in 7 seniors struggle with some type of respiratory illness. Many of those illnesses are long-term, progressive, or chronic illnesses. Seniors often need to make lifestyle changes and use special medical equipment like nebulizers, inhalers, or ... Continue Reading Chronic Pain Sep 25, 2023 What Can Seniors Do When They’re Living with Chronic Pain? What Can Seniors Do When They’re Living with Chronic Pain? Chronic pain is something that millions of seniors live with every single day. Pain that doesn’t go away makes it difficult to sleep, difficult to get around, and almost impossible to enjoy life most days. When even ... Continue Reading Companion Care at Home Sep 07, 2023 How Does Companion Care at Home Help Keep Seniors Active? Over time, seniors find themselves becoming more and more sedentary. Health issues may start to convince them that they need to get physically active again, but that’s not always an easy thing to do. And if family caregivers live far away, they may wonder how they can help ... Continue Reading Mar 03, 2023 5 Tips for Introducing the Idea of Companion Care at Home to Aging Adults At some point, seniors may not necessarily need a lot of help with tasks, but they may still be having some trouble socially. Friends and family move away or are otherwise unavailable and that can make it difficult for aging adults to have the companionship that they need ... Continue Reading Exercise May 24, 2023 Staying Active is the Key to Avoiding Arthritis Pain Each year, May 31st is National Senior Health & Fitness Day. It’s a day when older adults are encouraged to get active and find ways to improve their health. In 2023, the theme is “Move More to Do More.” Your dad’s arthritis keeps him immobile more than he should be. When ... Continue Reading fraud prevention Aug 08, 2023 Common Scams and How to Help Seniors Protect Themselves Scams that take advantage of seniors have sadly become more common in recent years. The older generation is often seen as easy targets because they are often alone, might not know much about technology, and tend to trust people without question. To keep them from falling for ... Continue Reading Home Care Sep 07, 2023 How Does Companion Care at Home Help Keep Seniors Active? Over time, seniors find themselves becoming more and more sedentary. Health issues may start to convince them that they need to get physically active again, but that’s not always an easy thing to do. And if family caregivers live far away, they may wonder how they can help ... Continue Reading Jun 08, 2023 What to Expect From 24-Hour Home Care You're exhausted and can't keep doing all that you're currently responsible for. Your dad lives with you, but he has dementia and isn't sleeping more than two or three hours each night. If you don't get up when he's awake, he tries to take off outside, which sets off door ... Continue Reading Mar 03, 2023 5 Tips for Introducing the Idea of Companion Care at Home to Aging Adults At some point, seniors may not necessarily need a lot of help with tasks, but they may still be having some trouble socially. Friends and family move away or are otherwise unavailable and that can make it difficult for aging adults to have the companionship that they need ... Continue Reading Hospital Recovery May 12, 2023 Why Seniors Should Start Moving Immediately After A Hospital Stay When seniors come home after a hospital stay, they often still have some healing left to do. But doctors and caregivers that are there to provide post-hospital care often will tells seniors and their families that seniors need to get up and start moving around right away ... Continue Reading Meals and Nutrition Mar 23, 2023 Four Things to Know During National Nutrition Month March is National Nutrition Month, a month designed to raise awareness of the things your body needs for optimal health and energy. Take time during National Nutrition Month to learn a few facts about the dietary needs of your senior and how elder care can help them stay on ... Continue Reading Post-Hospital Care May 12, 2023 Why Seniors Should Start Moving Immediately After A Hospital Stay When seniors come home after a hospital stay, they often still have some healing left to do. 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