How to Keep Ears Healthy for Improved Hearing
Birds singing. Children laughing. Your favorite song. There are many lovely sounds to enjoy all around us, so it’s crucial to take care of the amazing gift of hearing. As we get older, our ability to hear clearly can diminish, but there are measures we can take to keep ears healthy for many years to […]
What Are the Healthiest Foods for Seniors’ Hearts?
There are lots of visual reminders this time of the year that prompt us to think about that tremendously vital organ that works around the clock to help keep us healthy! Store shelves are full of heart-shaped balloons, boxes of candy, and cards. Because it’s also American Heart Month, it’s an ideal time to take […]
What a Loss of Interest in Activities Means for Seniors
Following the eventfulness of the holiday season, it’s not uncommon for the winter doldrums to kick in. Yet what may possibly appear at first glance to be a touch of boredom could in fact be something bigger that needs to be attended to. Anhedonia is a loss of interest in activities that someone once loved […]
What a Loss of Interest in Activities Means for Seniors
Following the eventfulness of the holiday season, it’s not uncommon for the winter doldrums to kick in. Yet what may possibly appear at first glance to be a touch of boredom could in fact be something bigger that needs to be attended to. Anhedonia is a loss of interest in activities that someone once loved […]
Top Strategies for Healthy Living in 2023
Have your New Year’s resolutions already been dropped? If that’s the case, don’t panic; you are in good company. Many of us are excited about an important change in lifestyle when we roll over into the new year, but life quickly hurries in and distracts us from maintaining our determination to succeed. Yet it is […]
Lifestyle Changes for Seniors for a Healthy New Year
As we get ready to move forward into 2023, it’s the perfect time to ponder what we have learned from the past year and what changes we would like to make in the coming year. It is not just about making a resolution that’s likely to be given up on within a matter of weeks. […]
Lifestyle Changes for Seniors for a Healthy New Year
As we get ready to move forward into 2023, it’s the perfect time to ponder what we have learned from the past year and what changes we would like to make in the coming year. It is not just about making a resolution that’s likely to be given up on within a matter of weeks. […]
How Home Care Helps With Congestive Heart Failure
We only have one, and it’s possibly the most critical part of the body – so learning that our heart is “failing” is quite scary. Congestive heart failure impacts about 6 million individuals in the United States alone, according to the CDC, and although it’s a chronic illness, there are actions people can take to […]
How to Plan for a Doctor’s Appointment With a Senior Loved One
When caring for an older family member, it is always a balancing act. You want to supply as much help and support as you possibly can without overstepping the boundaries that preserve a senior’s self-esteem and personal independence. It is particularly true regarding making important medical care decisions. There are a number of disagreements that […]
Caring for Multiple Health Issues in Seniors
If you are a family caregiver and your days seem overloaded with caring for multiple health issues in seniors, from keeping up with appointments with various doctors managing medicines and special dietary needs, you are not alone! Long-term health issues like COPD, diabetes, heart disease, and arthritis affect many older adults – and often, they […]