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Companion care for seniors through Senior Helpers of Santa Barbara provides social interaction, emotional support, and help with everyday tasks so older adults can continue living safely and comfortably at home. By reducing loneliness and encouraging active, engaged living, companion care improves overall well-being while giving families peace of mind.
Continue ReadingGet ready for the fall season by prepping your garden with these tips for seniors. Learn how to prepare your garden so it remains healthy and vibrant.
Continue ReadingCelebrate the fall season safely with these fun and engaging activities for seniors. Learn how to enjoy the season while staying safe and healthy.
Continue ReadingGardening is a wonderful social activity for seniors. Learn how gardening can promote social interaction and enhance overall well-being in senior communities.
Continue ReadingDiscover the key to enhancing senior social interaction. Learn how caretakers play a crucial role in promoting engagement.
Continue ReadingDiscover how seniors with Parkinson's can benefit from video gaming, fostering cognitive skills, social connections, and physical activity. Learn more.
Continue ReadingIt's officially fall, and we want the season to be the only fall in your life! We just wrapped up a Fall Prevention training for our caregivers in our new Center of Excellence training room. Did you know falls are the number one reason for injuries in older adults? Preventing a fall is one of the best things you can do for your health! Our caregivers are trained to help you set up your home for success. Whether it's rearranging furniture, buying new equipment, or starting an exercise routine, any fall prevention is worth it! Learn more about what our office is up to this month by reading this newsletter!
Continue ReadingExperience the advantages of hobbies and activities that use both hands for improved physical and mental well-being, coordination, and creativity.
Continue ReadingNurturing your mental health is crucial for leading a fulfilled and balanced life. Here are seven hobbies that offer mental and cognitive benefits for seniors.
Continue ReadingSpring is a perfect time to establish a daily walking routine that promotes mobility and exercise. From setting goals to staying motivated, find out how to create a spring walking routine that improves your physical and mental well-being and how to keep at it.
Continue ReadingGardening for seniors can be an incredibly rewarding hobby, providing them with physical, mental, and social benefits. Here's how your senior loved ones can start creating their spring garden.
Black seniors often face unique challenges when living in retirement communities. Get to know these challenges by reading this article.
Continue ReadingOur Summer Picnic is this month! Each year our summer picnic gets a little bit bigger and we hope you'll join us for this year's! It started with just our office team ordering lunch, then inviting caregivers, then going to a park, then inviting clients, and now we're inviting our community! The picnic will be at Leadbetter Beach on Friday June 24th from 12pm-2pm. Everyone is welcome. Please let us know if you plan to attend, you can just respond to this email, so we can order enough food. See you there!
Continue ReadingThanksgiving is a holiday that centers primarily on gratitude and family. It is a wonderful time of year to really celebrate our loved ones and is a large traveling holiday for most of the country. This is the time of year when we appreciate having many of our family members together to enjoy a homemade feast.
Continue ReadingFall brings a wonderful reason to visit apple orchards and pumpkin patches with families. October is the month of all things pumpkin. An afternoon spent at a local patch offers leisure activities such as enjoying a hayride while sipping a hot cider and picking the perfect pumpkin for carving and decorating.
Continue ReadingNo matter our age it is so important to make sure that we take proper steps to maintain and improve health whenever possible. There’s no need to wait until the New Year to make a resolution to live cleaner and to take the necessary steps to a healthier lifestyle.
Continue ReadingSince it is the middle of the summer, it is important to find safe summertime activities for your senior loved one to enjoy. When the sun is shining high and bright in the sky, and the heat feels oppressive, make it a day to organize some scrapbooks and share some family memories indoors with the air conditioning on to keep cool. Your loved one might have a closet that they have been putting off sorting through. Make the summer your time for spring cleaning when the hot weather isn’t as enjoyable as in earlier months.
Continue ReadingWith warmer weather, we are sure to be more on the go than during the cooler months of the year. Daily activities with friends and neighbors become more of a regular occurrence outside the home. As we leave and rejoin new activities, items can end up left haphazardly on tables and floors. It is especially important that we keep our senior’s home safe by keeping trip hazards out of harm’s way.
Continue ReadingSummer is a highly traveled time of year for most people. The weather is warmer and attractions are open for visitors. As you may already know, traveling with an aging loved one can be complicated at times. It is important to keep our aging loved ones actively involved in family outings, including on vacations.
Continue ReadingThere are many reasons why we celebrate. The primary reason we celebrate is to bring family and friends together. There are many calendar dates that provide reason to get together and spend time, but they don’t have to be the only time friends and family gather together. Take the time find little reasons to celebrate.
Continue ReadingMany seniors in the newest generation lead relatively active lives. They attend social functions and events in their community and would prefer to remain as involved in their activities as long as possible. Seniors do best with care provided in their homes.
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