Support after hospital discharge with Senior Helpers of Wilmette-Evanston helps seniors stay safe, manage medications, prevent falls, and recover smoothly at home with reliable daily assistance. 

In-home care helps reduce seniors’ blood pressure by creating a calm environment, improving diet, ensuring medication consistency, and providing companionship to support heart health.

Companion care for seniors through Senior Helpers of Wilmette-Evanston 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.

Getting a flu shot is an excellent way to protect both the person being vaccinated as well as the rest of the community. While the vaccine is more or less harmless, it's important to acknowledge that some may experience minor side effects after the injection. These side effects can be a bit of a headache (literally), especially for seniors. Here are the flu shot side effects to expect and how to treat them, as described by Healthline.

Certain health conditions and certain medications that are used to treat these conditions can impact balance, coordination, and control, especially in the elderly. Learn how seniors can stay active and develop balance and fall prevention skills through the right stretching and strength-building routines.

Illinois residents have access to a Vax Verify Portal that provides individual immunization records. For senior adults, it's a convenient way to keep track of their vaccinations. Since the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends seven vaccines for anyone over the age of 65, having online access to those records makes it easy to ensure they are current on the following vaccines.

It is very important that seniors are involved in healthy hobbies as they age. These should be hobbies that they enjoy and ones that are beneficial for them. Having a caregiver participate with them in these hobbies can also be very helpful, and allows them to do hobbies that they otherwise wouldn't be able to do on their own.

Here are some great healthy hobbies that caregivers can participate in when needed.

For most seniors in the Chicagoland area, safe and reliable transportation is critical to staying independent and healthy. After all, they need rides to meet their doctors, run errands, and meet family and friends. Most people who care for their senior parents are not always around to take them to these errands, especially when you also have work to do. Happily, ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft have made getting around easier and more convenient.

FaceTime is the most common way of video chatting today. It enables seniors to create a long-distance bond that helps in building a strong relationship with their grandkids.

Despite the challenges of distance and hectic schedules, seniors can find ways to interact with their grandchildren. For grandparents who wish to see their grandkids, the greatest hurdle is distance. Nevertheless, grandparents must maintain contact with their grandchildren sinceit provides them with a mental and emotional boost. To make up for time constraints, grandparents are increasingly using new technology with their grandchildren, such as video chats and FaceTime.

According to a 2019 AARP poll, 38% of American grandparents use video chat to speak with their grandchildren regularly. Here is a guide on how to FaceTime the grandkids.

The dangers of sedentary living are well-known, and exercise is now a firmly established key to keeping your body in top shape. But for people with Parkinson's disease, there are even more reasons to get moving. 

Exercise can help maintain flexibility, mobility, and endurance—it can also give you a sense of accomplishment, boosts your confidence, and a feeling of control over your life, especially if you depend on senior care. 

If you're newly diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD), it's natural to have questions abouthow exercise will affect you. Here is vital information about exercising with Parkinson's.

Getting old has never been easy. You have to navigate the process of finding the appropriate healthcare resources and the best care services. Despite the challenges, the number of people over 65 years in the United States has risen to 16 % and is projected to rise to 23 percent by 2060.

So many people are living quite well into their middle 80s and beyond without too many physical problems. It's so easy to get caught up in the moment and forget about the future. But, now is a great time to start planning. Here are a few things to think about if you want a less stressful future.

Parkinson's disease is a neurological disorder that affects the brain and central nervous system. It can affect movement, speech, and other functions. The brain cells that produce dopamine, a chemical that helps control movement, die off over time in people with Parkinson's disease. This can lead to problems with movement and coordination as well as cognitive issues, such as difficulty in thinking, paying attention and memory problems. There is no cure for Parkinson's disease, but there are ways that can help improve symptoms, including regular exercise. Learn more.