As a senior, living with diabetes can create unique challenges. Learning to living healthfully is very beneficial to seniors, whether they are coping with diabetes or not. Choosing to eat well balanced meals created with fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean meats is a healthy way to dine. Be sure to watch portion sizes as excess weight can cause other health related problems.
Our sense of thirst becomes less reliable as we age. Here are some tips for seniors on how to stay hydrated if you never feel thirsty.
How much water do you need to drink in a day? The "8 glasses a day" rule is outdated, so hydration depends on the person. Read more in this helpful guide for seniors.
Irish or not, St. Patrick’s Day is a great reason to get crafty, celebrate a rich heritage and show off your creative skills. A fun way to show your festive spirit is to get crafty. A St. Patrick’s Day craft for all ages can be creating your own holiday wreath. Simple shamrock shaped flowers can be created by tying pipe cleaner around a coffee filter and dying it green. Glue those or fabric carnation flowers to a premade wreath foam piece, or a wire coat hanger stretched into a circle, and you have a new spring decoration for your front door. To add a bit of Irish authenticity to any St. Patrick’s Day craft, incorporate the Irish form of cheers, “Slainte” or the familiar phrase, “Kiss me I’m Irish”.
The secret to feeling better and living longer is staying active. Finding a workout routine that works for your aging loved one and helping them stick with it can pay big dividends. Regular exercise helps older people stay independent and may even prevent diabetes, heart trouble, arthritis pain, anxiety and depression. When it comes to our aging loved ones, the right workout is crucial. You don’t want to push too hard, but it’s important to get our loved ones moving.
If an elderly loved one has recently been diagnosed with a dementia related disease like Alzheimer’s, it can be a bit intimidating. Learning to cope with daily activities can be challenging; but there is evidence that keeping life as predictable as possible really helps. Professional live in care for dementia by Senior Helpers of Lansdale can be a great option for family who do not live near their loved one. The compassionate and trustworthy companion will keep meal times on schedule, bring your loved on appointments and keep life running smoothly.
The key to healthier and happier living starts with learning to eat more mindfully and healthfully. Fruit is naturally delicious and sweet, so it can be easily incorporated into many meals without drawing too much attention to itself.
Maintaining strong bones helps protect your health and reduce the risk of injury that could cause long-term physical or injury complications. Learn about the diet and exercise seniors should maintain to strengthen their bones.
There are many memory exercises that are helpful for delaying the progression of memory loss, Alzheimer’s, and other memory related diseases. Memory games can be played on paper, through a board game, or even on a tablet or smartphone. Many apps have memory boosting games available and most are free.
Seniors who want to save money while shopping should make proper plans. Here are 6 tips for smart grocery shopping at local supermarkets.
This New Year, try to take the time to find what makes you happy and never stop striving to achieve great happiness in your life. Happiness can come in many forms. It may be from watching with pride while your grandchild performs on stage after months of practice. Happiness tends to coincide with time spent with loved ones. Vow to spend more time with your family and friends. Call on support to help you take care of your daily chores if they are getting in the way of spending quality time with loved ones. Accept any invitation you receive; step a little out of your comfort zone. Give more. Remember that the more you give, the more joy comes back to you. You may find joy in volunteering at a local animal shelter or donating canned goods or your time to a food shelf. Sorting through closets to give donations to your Goodwill will help you to feel lighter in a sense; your home will have more room for movement without so many possessions that you are no longer of use to you. You may find your happiness in completing a household project you’ve been putting off until you had the time. The satisfaction of crossing something off the to-do list is quite rewarding.
The New Year brings new resolutions like taking care of our bodies and eating better. Learning to eat well and fuel our bodies with nutritious and healthy foods is a daily process for many who have never given eating much thought. Many times, we feel hungry, so we reach for something that appeals to us; and if we wait until we are on the extreme of hunger, it can be especially difficult to eat something healthy. This is where meal planning and keeping fresh food options readily available comes into play.
The month of January is usually recognized as the not only the beginning of a fresh New Year, but also the start of healthier lifestyle goals. These new goals typically include adding more exercise to the daily routine. It never has to be strenuous activity to be effective; even a simple walk around the neighborhood or shopping mall, gardening in the backyard, low-key bicycling, is all that is needed to get the blood flowing. All activities for an elderly adult should be cleared by a physician for added safety.
Taking care of your senior family member at home is an important thing to do, but caregiving isn't that simple. Companionship services can surely help you take care of your loved one as part of their in-home care.
Peace of mind visits are in-home visits that are performed on a regular basis to assess your elderly loved one’s needs. The daily or weekly visit will reassure you that your aging loved one is taking the proper medications and that they are eating nutritious meals like they should. If needed, your elderly loved one can enjoy a freshly prepared meal and hygiene assistance, if applicable, as well as companionship and transportation help to appointments and local events.
The song ‘Auld Lang Syne’ is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to ring in the New Year. In spite of the popularity of ‘Auld Lang Syne’, it is also widely known as the song nobody really knows. The lyrics of ‘Auld Lang Syne’ literally means ‘old long ago’ or simply ‘the good ole’ days.
Every year we make resolutions and why not choose to make this New Year the one focused on caring for yourself? If we are better caring for ourselves, the better we can care for others, such as our elderly loved ones. If you are the primary family caregiver, it’s important to realize there is no reason to feel that you can’t take time to yourself from the everyday challenges of caring for an elderly loved one. You need to take care of yourself so that you can properly care for you elderly loved one. This New Year, it is important to remember to balance yourself. Take care of your soul and it will take care of you. Then you can take proper care of others. Taking time to refresh and recharge is vitally important when it comes to giving of your time to elderly loved ones.
After reflection on the past twelve months, it is time to prepare for the next trip around the sun. When the mind is ready, the body also needs to prepare. A healthy diet filled with cleaner foods with minimal processing is sure to lead to a stronger and leaner body. Incorporating some exercise, even moderate activity such as walking daily, will lead to a healthier life. Feeling healthy, physically, leads to feeling better emotionally and mentally as well.
The holiday season usually brings more vehicles on the road, leading to holiday traffic. Here's what you can do if this season's traffic jams are overwhelming your elderly parents.
As families change and grow, traditions change and need to adapt to new configurations. An elderly loved one may cherish old family rituals and will want to share their stories of times gone past. In home elderly help can help your loved one to stay involved in their growing family and can bridge the gap to help them feel connected to any newer members. Your elderly loved one can be a little Santa in your family and share stories of yesteryear.
If you have discovered that your elderly loved one is a bit down during this holiday season, you might find that helping them to decorate their home with some lights and a small tree (even tabletop size can bring the festive feeling!) can be what they need to boost their mood. This gift of help through decorating and helping your loved one can help them to get into the holiday spirit.
When families live a long distance from their elderly loved one, they may worry about their safety when they are unable to give them the assistance they need. Professional in-home help for seniors and elderly provides your elderly loved one with companionship and help tackling the daily chores of their household. When light housekeeping, vacuuming, laundry, grocery shopping and other daily tasks are handled, your loved one can spend their time visiting friends and family.
We’ve all been there. You’ve dropped hints about the gift you want; something fun, exciting or different. You think you’ve spotted it under the festive wrapping paper, but when you finally unwrap it, you’re disappointed and want to think of something nice to say. It might be thoughtful, functional or even comfortable, but it doesn’t have quite the wow factor. Well, we have a creative idea for you this year. Instead of another sweater, consider giving someone you love the gift of care. You may be wondering what that means. Essentially, it’s the gift of whom or what you need, when you need it.
Routine is the mother of consistency and peace. Routine is good for you and your elderly loved one. It enhances your loved one’s experience in life by anchoring them with life’s essential daily duties. It is not necessary to keep life nailed down line by line, but it should consist of habitual rituals that calm, center and fulfill your loved one.
Halloween costumes for seniors don’t have to be intricate to be effective. There are many ways to help your loved one get into the creative spirit and have some fun.