Learn how senior social wellness can help older adults stay connected through companionship, familiar routines, and meaningful community activities.
Continue ReadingPost-hospital care is the support a senior receives after being discharged from the hospital while they recover from surgery, illness, or injury. It typically includes help with medications, meals, personal care, mobility, and follow-up appointments during the weeks when strength and independence are still returning.
Continue ReadingIf you've started looking into help for an aging parent or spouse, you've probably run into the word caregiver everywhere, and come away still wondering what one actually does day to day. The short answer: an in-home caregiver helps an older adult live safely and comfortably in their own home, with support that can range from simple companionship and errands all the way to hands-on help with bathing and dressing.
Continue ReadingCelebrate the 4th of July and seniors' independence by learning the benefits of aging in place. Ensure safety, comfort, and freedom at home.
Continue ReadingIn-home care helps reduce seniors’ blood pressure by creating a calm environment, improving diet, ensuring medication consistency, and providing companionship to support heart health.
Continue ReadingPersonalized home care helps aging veterans live with dignity and independence. Find out how Senior Helpers can assist!
Continue ReadingLearn effective tips for managing chronic respiratory illnesses in seniors. Discover strategies to improve lung health and maintain independence with the support of non-medical home care.
Continue ReadingIndependence is an important part of life, that can affect your mental and physical health. For seniors, difficulties with mobility and health conditions can negatively impact their level of independence and confidence. It is no secret that keeping seniors healthy, both physically and mentally, is the key to living independently longer. Home care is an invaluable resource for seniors who wish to maintain their independence in the comfort of their own home.
Continue ReadingBaby Boomers, the generation of Americans born between 1946 to 1964, are currently the second largest generation in America. By 2030, all baby boomers will be age 65 and older. According to Census Bureau projections, older adults are projected to outnumber children under age 18 for the first time in U.S. history by 2034. Technology plays an important role – now more than ever – in aiding the growing population of seniors that wish to age in place.
Continue ReadingNovember is National Home Care and Hospice Month to recognize and honor the nurses, home care aides, therapists, and social workers who have made a difference in patients' lives. With 3 out of 4 seniors ages 50 and older wanting to stay in their homes, more people than ever want to age in place at home, despite changes in health or mobility rather than going to a nursing facility.
Continue ReadingSupport systems help create a positive environment and are vital for seniors so that they may comfortably age in place. Human beings are social creatures, and we crave interaction with others. Support systems help create a positive environment and are vital for seniors so that they may comfortably age in place. Human beings are social creatures, and we crave interaction with others.
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