Playing some games and doing some shared activities can help stimulate your loved one's mind. Here are some suggestions for anyone who has a loved one with dementia.
You are what you eat. So when you want to build healthy bones and joints, it's important to eat foods that have the building blocks that bones and joints need. For seniors planning on a long and healthy retirement, the right summer recipes can help you stay fit and active all summer and lean into next fall with physical strength and vitality. Fortunately, recipes for bone and joint health are diverse, delicious, and can be easy to cook.
Indiana is known for its summer heat. The days are hot and sunny, making hyperthermia a real problem. Even worse, children and older people are more likely to be affected. As caregivers, it is important that you understand hyperthermia to keep your loved ones and charges safe from the Indiana heat.
Journaling has been widely lauded for its perceived therapeutic benefits – but now, there is even mounting clinical data pointing to the empirical efficacy of journaling for improved physical health, as well! By stimulating healthy expression of thoughts and emotions, keeping a regular journal is a highly therapeutic and physically healing practice, especially when other forms of expression and emotional regulation are not readily available. What exactly is it about journaling that enhances brain health so thoroughly as to create lasting improvements in mental, emotional, and physical health as well?
Despite having mobility issues, seniors still need to be active and involved in activities. Volunteering is a perfect way to keep them socially engaged while providing them a sense of purpose. Being able to help others and feel valuable is crucial for maintaining mental and emotional well-being.
Summertime in Collinsville is a great time to get out and engage in activities with new friends. For older adults, this may be difficult, especially if they are new to the Collinsville area. Unlike previous generations, finding new friends and social groups can be done easily online. But there are still plenty of ways to meet new people without an internet connection. With that said, here are our recommendations on how to find local friend groups for older adults.
Friends make life easier; they are people you enjoy spending time with and are there to support you through life's difficulties. The right friends bring more happiness into our lives than virtually anything else. Friendships have a significant impact on your mental health and happiness. Finding the right friends is thus a skill one has to possess. Here's how to find local friend groups and meetups with shared hobbies this Summer according to Senior Helpers Aurora-Geneva.
Robert is a veteran of the Army, living in the San Francisco Bay area. When Senior Helpers’ care manager, Susan Leport, first visited Robert, he was on hospice because of an inoperable heart condition and on oxygen 24/7. He was thin, pale, had no appetite, and recently had a knee replacement. He reluctantly accepted care for just four hours a week. Robert now has caregivers visit him six days a week, and he says it gives him a reason to get up in the morning to see his friends. This is Robert's story.
