Best Ways for Family Caregivers and Seniors to Maintain Mental and Physical Wellbeing During the Pandemic
While we are able to see the light at the end of the tunnel, the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on our emotional and physical wellbeing. Months of isolation and physical separation from people we love have taken a toll on many older adults and those they love. Now is an ideal time for older […]
Tips to Improve Heart Health for Seniors During Heart Month and Beyond
“Your heart is the softest place on earth. Take care of it!” – Nayyirah Waheed You cannot escape them around this time of the year: flaming red heart-shaped balloons, cakes, cookies, boxes of chocolates, and cards that grab our attention and encourage us to show those most important to us just how much we love […]
Six Ways In-Home Care Services Can Helps Reduce Senior Loneliness and Isolation
Isolation. Loneliness. Fear. The pandemic has wreaked havoc on all of us in one way or another, but for senior loved ones in particular, the seclusion required to ensure safety from COVID-19 has had adverse effects on emotional, physical and mental wellbeing. Compassionate Nursing Services, a leading provider of St. Louis nursing care and home […]
New Year, New You: Importance of Exercise for the Elderly with Chronic Conditions
While staying safe at home has become our new normal, that doesn’t mean we should spend our time sitting in front of the television! For senior loved ones, especially those diagnosed with chronic health issues, maintaining an energetic lifestyle during the COVID-19 pandemic is a challenge which may seem insurmountable. However, studies have shown the […]
Choosing Healthy Food Options This Holiday Season Keeps Cholesterol in Check
From November to January, it’s easy to lose track of our healthy eating routine during family and holiday get-togethers. For individuals with high cholesterol, however, choosing healthy food options is especially important. Yazid Fadl, MD, MPH, Indiana University Health cardiologist, states, “Around the holidays, we tend to let ourselves go, and that’s the absolute worst […]
Living With Chronic Kidney Disease: Foods for Healthy Kidney Function
While chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects roughly 11% of adult Americans, for the elderly, the frequency rate jumps to nearly 40%. If an older adult in your life struggles with CKD, following the physician’s recommended dietary plan is crucial. The goal is to make certain that levels of electrolytes, minerals, and fluid remain balanced. The […]
Seniors and Mental Health: A Growing Concern
They are called our “golden years” for good reason; getting older brings with it a wealth of positive benefits, including increased wisdom, the freedom to savor life without the responsibilities of a career and young family to raise, and the opportunity to spend more time with family and friends and participating in pursuits we enjoy. […]
Tips to Help Overcome Pandemic Fatigue in Seniors
It’s been over half a year since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The restrictions that have been put in place to emphasize safety can start to wear on all of us, and although there is a normal desire to want to “get back to normal,” there is a new concern, however: pandemic fatigue in seniors. Pandemic […]
Management of Urinary Incontinence in the Elderly
While common in senior loved ones, urinary incontinence is a challenging condition to handle, impacting everyday life in a variety of ways and frequently leading to reduced self-confidence and assurance in addition to the limiting of enjoyable activities. However, it is important to realize that urinary incontinence is not something that has to simply be […]
Celebrate Grandparents Day and the Mutual Benefits of Grandparent/Grandchild Relationships
As the old saying goes, “What happens at Grandma’s stays at Grandma’s!” Being a grandparent is perhaps one of life’s greatest joys – a way to experience once again the satisfaction of spending quality time and doting on the children in your life; only this time around, they are your children’s children, and so the […]