Healthy Feet Are Happy Feet
Our feet will carry us around 110,000 miles over the course of our lifetime – that’s 216,262,500 steps! It’s truly no surprise that as we age, our feet may start to see a range of challenges. Examples of the more widespread foot issues for older adults include: Arthritis: Osteoarthritis affects a number of joints in […]
When Counting Sheep Isn’t Enough: Strategies to Improve Senior Sleep
Staring at the clock. Tossing and turning. Counting sheep. If this describes a common evening for your aging loved one, recognize that he or she is far from alone. While older adults need to have at least seven hours of sleep each night, upwards of half of all older adults report issues with falling and/or […]
The Information You Need to Know About ARMD (Age-Related Macular Degeneration)
If your older loved one has received a diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration, you’ll likely be faced with a variety of questions and concerns. And you’re not alone; a staggering 11 million people in the U.S. have received the same diagnosis, and that number is predicted to double by the year 2050. Compassionate Nursing Services, […]
The Top Four Senior Vision Problems and When to Seek Help
If it seems to you that newspaper print keeps getting smaller and smaller as we grow older, you’re not alone! Most of us find ourselves challenged by trying to read the fine print, so to speak – holding printed materials at arm’s length, putting on reading glasses, or making use of a magnifier. Although not […]
Lower Your Cholesterol for Better Health with These Tips
Hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, LDLs, and HDLs: what exactly do these terms mean, and are they putting you at risk for a heart attack? Although the terminology may very well be confusing, it’s important to understand the fundamentals of cholesterol and its impact on our heart health – and more importantly, what practical actions you can take […]
How to Improve Quality of Life After a Heart Attack
After enduring a heart attack, it’s commonplace to undergo a variety of emotions and thoughts: relief that the experience is over, uncertainty about what may possibly have brought about the attack, and fear about the chance of it happening yet again, just to name a few. The good news is there are measures that heart […]
Compassionate Nursing Shares Top Exercises to Prevent Senior Falls
Fall prevention: it’s one of the leading concerns of healthy aging, considering the fact that falls are one of the top causes for severe injuries and even loss of life in older adults. At Compassionate Nursing Services, providers of in home care in Oakville and the surrounding areas, we strive to make sure the home […]
Boost Senior Fall Prevention with These Simple Room-by-Room Tips
If your elderly loved one is one of the 90% of older adults who decides to remain at home throughout aging, there are several considerations to make sure the senior remains comfortable, independent, and most importantly, safe. Senior fall prevention is crucial. It’s a prevalent presumption that if the older person remains at home, especially […]
Top Recommended COPD Exercises from Compassionate Nursing Services
Because of the breathing difficulties associated with COPD, the last thing an individual battling the disease may feel like doing is exercising and risking becoming even more breathless. Nevertheless, exercise is crucial for all of us, including individuals with COPD, to keep in optimal health. In fact, there are some recent studies that outline the […]
Provide Better COPD Care by Understanding These Four Stages
Since as many as 11 million individuals in the United States alone presently diagnosed with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), we at Compassionate Nursing Services are familiar with the complexities and struggles connected with the airflow restrictions – and as a result, the lifestyle restrictions – that so many seniors with the disease face every […]