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 […]

Transitional Home Health Care: Help with Returning Home After a Hospital Stay

After a medical procedure or hospitalization, the words we look forward to hearing most are, “Here are your discharge papers – you are free to head home now!” What a sense of relief there is in coming through the front door, sinking into a favorite chair, and unwinding. Yet there are frequently a variety of […]

Dementia-Friendly Home Modifications for the Elderly

The daily dilemmas of providing care for a senior loved one with Alzheimer’s disease are constantly changing. Today, the challenge might be frustration because of the inability to communicate effectively. Another day, it might be wandering and trying to go “home.” There can be sleepless nights if sundowning is a factor, or aggressive actions and […]

Reduce the Risk for Ocular Trauma by Optimizing Eye Health for Seniors

Those of us in the age 40+ demographic know how it feels to start to struggle with small print, finding the need to start wearing reading glasses, increasing the font size on our electronic devices, or holding books at arm’s length to try to reduce blurring. Growing older and becoming challenged with vision changes frequently […]

Dehydration in Seniors: Don’t Overlook This Health Risk

During the warmest time of the year, maintaining proper hydration is a must, especially for seniors. In fact, close to half of all older adults are chronically under-hydrated, according to a recently available UCLA study, which can bring on many different health risks, such as kidney stones, urinary tract infection, and also an increased risk […]

Head Injuries Are a Growing Concern Among Older Adults

When you think of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), your first thought is likely to be a sports-related accident, such as a football player crashing head-first into a rival, or perhaps a head-on collision in a car accident – something less likely to impact senior loved ones. Nevertheless, the prevalence of traumatic head injuries in […]

Bath Safety Month: Tips to Help Ensure Senior Safety

Although you might consider your bathroom to be a safe sanctuary where you are able to relax and slow down with a soothing bath or invigorating shower following a busy day, for seniors, the bathroom is actually probably the most dangerous room in the home. With slippery floors which can be even slipperier when wet, […]

Start a Stretching Routine to Improve Mobility & Flexibility for Seniors

A typical belief is that growing older unequivocally corresponds to diminished mobility and flexibility. Although it’s true that conditions including osteoarthritis impact many seniors, it is equally true that there are practical measures which may help guarantee higher levels of strength and stamina in your later years. One of the recommended ways to boost mobility […]

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 […]

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 […]