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Comfort Keepers® News & Highlights
In this section, we’ve gathered recent and archived news releases about Comfort Keepers senior care services, developments and accomplishments, as well as news and feature articles that highlight matters of interest to seniors and their caregivers.
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Common Errors To Avoid When Writing Your Will
You cannot take it with you, but with careful planning you can make sure the assets you worked hard for will benefit the ones you love after you are gone. Many of us, however, put off creating a last will and testament, for one reason or another.
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Advance Directives for Health Care: Removing Uncertainty When You Cannot Speak For Yourself
It is not something any of us likes to think about, but there could come a time when we face a life-threatening illness or injury that leaves us incapable of communicating our wishes about the medical care we receive.
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Living Trusts Offer Advantages Over Wills
Provisions in other documents such as insurance policies, retirement accounts, and jointly-held property often conflict with the intent expressed in a will.
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Tips For Healthy Senior Summer Travel
Taking simple steps can help make trips safe and healthy for seniors. Along with contacting a travel agent, seniors should consult their physician before taking a summer trip, recommends the American Geriatrics Society’s Foundation for Health in Aging.
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Seniors: Warm Up And Stretch Your Way to a Longer, Healthier Life
Studies show that physical activity slows the aging process and increases seniors’ life span. The positive health effects of exercise go deep, down to the cellular level.
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How Seniors Can Stay Safe In The Summer Heat And Sun
Sunny days uplift spirits. But seniors need to take special precautions to make sure their enjoyment of summer is not eclipsed by the pain of sunburn or the harmful effects of dehydration and heat illness.
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Medical Conditions – And Certain Medicines – Increase the Risk of Falls
Due to normal effects of aging, medical conditions and side effects of medications, many seniors have difficulty maintaining balance, putting them at increased risk of injury from falls.
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How to Turn Home Sweet Home Into Home Safe Home
A growing number of seniors are realizing that there is no place they would rather live than the home they have grown fond of. However, the house that was once a haven can become a potential hazard for falls as we get older.
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Osteoporosis Prevention: Strategies for Maintaining Strong, Healthy Bones
A variety of preventive health strategies helps slow and lessen the effects of osteoporosis, the natural weakening of bones that occurs as we age and can result in debilitating injuries when coupled with accidental falls.
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Some Medications Affect Seniors' Appetite and Nutrition
As senior take more medications they run an increased risk of harmful drug interactions. They also are at greater risk of nutritional deficiencies that result when medications interact with certain foods or suppress appetite.
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Diet Has a Direct Effect on Blood Pressure: Out with the Salt; Bring in the Fruits and Vegetables!
Blood pressure typically rises as we get older. Through healthful eating and exercise, however, we can help keep it under control. What we eat directly affects blood pressure.
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Healthy Eating is Important for Senior Men
At the risk of their health, senior men who live alone or serve as their wife’s caregiver often rely on the convenience of frozen and fast food. On the other hand, senior men who know how to cook are more likely to eat a well-balanced, healthful diet.
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Getting the Most Out of Medicine: Solutions for Organizing Medications
Medication works only when it is taken. And it is most effective when taken according to a doctor’s prescription or, in the case of nonprescription medications, label directions.
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Herbals And Drugs Can Have Adverse Interactions: Check With Your Doctors First
Just because herbal remedies are made of natural, plant-derived ingredients does not mean they are safe. When taken in combination with certain prescribed or over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, they can pose health risks, sometimes life-threatening.
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Prescription Medications Are Not the Only Cause of Drug Interactions
Seniors are at a greater risk of drug interactions than the general population as they typically take more medications. Taken in certain combinations, drugs can interfere or interact with one another, altering their effectiveness in controlling symptoms.
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Seniors May Eat Less, But They Need To Ensure Good Nutrition
As seniors age they typically become less active and their metabolisms slow. As a result, they require fewer calories. But their need for essential, health-promoting vitamins and minerals does not decline. If anything, it increases.
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Eat Seasonally for Maximum Nutrition
No matter where we live, we expect to find a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables year-round in supermarket produce sections. But much of it has to travel great distances to get there. And in doing so, it loses freshness, taste and nutrients.
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Food As Medicine: Good Nutrition Promotes Senior Health
A healthy diet delivers essential nutrients for optimal health and plays an essential role in improving the quality of life and independence of senior citizens. According to the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health...
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Questions to Ask When Choosing an In-Home Care Provider
Family caregivers often come to the realization they need help caring for a senior parent or other loved one when they consider their other responsibilities at work and home. However, giving up some of the responsibility to someone else can...
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What to Pack (and Not to Pack) for the Hospital
Well-planned packing helps make vacations more enjoyable. Likewise, what you pack for your own or a loved one’s admission to the hospital can make for a smoother, less stressful experience.
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