Category: Senior Care
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Elderly Home Care and Depression
It is important to recognize depression symptoms when caring for an elderly loved one. While seniors aging in their own home can help them maintain their independence, it can also be isolating.
Senior Care Solutions: Making Sure Seniors are Getting Enough Vitamin C
When looking at senior care solutions, vitamin intake is important to the health and wellness of the individual. As seniors age, vitamin deficiencies can occur for many reasons, such as skipped meals, medications interfering with the absorption of vitamins or certain health issues.
Loneliness and Isolation Can Affect Senior Health
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 11 million, or 28% of people who are aged 65 and older, now live alone. Consider these facts from the Administration on Aging:
Physical Activity for Senior Care
As seniors age, physical activities can have not only positive physical effects, but positive cognitive effects as well.
Winter Health Risks for Seniors
When the temperature drops, older adults run a higher risk of health problems and injuries related to the weather. It’s important that they, and those who care for them, take certain precautions at this time of year.
Managing Urinary Incontinence in the Home
As seniors age, many things come into play — safety in the home and out, health conditions seniors face, the emotional ups and downs when dealing with the normal aging process, including the loss of loved ones.
Holiday Scams: What Seniors Should Look Out For
Scammers and con artists are all around us these days. It seems that no matter where we turn, there’s a nefarious individual or group looking to scam us.
How to Recognize if Your Loved One is Battling Depression
While depression is a common issue among people at any age, it is the most common among seniors because they suffer from many unique challenges and changes, from losing control of their body to grieving over the loss of friends and loved ones.
Senior Care Technology
Through use of products like SafetyChoice®, Comfort Keepers® can keep seniors safe 24/7.
5 Things to Know About Elder Care Service Providers
There are many elder care service providers, but what do your loved ones need? Check out these tips on what you should know before choosing.
