Many seniors move to Florida to enjoy their retirement in the Sunshine State. They plan to spend their golden years doing the things they love in warm weather and avoiding snow and frigid temperatures. While the sunshine is enjoyable for people of all ages and beneficial in moderation, it can be especially dangerous on aging skin. In Florida especially, seniors…
Balancing home and career is increasingly difficult as your family members become involved in more activities within their school or community. What do you do when you have an aging parent who needs more help while your children need to be transported to sports activities or encouraged with a difficult school project? When you are not able to be in…
Seniors who have been diagnosed with high blood pressure may think that all they can do is take medication and hope for the best. Yet, there are many options for senior care at home that can help control blood pressure and, if medication is necessary, even enhance the effect of the medications. 1. Eat a heart-healthy diet A good place…
When a cataract forms, the clear lens of one’s eye becomes clouded over. People with cataracts see as though they are looking through a cloudy lens or a window covered in frost or fog. This can make it much more difficult to drive at night, to read or even to see someone’s facial expression. Signs of Cataracts Home care agencies…
Taking care of a houseplant can help seniors have a more positive outlook and improve their quality of life according to home care providers. Senior care studies have shown that having and maintaining a houseplant can give seniors a boost in their happiness and overall health. Researchers found that, if given proper instructions – for example through an indoor gardening…
Seniors are often taking multiple medications for a variety of medical conditions. The more medications a senior is taking, the greater the risk that a missed dose, and overdose or a negative drug interaction between medications can result in accidental poisoning or have other dangerous consequences. In addition to poisoning and other potential lethal consequences, failure to take medications as…
If your mother is a senior citizen age 50 or older, she may be at risk for osteoporosis. Home health care professionals suggest that you and your mom may want to educate yourselves on this disease as well as learn about some of the many ways to reduce the risks associated with osteoporosis. Statistically, 20 percent of all older women…
Have you noticed the phone ringing off the hook at your mother or father’s home? Most of the time the number is an 800 caller or unknown. In fact, at this stage of your parent’s life, there are very few people who call them on the phone other than family and friends. So who are all these callers? The majority…
Change is not always easy, but when mom or dad has the support of compassionate home health care services enriching their daily lives, positive outcomes are possible. Physical and emotional changes always come about with aging. What may have been easy for your parent months or even weeks ago may suddenly be more challenging. But caregivers and occupational therapists assist…
Your mom or dad may enjoy exercise, in the form of square dancing, which is a social activity for seniors and yet can also be great exercise as well. When your mom or dad Do-Si-Do they are up on their feet or sitting upright in a wheelchair swaying and moving to the beat. Dance is one of the most popular…
