Caring for the Skin in Our Golden Years
As we age, our skin undergoes various changes that can affect its appearance and health, the skin loses collagen and elastin, leading to wrinkles, sagging, and dryness. Additionally, factors such as sun exposure, lifestyle choices, and genetics can accelerate these changes. While aging is a natural process, there are effective ways to care for our […]
Living a Healthy Life with Diabetes as Seniors
November is National Diabetes Month, a time to raise awareness about diabetes and its impact, especially among seniors. With proper management, individuals can live normal, healthy lives while effectively managing their diabetes. Here’s how to discover, treat, and avoid diabetes, along with tips for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects […]
Gratitude Month – ‘No gesture is too small when done with gratitude and love.’
November is the season to express gratitude. Our marketing rounds this week consisted of gifting Bundt Cakes that stated “Nothing Bundt Thankful For You!’ These mini cakes were given out as our way to show appreciation and say ‘thank you’ to our community partners. We are grateful for the opportunity to serve our community along […]
The Benefits of Smoothies for Seniors
Smoothies have become a popular way to get a lot of nutrition at one time, and they can be an excellent way for seniors to maintain a balanced and healthy diet. This is essential because eating—or drinking—enough nutrients to sustain the body in the older years helps to avoid a number of health issues. That […]
Home Care Assistance Helps Seniors Who Have Chronic Pain
If your senior parent wants to continue living at home as they get older, but they suffer from chronic pain, living independently is still possible for them. Many seniors who have chronic pain from illnesses or age can live independently with home care assistance. When seniors have home care assistance, they have daily support that […]
October – Long Term Care Planning Month
Long-term care offers a variety of services to meet a person’s health or personal care needs when they can no longer perform daily activities on their own. Who needs long-term care? It’s hard to know how long or what kind of care a person will need, but at some point, everyone needs long-term care. You […]
Coffee Time on Us!
International Coffee Day is a global celebration of coffee, observed annually on October 1. It honors the journey of coffee from the farm to the cup and recognizes the millions of people—farmers, roasters, baristas, and coffee shop owners—who contribute to the coffee industry. The day also raises awareness of the challenges faced by coffee growers, […]
Prevent Medicine Misuse in the Elderly
October is National Medicine Abuse Awareness month. Older adults are more likely to misuse medicines or become addicted to them because their body cannot absorb and filter medicine easily as a younger person, not only that but medicine can be misused unintentionally by taking the wrong amount that was prescribed, taking it too often or […]
Caring for Seniors with Rosacea
Rosacea is a facial rash that often occurs as individuals get older. It is more likely to occur in women and often starts to begin in women at an earlier age, and while men often get it later in life, their faces can be more seriously affected by it, and are at more risk of […]
Nighttime Incontinence in Seniors
For some seniors, getting through the night without using the bathroom is no longer a part of their reality. They may find themselves getting up once or more each night to use the bathroom. While this leads to poor sleep, many seniors would say they’d rather wake up multiple times each night to urinate than […]
