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Time to Rest and Recharge: The Impact of Stress on Your Heart

February 16, 2022

As we continue through Heart Health month, I'd like to do a deeper dive into stress management and how it can affect your heart. When discussing heart health, we tend to focus on food and fitness – however, there are other major players in the health game when it comes to your heart: stress and sleep. There is growing evidence that stress can contribute to heart disease. Sometimes it’s difficult to recognize the impact daily stress has on our lives – we become accustomed...

Hearts, Health and Happiness (and Hope!)

February 9, 2022

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February is Heart Health Month, which explains why I've had hearts on my mind as of late (not to mention Valentine's Day is around the corner). While researching this article, I stumbled upon some alarming statistics. The CDC reports that heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States. One person dies every 36 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease. About 659,000 people in the US...

Caregivers are Only Human – Guest Contributor Jill Gafner Livingston

February 3, 2022

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Caregiving for your loved one can be an emotionally and physically exhausting experience. For many families, the need for care comes on suddenly, and without the time and resources to adequately prepare for the circumstances. Throughout my career, I have counseled families as they make difficult and emotional decisions about the next steps for their aging family members. As a care provider, I found much comfort in the experiences and stories of individuals who have managed a care plan and hearing how they...

Companion Care at Home: Using Music To Cope Through Tough Times

February 2, 2022

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It has been shown that playing an instrument improves memory, spatial thinking, literacy, processing speed, capacity to plan, and other cognitive skills. Despite these advantages, learning to play an instrument is unlikely to be at the top of seniors' bucket lists. And why would you not? It is often due to a lack of ambition to study an instrument. Seniors and retirees sometimes believe they are too old to do such tasks. Naturally, this is not true. Even when a...

Haven’t Got Time for the Pain? Tips for Managing Chronic Discomfort

January 26, 2022

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Chronic pain is more common than you might imagine. Everyone experiences pain from time to time; Pain alerts us to potential health concerns and injuries. Chronic pain occurs when it lasts longer than 12 weeks. The National Center for Health Statistics approximates that 76.2 million Americans (1 in 4 people) regularly experience pain that lasts longer than 24 hours, and millions more have acute pain. It is the most common cause of Long-Term disability in the United States. Symptoms of...

Personal Care at Home: Working Out with Weights for Seniors

January 18, 2022

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January is Shape Up Month and if you have a senior loved one that wants to get healthy and active this year weight lifting or working out with weights should be part of their plan. Aerobic exercise is a struggle for many seniors, but resistance training or weight training may be easier. Weight training has some big benefits for seniors. Even just working with light weights can help seniors stop muscle loss, burn calories, and get fit. Having personal care...

Does Your Loved One Need Help? A Guide to Recognizing Red Flags for Our Aging Family Members

January 18, 2022

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It can be difficult to know when your aging loved one could use assistance in their home. The desire to maintain independence can make them more secretive. As things become increasingly challenging, they may hide or minimize incidents. The fear of losing independence can outweigh their ability to see the risks to their health and safety. The bottom line is many older adults find it difficult to accept they need help. When you visit your loved one, you need to...

7 Joint Friendly Workouts

January 12, 2022

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As we age our bone loss often accelerates, causing a change on our bone density and mobility. What once was a nice run around the neighborhood is now a more painful and slower jog. If you are feeling less flexible and have sore joints after workouts – fear not. You can still stay active while putting less pressure on your joints. These seven activities can help you stay active, without as much pain. Swimming. Swimming is a great low-impact and...

3 Easy, Healthy New Year’s Resolutions

January 5, 2022

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Did you know that the majority of New Year’s resolutions are broken or given up altogether by the end of January? Many individuals have a “go big, or go home” mentality when it comes to resolutions, which often results in unattainable goals. While the intention behind these goals is good, creating such drastic changes can often lead to failure and frustration. Instead, try making a new, healthy resolution for 2022 that integrates small healthy changes into your life that you...

24-Hour Home Care: Winter Tips for Helping Your Senior to Prevent Injuries

January 4, 2022

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Unfortunately, thousands of elderly people fall during the winter. They break their backs, fracture their hips, and get many other injuries. For you as a family caregiver of your elderly loved one or their 24-hour home care providers, hopefully, the tips noted here today will help your elderly loved one to prevent an injury this winter. Keep Up with Physical Activity One of the best ways that your elderly loved one can prevent injuries this winter is by keeping active....

Time to Rest and Recharge: The Impact of Stress on Your Heart

Hearts, Health and Happiness (and Hope!)

Caregivers are Only Human – Guest Contributor Jill Gafner Livingston

Companion Care at Home: Using Music To Cope Through Tough Times

Haven’t Got Time for the Pain? Tips for Managing Chronic Discomfort

Personal Care at Home: Working Out with Weights for Seniors

Does Your Loved One Need Help? A Guide to Recognizing Red Flags for Our Aging Family Members

7 Joint Friendly Workouts

3 Easy, Healthy New Year’s Resolutions

24-Hour Home Care: Winter Tips for Helping Your Senior to Prevent Injuries

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