Summer Safety Tips for Seniors
The longer days of summer mean more time for swimming, family cookouts, gardening, and all of those other delightful seasonal pursuits. However, it also means an enhanced risk for a number of health concerns for the elderly, who happen to be more vulnerable to heat-related issues such as: Heat syncope (faintness/dizziness) Heat cramps Heat edema […]
When Crafts Won’t Cut It: Engaging Activities for Senior Men
For many senior men, who’ve spent a lifetime engaged in a career, family, hobbies and interests, the very thought of settling in for a day of crafting is, at best, undesirable. The answer to uncovering interesting activities for senior men is in first taking the time to dig back into the history of their lives […]
Get Moving! How Physical Activity Can Improve Brain Health for Seniors
We all know how important it is to keep active for our physical health; however, research is now revealing many more far-reaching advantages – namely, a reduced possibility of developing Alzheimer’s disease and a slowed rate of cognitive decline in the elderly. The explanation for the connection is uncertain, but there are two main theories […]
Back to School: The Benefits of Senior Education
Walk into practically any store this time of the year and you’ll be bombarded with displays of sale-priced backpacks, pens, notebooks, and lunchboxes – and aisles full of parents scrambling to check off items from kids’ back-to-school supply lists. And although we may connect the new school year with children, it is crucial to change […]
Using Nature to Nurture: How Seniors Benefit from Being Outdoors
Is there anything greater after the lengthy, cold winter than finally being able to open up the windows and let the fresh, warm, springtime breezes blow through the home? Something about the sights, smells, and sounds of nature gives us a powerful pick-me-up, and that’s why it is so essential for seniors to seize the […]
Improve Senior Mobility and Flexibility with These Stretching Exercises
It is a common assumption that aging unquestionably corresponds to decreased mobility and flexibility. While it’s valid that conditions including osteoarthritis impact a lot of elders, it is true that you can also find hands-on steps to guarantee maximum strength and stamina throughout your later years. Among the best ways to improve senior mobility and […]
Seniors and Stress: How to Recognize and Relieve It
They’re often called “the golden years” for good reason; aging instills in people wisdom from lessons learned during a lifetime, in addition to the chance to relax from the fast pace of younger adulthood and make the time to truly appreciate what matters most. However, our older years can also be an occasion of compounded […]
Activities to Help Reduce Agitation with Dementia
When a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or another type of progressive dementia, everyday life can feel like a puzzle to be solved. Since there are various stages of the disease, it’s common to discover a variety of activities that are calming and meaningful for the senior in one stage, which can suddenly […]
Helping Elders with Late Stage Alzheimer’s Remain Active
Each stage of Alzheimer’s disease comes with distinct complications, and the techniques to conquer those challenges and help older adults live the best life possible must be adjusted accordingly. In the later stages of Alzheimer’s disease, it is very common for the elder’s level of activity and involvement to decline; however, it is still crucially […]