Learn What Causes COPD Flares and How to Avoid These Triggers
We have all been waiting patiently for March! At last, the days are getting longer and now we can start to feel the promise of spring all around us. For someone with COPD, there’s extra reason to celebrate the changing of the seasons. Dry, cold air is among several COPD triggers, and the arrival of […]
Top Strategies for Good Hearing at Any Age
Children’s laughter. A favorite tune. Birds singing. There are numerous breathtaking sounds to enjoy everywhere, so it’s crucial to take care of the wonderful gift of hearing. As we grow older, our ability to hear clearly can change, but there are steps we can take to help us have good hearing at any age. How […]
Top Foods for Improving Senior Heart Health
There are plenty of visual reminders during this time of the year that prompt us to think about that exceedingly vital organ that works around the clock to help keep us healthy! Store shelves are overflowing with heart-shaped balloons, cards, and boxes of candy. Since it’s also American Heart Month, it is the perfect time […]
Top Tips to Help Seniors Overcome the Inability to Feel Pleasure in Day-to-Day Living
Following the eventfulness of the holiday season, it’s not unusual for the winter doldrums to emerge. Yet what might appear at first to be a little bit of boredom could in reality be something more serious that needs to be addressed. Anhedonia, is the inability to feel pleasure or enjoy once loved activities and a […]
2023 Health Advice for Seniors from Grace Home Care
Have those New Year’s resolutions already been forgotten? If they have, don’t stress; you are in good company. Lots of us are enthusiastic about an important lifestyle change as soon as we begin the new year, but life quickly rushes in and distracts us from maintaining our dedication to succeed. However, it’s never too late […]
Helping Older Loved Ones Make Meaningful Lifestyle Changes
While we prepare to jump into 2023, it’s the perfect time to think about what we have learned from the past year and what adjustments we’d like to make in the coming year. It is not just about making a resolution that’s likely to be given up on within a matter of weeks. It’s about […]
Top Tips for How to Notice MCI in Seniors
Returning home for the holidays is a great opportunity to make new memories and reminisce together about holidays past. But it’s also an occasion when people frequently observe changes with their elder loved ones – changes that may be too minor to pick up on during a phone call or FaceTime, but are glaringly obvious […]
Tips for Consistent Help for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Health Problems
If you are a family caregiver and feel overwhelmed with keeping up with appointments with different physicians, trips to the pharmacy, lab work, managing medicines and special dietary needs for a senior you love, you are not alone! Chronic health conditions like diabetes, heart disease, COPD, and arthritis afflict many older people – and frequently, […]
Overcoming Common Stereotypes About Aging
If you are holding onto some common stereotypes about aging that involve a sedentary, lonely lifestyle spent in a rocking chair on the front porch every day, it’s time for you to reconsider those thoughts! The secret to healthy aging is understanding the facts and disproving the misconceptions to embrace a vibrant, dynamic lifestyle throughout […]
Pain Control: How Home Care Helps Seniors with Chronic Pain
Burning. Stinging. Aching. That is the way many seniors with chronic pain explain how they feel on a daily basis. Chronic pain can happen anywhere in the body, sometimes for no clear reason at all. It’s defined by pain that lasts for more than three months, either constant or coming and going. And it’s more […]