Compassionate Care for COPD: Unlocking Better Health
Coughing. Shortness of breath. Wheezing. If you’re taking care of a loved one with COPD, you are familiar with these symptoms. Your goal is to help the person live their highest possible quality of life, but it’s not easy. Though there is currently no cure available for COPD, it is treatable, and there are things […]
Understanding the Connection Between Depression and Cardiovascular Disease
Enduring a heart attack changes life instantly. What seemed important before the health crisis suddenly shifts, as the main priority becomes helping the weakened heart to heal. Life is then filled with adjusting to new medications, implementing dietary changes and an exercise regimen, following up with medical appointments and tests, all focused on ensuring optimal […]
Top Ways for Older Adults to Cope With Allergies
It’s finally summer! Now that the long, cold winter and wet springtime are over, we can enjoy the great outdoors. For older loved ones, getting out into the fresh air, sunshine, and beauty of nature is very important for both mental and physical health. Unfortunately, it can also trigger seasonal allergy symptoms. And this is […]
Understanding Loss of Appetite in Older Adults
You have just made a huge batch of Mom’s special chili recipe. Your house smells delicious, and you cannot wait to eat. However, while you are delighting in not only the taste but the memories the meal conjures, Mom is simply stirring the food around in her own bowl. And it’s not the first time. […]
The Best Assistive Equipment for Arthritis
For someone with arthritis, even basic, daily activities and tasks may trigger crippling pain. It could lead to a loss in independence, if the person starts to rely more heavily on others for help and support. Fortunately, there is assistive equipment for arthritis that can both reduce pain and enable those with arthritis to do […]
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 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 […]