There are many factors that can contribute to poor dietary habits in the elderly: lack of money to purchase healthy food, unable to drive or to access a grocery store, physical ailments (including dementia) that prevent people from cooking, fatigue or lack of confidence in the kitchen. Anyone can relate to at least a few Read More
RESPITE: Self Care for Caregivers
April is an interesting month. It’s not quite warm enough out to take off those sweaters. Folks (especially elderly folks) are prone to colds. Allergies start acting up as the pollen starts flying. During this period between winter and summer, let’s look back at November’s National Family Caregiver Month. The National Family Caregivers Month is Read More
Helping Homebound Seniors Vote in California
by Pam Ness June 7th is the Presidential Primary in California. No matter which candidate you support, the races are tight, and every vote counts. It is important that we help our seniors to vote with an absentee ballot if they are unable to easily get out to the polls on election day. While we Read More
Silver Alert: It’s an Amazing Amber Alert For Seniors
by Pam Ness In California, we have gotten familiar with the concept of Amber Alerts. Our phones vibrate or chime with the message that a child or teenager has been abducted, including pertinent details of vehicle license plate numbers and car descriptions. In synchrony, the media plays a role in spreading the information, and electronic Read More
The Incredible Benefits of Exercise for Seniors
Whether you’re aged twenty or eighty years old, able-bodied or immobile, exercising is incredibly important for the mind and body. Let’s talk about how regular, daily exercise affects the body, and list some good movements people can try at their appropriate ability level. Physically Moving your body daily is like keeping the oil running through Read More
Caring for Seniors with Mobility Issues
A person’s ability to move around by themselves, called mobility, can drastically change as they age. Some changes come slowly over a long period of time, like weakening of muscles due to declining nutrition, illness, natural aging, decreasing coordination and flexibility associated with dementia, or illness such as diabetes or others that affect the circulatory Read More
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