Category Archives for Senior Health
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices to Better Manage High Cholesterol
The pandemic has altered many things, from social gatherings and travel to book clubs and lunch dates with friends. While these unplanned and dramatic changes to life as we know it may cause some uncertainty and anxiety, it’s helpful to look for the silver lining in the situation: newfound time to focus on ways to […]
Continue readingSuccessfully Manage Chronic Health Conditions with Home Care Services
A diagnosis of a chronic health condition raises a lot of questions and concerns for seniors: How will I manage the myriad of medical appointments, procedures, medications, etc.? What happens as the condition progresses over time? And most importantly: Can I continue to remain living at home?
Continue readingThe Impact of Isolation and Benefits of Senior Socialization
In our recent age of quarantining and social distancing, loneliness and isolation are impacting seniors in epic proportions, and the effects are more serious than you may realize. Recent studies are brimming with the hazards of social isolation, characterizing it as a more dangerous health risk than obesity, and identifying it as contributing to a […]
Continue readingPhysical Therapy for Seniors Helps Them Gain Confidence and Maintain Health
Physical therapy: it’s not just for athletes with pulled hamstrings! Older adults struggling with a variety of conditions can reap tremendous benefits from acquiring physical therapy services. Physical therapists are experts in physiology and anatomy related to normal functioning, and assess each senior’s individual complications to prepare a comprehensive plan to address and overcome these […]
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