If your client is challenged with limited mobility due to conditions like stroke, severe arthritis, or injuries from falls, there are still a variety of activities they can enjoy. As their compassionate companion, you can suggest hobbies and activities that will bring a smile to their face and make your hours of care enjoyable for both of you.
Aging is when health and well-being become the proverbial elephant in the room. As a professional caregiver or even as a family member taking care of your older relative, you need to become familiar with the common changes that happen to most seniors. It is important to know the signs of disease or something else that requires medical attention. Understanding the normal aging process will help you manage these worries.
Dehydration in seniors can cause serious health issues and is a common cause of hospitalization in people over age 65.
Superfoods have become quite a buzzword in the health and foods circles, suggesting everyone should be consuming their share of superfoods to live a better and fitter life. But what is it about superfoods that makes them so unique?
What role does Vitamin D, and specifically Vitamin D deficiency, play in cognitive disease? In this blog post, we’ll do a deep dive on what, if any connections, can be found in modern science between Vitamin D deficiency and memory loss.
This year, getting vaccinated against the flu is more important than ever. Annual flu shots protect us against the three or four influenza virus strains that have been determined to be the most common during the upcoming flu season. The influenza (flu) shot is a vaccine given with a needle, usually in the arm, and is the best way to protect yourself and others from contracting the flu each year.
