Getting Married after your 50’s
Getting married in your later 50’s can be a wonderful thing. There are a few things to take into consideration as far as Long Term Care Health Care and other financial challenges. When you become legally married there are a few different issues that you should discuss prior.
Long Term Care is considered the number one concern for adults over the age of 50. At some point 1 out of 10 people over the age of 55 will need some type of Long Term Care services. They will need help with daily[…]
Helping a Senior Who is Grieving
Loosing a spouse or a loved one can cause trauma, depression, and can often times make someone isolated themselves from the rest of the world. Residents in senior care often experience depression or grief when loosing someone. It can be challenging for residents to do much of anything and often times isolate themselves from group situations. Many facilities now are providing support and fun activities to help create a better environment.
Taking care of someones well-being and making sure that they are interacting socially is important. If someone you know or a loved one[…]
Advice on How to Age well in 2019
Look great…. feel great! Aging is inevitable and although some things are out of control there are some ways that you can slow down the process.
Making smart choices with what we are putting into our bodies and how we are taking care of our bodies can allow aging to slow down. The good you put into your body can allow it to slow down while eating bad and not taking care of yourself can allow it to speed up.
When it comes to eating healthy and watching what we are putting into[…]
Dementia: Improving Brain injuries with rehabilitation
Dr. Clare, a clinical psychiatrist at the University of Exeter, ran a recent study with brain injuries and cognitive rehabilitation. One of her patients has early signs of Dementia and she has a program that allows the brain to restore and help with daily functions.
Cognitive rehabilitation is a way to help people with brain injuries try and restore normal functions by individualized programs that use specific skill training and practice metacognitive strategies. The program links occupational and other therapists together and brings them into the homes of patients suffering with dementia.[…]
Exercise Could Help Our Memory
During exercise our bodies release a hormone that could possibly improve our memory and overall health. This hormone could possibly help our memories, treat obesity and diabetes, as well as slow down our aging.
This “exercise hormone” that is released is called Irisin. In recent studies it has shown that it can possibly help us to maintain and sharpen our memories. Irisin has also shown that is can help people stay at a healthy weight and slow down aging.
A study by Nature Medicine involved mice and showed that exercising sharpens our[…]
Foot Care for Seniors
With years and years of support and carried weight our feet take a lot of stress and strain overtime. The food is made up of over 25 different bones. This can be considered on of the most complex parts of the body.
With feet being such an important role to our overall body when they get hurt or can’t be used it affects your entire life. The older we get the more problems we tend to face with our feet. It’s important to take care of your feet and make sure they are[…]
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