Osteoporosis is a common condition among seniors as this is one of many age-related health issues. A decline in the bone density can happen to any of us as the years go by, and this leads to bone weaknesses and fracture. One way to prevent osteoporosis is through exercises. Thankfully, there are exercises that our aging loved ones can engage …
Senior Life: How to Talk About Unsafe Driving
Driving incidents can be risky for our aging loved ones when they are on the wheels. However, discouraging them from driving may result in unhealthy arguments or self-confidence issues. For most of us who depend on our driving skills to carry out our daily tasks, not being able to drive can be a life-changing experience. This experience can be a …
What Can You Do to Prevent Depression at an Advanced Age?
Depression is a serious problem and many senior citizens can slip into it quite easily. There are many reasons why people fall into depression but there also many different ways that you can use to make sure you do not slip into this dark pit. Depression is not a joke and it can even have a severe effect on your …
Bedroom Safety Tips for Your Aging Loved One
To ensure your senior loved one’s quality of life ahead in their aging years, you would want them safe and well at all times. This includes keeping them safe from fall incidents at home, which is to be a senior person’s safest sanctuary. Of all the many places at home, their bedroom is ideally the shelter closest to their heart. …
Elderly Grooming: Tips When Bathing a Senior Loved One
A person’s hygiene is a key indicator of their overall health. But especially for a senior person, their lack of personal grooming can signal that they already need assistance from caregivers. When you perceive this need in your aging parent, prudence would urge you to rise to the occasion and care for them yourself. Bathing a senior person is one …