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Helping Your Senior Dad With Pet Care

Pets are one of the most beloved parts of many homes across the nation, and seniors who are facing their own medical issues are not exempt from wanting to ensure that their animal thrives. There are many resources that can help your aging dad still care for his dog in the best way possible. For instance, there is a Pet Meals on Wheels program that helps feed canines in the care of those who may need assistance in purchasing and distributing food to their animals.

Key Takeaways:

  • Seniors cannot do a lot of things by themselves. They need help from younger folks.
  • Help your old man by walking the dog, giving it a bath, and bringing it to the vet.
  • People become attached to their pets, so do everything you can to keep your dad’s dog in his home.

“Many seniors have been able to keep their pets when others help out with the responsibilities.”

Read more: https://phoenix.caringseniorservice.com/blog/helping-your-senior-dad-with-pet-care

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Which cancer screenings do older adults need?

Sunrise Senior Living recommends and provides information on resources on cancer screening for older adults. These recommended screenings include looking for lung, colon, prostate, breast and cervical cancer. It is important to have these tests done because many, if not most, of these cancers are more likely the older a person is. Keeping tabs on health and wellness is important to quality of life and wellbeing and Sunrise will be able to help with any questions or thoughts.

Key Takeaways:

  • Cancer screenings are important for older adults because they are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer
  • It is important for caregivers to know which cancer screenings are the most important for their patient to be scheduled for
  • The American cancer society has created a handy schedule of cancer screenings for each age group

“Everyone deserves to feel healthy and in control of their own lives.”

Read more: https://www.sunriseseniorliving.com/blog/september-2017/which-cancer-screenings-do-older-adults-need.aspx

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12 Strategies for Senior Fall Prevention

If an old person falls, it can cause serious problems. If you are a senior, do these things to prevent a fall. You should remove things from your home that could cause a fall. Try installing bars in the bathroom so you have something to hold onto. Get some non-slip mats or tape. Practice your balance by doing things like tai chi. Perhaps it is time to get a cane or walker. Make sure you have good, comfortable shoes. Have your eyesight checked by a medical professional. Make sure you understand the side effects of your medications. A final tip is to keep family around to help you out.

Key Takeaways:

  • Re-orient the home environment so that potentially fall inducing setups are minimized to the greatest level possible
  • Purchase equipment designed to lower the risk of falling, including non-slip mats and tapes and handlebars that can be grabbed for balance
  • Seniors can also lower the risk of falling by practicing tai chi and performing exercises related to balance

“A fall can have big consequences for a senior. You could break a bone or find yourself stuck without an easy way to call for help (it’s a tired cliché, but it has happened). As you age, spending long periods in a hospital or bedridden because of a fall comes with a number of other potential consequences – you could catch a serious illness, you become stationary and don’t get the movement each day your body needs to stay fit and mobile, and you risk facing loneliness.”

Read more: https://www.senioradvisor.com/blog/2017/10/12-strategies-for-senior-fall-prevention/

To learn more about our Mesa respite care providers and how we can help with senior fall prevention, contact us today at 480-498-2324.

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How to keep your brain healthy as you age

Here are seven measures anyone can take to maintain brain health and stave off dementia:
Manage blood pressure.
Control cholesterol.
Maintain normal blood sugar levels.
Stay physically active.
Eat a healthy diet.
Healthy weight.
Quit smoking.
Abnormally high blood pressure, cholesterol, or blood sugar can lead to atherosclerosis and blood clots, which may eventually cause cognitive impairment and vascular dementia.
Over 7 million people are newly diagnosed with dementia each year. According to the journal Stroke, by 2030 as many as 75 million people may develop dementia.

Key Takeaways:

  • According to a newly released report, it’s possible to maintain brain health with just seven easy steps
  • Advisable healthy behaviors include abstaining from tobacco use, regular exercise, eating healthy, and staying at a healthy weight
  • Advisable health related factors include keeping blood pressure normal, keeping cholesterol controlled, and maintaining normal blood sugar levels

“With time, our arteries tend to get clogged with fat deposits and other toxins. This process bears the name of atherosclerosis, and it is a risk factor for conditions such as coronary heart disease, angina, and chronic kidney disease.”

Read more: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319343.php

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Best Buy Starts Selling Senior Care Product Line

As innovations in technology continue to grow, many retailers are looking to more niche type products that will attract certain types of customers. One of these more recent trends is seen in that of Best Buy, as they have begun carrying senior-targeted devices. In doing so, the retailer will sell these products as a means of catering to a different target customer, through detailed explanation of how and why certain tech products are crucial for any senior living by themselves.

Key Takeaways:

  • Best buy has begun to provide technologies for senior care which is a sector that technology is beginning to cater to
  • Best buy like other companies that deal in technology realize that more and more products need to be aimed at a growing elderly population
  • These technologies make it possible for some senior citizens to not have to worry about being forced to move into retirement communities

“Recently, Best Buy began selling an entry-level package of its own remote-monitoring equipment geared toward seniors aging at home, as well as their loved ones who want to keep an eye on them from afar, Bloomberg reports.”

Read more: https://seniorhousingnews.com/2017/10/05/best-buys-starts-selling-senior-care-product-line/

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What Seniors Should Know About Chronic Pain

Unlike the acute pain that one feels as the result of a specific accident or injury, all too often seniors are plagued by chronic pain and suffering as part of everyday life. Chronic pain is defined as continuous long-lasting pain and over 1.5 billion people worldwide are estimated to suffer from it. Unlike temporary acute pain, chronic pain can be debilitating and stop sufferers from participating in the activities that they love. There are a number of medical conditions which can cause chronic pain but one of the primary sources is from an initial injury which goes from being acute to chronic pain. Seniors can fight chronic pain by visiting their doctor, doing formal physical therapy or exercises on their own. There are also holistic approaches to treating chronic pain such as meditation or acupuncture.

Key Takeaways:

  • Chronic pain is characterized as pain that lasts for twelve weeks or more and it affects over 100 million people in The US.
  • Chronic pain has a variety of causes and it can take a particularly large toll on the social and private lives of older people.
  • There are many things people with chronic pain can do to improve their quality of life including exercise, therapy and meditation.

“Chronic pain has a number of causes and takes a number of forms in different people, but the one thing it has in common for everyone that has it is that it lasts for a long time and can take a big toll on your life.”

Read more: https://www.senioradvisor.com/blog/2017/10/what-seniors-should-know-about-chronic-pain/

How to protect a senior loved one from phishing scams

Most caregivers to senior citizens already know that they carry a huge responsibility toward ensuring the senior’s mental, emotional, social, and physical well-being. There is one more essential aspect of care, however, and it involves the realm of technology. Technological safety is especially important for seniors, who are vulnerable to being preyed on by online scams like phishing. Caregivers must understand the tactics and common forms of phishing scams to know how to keep their loved one safe. Any attempts by an outside party to get information should be treated with a healthy suspicion, and remember it is always better to be safe than sorry.

Key Takeaways:

  • Seniors are often the targets of scammers, and they should use extra caution responding to requests for personal information on the phone or in emails.
  • Tell your loved ones to be cautious about emails that begin with generic phrases like “Dear Sir” and then ask for account numbers or personal information.
  • Remember that scammers are savvy and they know exactly how to scare people into believing that they need to give over information, so be cautious and double check all such requests.

“With all that you have on your plate, it’s understandable if you don’t have time to keep up with technology. But the tech world continues to move forward, and that includes many savvy ways in which phishers are out to scam older Americans.”

Read more: https://www.sunriseseniorliving.com/blog/september-2017/how-to-protect-a-senior-loved-one-from-phishing-scams.aspx

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Caregivers Draw Support By Mapping Their Relationships

The Atlas of Caregiving is an association based out of the San Francisco Bay Area that has now released a new tool called CareMaps. The goal of CareMaps is to inquire and gather information surrounding various family caregivers in order to see what shapes their experiences as individuals, and what activities they participate in throughout the day. It allows viewers to see firsthand how a web of care is outsourced from person to person, creating a great support system as a result.

Key Takeaways:

  • AARP and Pearson sponsored the first development of CareMap through an individual who mapped out her client’s care.
  • Utilizing CareMaps can help individuals make decisions about their loved ones or others that they care for.
  • The pilot project studied 14 separate families and followed them to see the relationships surrounding each web of care.

“CareMaps are an intriguing new tool created by the Atlas of Caregiving, an ambitious project that hopes to gather comprehensive data about family caregivers.”

Read more: https://khn.org/news/caregivers-draw-support-by-mapping-their-relationships/

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Dance Classes: 3 Reasons They Are Great For Seniors

Regular exercise and movement is important to senior citizens’ overall physical and mental health and well-being. A senior citizen who needs to add more physicality to their routine should consider taking up dancing, as it offers elderly people a number of important advantages. For example, there is some evidence to suggest that dancing improves heart health. Additionally, dancing is a great booster to mental and emotional health as well, and it is linked to stronger memory health. Dancing is a great social activity with high rewards and little to no risk when it comes to physical activities for senior citizens.

Key Takeaways:

  • Since dancing contains so much cardio, it is great for heart health.
  • Dancing can actually combat depression and other mood-related issues due to it’s therapeutic nature.
  • Since dancing requires coordination and rapid decision making, it has been shown to lower the risk of developing dementia in the future.

“Along with the benefits above, you might make some new friends in the process.”

Read more: https://phoenix.caringseniorservice.com/blog/dance-classes-3-reasons-they-are-great-for-seniors

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The True Meaning of “Person Centered Care”

As the face of business operations and interactions with employees and customers is changing significantly, the idea of putting people first is gaining significant traction among business owners and consumers in the industry. Perhaps the only way to ensure you can keep up with these changing trends and provide the people who interact with you with extensive value, is by focusing on a strategy that targets the experience and care of the person that is working with you.

Key Takeaways:

  • Many nursing homes say that they offer person centered care, but to see if they really do, ask them to provide two examples of said care.
  • Make sure that they allow their residents to do things that had personal meaning to them in the past instead of group activities geared towards nobody in particular.
  • It is important to find out if the staff has what it takes when it comes to boosting the individual’s worth and self esteem.

“Person centered care is really about recognizing and validating the worth of a particular individual.”

Read more: http://www.alzheimersreadingroom.com/2017/09/dementia-care-the-true-meaning-of-person-centered-care.html