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Life as we knew it, particularly for elders, will never go back to what it was. Older people will need to adjust to a post-pandemic world. Keeping pace with the new normal and understanding how and why certain changes are essential will serve seniors well and help them stay healthy. Learn how in this article.
Being alone and isolated does not always equate with the state of feeling lonely. In this post, we’ll make the distinction, then highlight the underlying health impacts and call out some of the signals you can look for as a health care provider.
The medical field appreciates the impact of life choices in their many physical manifestations, including smoking or bad eating habits, and their impact on future health. However, that same medical community appears less comfortable dealing with the harm of social isolation, which is harder to measure and explain. Here, we identify transition triggers that can lead to someone becoming socially isolated, and identify some proactive steps to help during those challenging times.
There are many ways to connect with family and help soften the blow of isolation. Here, we provide a list of tools to use along with some ideas to help you think about making connection time more fun!
Health and aging mean dealing with new information, new specialists, more appointments and medications. These pile onto existing worries, including home maintenance, personal mobility, care of or by a spouse, and paying your bills. You’re not alone in dealing with the struggle. The first step is to plan and to form a strategy based on the services you need now—and as your circumstances change. This is exactly what we deliver in our Aging Life Care Services.
Lisa Shardon, President and CEO of Home Health Companions, spoke with CBS news in an interview this week. The subject of the interview was the company’s active hiring, even in this time when unemployment in the state and around the nation is at record highs. Read about the interview and the openings the company has.
Seniors crave social connection as much as the rest of us. Unfortunately, sometimes they are less able to verbalize their feelings as well as they used to or are self-conscious about slower speech or reduced memory. Some extra effort may be needed to strike up a conversation with them. It’s
A recent study by Stanford Center on Longevity found that fewer Baby Boomer caregivers (U.S. adults ages 55 – 64) were less “socially engaged” with family and friends in 2012 versus 1995. The key reason for the decline includes other obligations like caring for an ailing relative. Caregivers are often
The holidays are meant to be a joyous time for families to gather and celebrate. As we head into this holiday season, these usually happy occasions can be challenging for families with aging parents and loved ones. Older adults with mobility issues, or conditions such as dementia and Alzheimer’s can
Many of us are coping with elders who can no longer communicate. Whether from a stroke, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or for some other reason, they have lost their ability to talk or seemingly respond in any manner to their loved one’s efforts to communicate. Caregivers want to communicate with them, but when
Elder citizens gather for mealtimes, outings and bingo – not at the precise time, but sometime earlier than the start of the activity. Someone once told me, “If these folks aren’t ten minutes early then they’re twenty minutes late”. Time is not precise: they know something exciting is going to
