Caring for Seniors with PTSD: How Caregivers Can Offer Support
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) affects people of all ages, including seniors. As a caregiver, you play a critical role in identifying signs of PTSD in seniors, helping them cope, and ensuring they feel comfortable seeking support. Continue reading and we will guide you on how to identify the signs of PTSD, how to provide compassionate […]
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Hygiene
Benefits of Positivity and Healthy Living
The benefits of positivity and healthy living. While studies haven’t identified precisely why positive people are healthier, researchers suspect that it is because people who are more positive process stress better and move through hard situations more easily. “Optimism is the most important human trait because it allows us to evolve our ideas, to improve […]
Eye Injury Prevention
Eye injury prevention is not talked about much because most people think it is rare to have injuries to the eyes. Aaarrrrrggh, not so. With age, vision can get worse, which leaves someone with poor depth perception or problems with glare. This can cause you to misjudge distance or step height, which can lead to […]
Activities To Start In The New Year
Are you looking for activities to start in the new year? You know what is always number one in the eyes of goal setters like yourself at the beginning of the year. Let’s get to it! Let’s…… Exercise. What else could be the best way to lose all of that holiday weight after all those […]
Holidays with Loved Ones
Holidays with loved ones are special for seniors. It’s a way to spend time, have some good laughs and great food with their families. It recreates past memories for them which can improve the quality of their day-to-day life. So plan out with your family and book your next flight home as early as possible […]
Post-Pandemic Summer
Post-Pandemic Summer Article Contributing Writers – Joy Boyd, EdD and Ellen Gorsal, Never Left Alone Concierge Services, Inc. It’s A Post-Pandemic Summer Coming Your Way Hey there! How are you feeling? Are you glad it’s summertime? Well, you already know that the official date was June 20th of this year and boy was everyone enthusiastically […]
How To Care For Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease
How to care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease, understanding its three stages and how it’s different from Dementia. How it’s Different from Dementia Alzheimer’s has often been confused with Dementia. Dementia is a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of […]
Just Dance
“We should consider every day lost in which we have not danced at least once.” ~Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche~ As we know, exercise is a key component for staying healthy. Movement is important for older adults, especially those for whom a sedentary lifestyle poses health threats. A recent study by the New England Journal of Medicine […]
6 Precautions to stay healthy during Corona Virus/COVID19
The CDC recommends taking the following precautions to stay healthy Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. (If soap is unavailable, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.) Avoid close contact with people who are sick. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth. Stay home when […]