Senior Parent Solutions

12/26/2020

Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist. 🖌✏

12/25/2020

Merry Christmas and Happy Holliday 🤶🎅

12/24/2020

There are so many reasons to move your body. Exercise can reduce the risk of many chronic health conditions, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and osteoporosis. Physical activity can also improve muscle strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination, which can reduce the risk of falls and fall-related injuries. 🧘🚣🧑‍🦯🏃

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It’s not uncommon for seniors to neglect their health. Here are a few tips caregivers can use to encourage senior loved ones to take care of themselves.

12/23/2020

Petting a dog or stroking a cat is a highly therapeutic activity. The next time you visit, why not bring your pet with you? If your older adult is an animal lover, they’d probably be overjoyed to spend time with an animal, especially a beloved family pet.

Research has found that spending time playing with animals lowers heart rate, blood pressure, and stress levels. And in the long term, interacting with a pet can even lower cholesterol, prevent depression, and protect against heart disease and stroke.

But before you bring a pet, check with the care community to make sure furry visitors are allowed. 🐶🐱🐦🐠

12/22/2020

Since independent living facilities are aimed at older adults who need little or no assistance with activities of daily living, most do not offer medical care or nursing staff. You can, however, hire in-home help separately as required. 👩‍⚕🧑‍⚕👨‍⚕

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Interested in independent living? Explore your options and learn how to make the best choice for your needs.

12/21/2020

Just like people, animals want and need to have fun. So playing with them can be mutually beneficial.
Besides, it's often easy to find animals to interact with even if you don't have any pets. For example, many animal shelters welcome seniors who want to give dogs, cats, or other critters some quality attention. 🐶🐱🐦🐠

12/20/2020

Senior living can be overwhelming. The tips on this article can help you start the conversation about moving to senior living. 👵🧓👴

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12/19/2020

💟 Life can be only be understood backward but it must be lived forward. ⏩

12/18/2020

❤️ Friends are essential.

❤️ Friendships improve physical and mental health isn’t news to John Moore, DO, an Aetna medical director and senior health specialist. Dr.Moore saw a marked difference in the health outcomes of older patients who were socially active compared to those who weren’t.

❤️ Friends can strengthen our immune system, help us recover more quickly from illness, sharpen our memory and even help us live longer.

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Being with friends isn't just fun - it can also boost your health, especially as you get older. Find out why.

12/17/2020

🇯🇵 Japan has the world’s oldest population, with an average age of 47 and a life expectancy of more than 81 years. More than 28 % of its residents are over the age of 65, ahead of Italy in second place with 23 %, and compared with 16 percent of Americans.

Japan reacted more quickly than Western nations to developments in nearby China, swiftly tightening controls on staff and visitors at its eldercare homes, said Reiko Hayashi, deputy director general of the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research.

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12/16/2020

Are you currently taking care of your aging parent❓🧓👵
Prepare for the future by knowing the questions you should ask!✔✔✔

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12/15/2020

✔ According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “Between 2000 and 2050, the proportion of the world’s population over 60 years will double from about 11% to 22%.”

⭐ Dispelling the myths associated with aging seems more pressing than at any point in our evolutionary history.

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As part of our series addressing medical myths, we turn our attention to the many myths that surround the "inevitable" decline associated with aging.