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Posts from August, 2020

  • Stretching Tips to Help Your Mom With Balance and Flexibility Stretching Tips to Help Your Mom With Balance and Flexibility Something simple like a fall can be catastrophic to an older adult. A hip fracture can make it hard to move around well. A surgery requires time and therapy to bounce back from. Some older adults never regain full mobility after a fall. Improved balance and flexibility helps ... Read More
  • What Activities Might Your Elderly Loved One Enjoy the Most? What Activities Might Your Elderly Loved One Enjoy the Most? Are you trying to help your elderly loved one find activities that they will enjoy? It is important for your loved one to keep active and engage in activities. Whether they are trying to start up with an old hobby or find something new and exciting, you can help them out. ... Read More
  • What Are the Common Forms of Arthritis? What Are the Common Forms of Arthritis? Arthritis is one of the most prevalent chronic health conditions. Almost 23 percent of American adults have been diagnosed with arthritis. As you age, arthritis will likely affect you. It's very likely that your parents already have arthritis. There are several types of ... Read More
  • Four Ways to Get a Handle on Caregiving Four Ways to Get a Handle on Caregiving As a caregiver, there are going to be times when you feel like you don’t know what’s going on or what to do next. Having a plan is crucial, both for those times and for all of the other times when you’re just dealing with the next thing on your list. Regardless of which ... Read More
  • What Categories of Exercise Should Your Senior Consider? What Categories of Exercise Should Your Senior Consider? If your elderly family member is ready to start exercising, there are some specific categories of movement that she might want to look into. It’s always a good idea for your senior to talk to her doctor about exercise before she starts a new movement practice, because some ... Read More