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Tips for Helping Homebound Seniors Stay Active
Seniors who are homebound face extra challenges. Loneliness, lack of physical activity, and more can become problems. Help seniors stay active. Being homebound as a senior can increase risk of loneliness, stress, lack of physical activity, and more. It’s…
How to Help Seniors Safely Manage Allergies
Everything from the changing of the seasons to a crumb of food can cause a reaction for someone who has an allergy. For seniors, allergies can be especially dangerous. Seasonal allergies alone affect 50 million people in the U.S. Seniors…
Health and Wellness for Seniors: Helpful Information for Caregivers
Caregivers can play a large role in helping seniors maintain their health with proper nutrition, exercise and other lifestyle habits. Here's some helpful information for caregivers to help seniors maintain proper health and wellness routines. Nutrition It is extremely…
Teenagers as Caregivers: A Hidden & Growing Population
It is well documented that an estimated 43.5 million adults in the United States provide unpaid care to family members in any given year. However, there is a hidden population of caregivers that is far less well known - children…
Family Matters, Spring 2019 Magazine
After the rainy, chilly temps of winter, the advent of spring can seem unexpected; a thrilling burst of color and warmth. The same could be said of in-home care; it brings warmth that chases away the chill of living alone,…
Increasingly Accessible Communities Improve Senior Lifestyles
The move is on to increase public accessibility to communal spaces for people with various levels of mobility. Communities across the globe are making urban gardens, art galleries and exhibitions, parks and other spaces easier to access for those who…
