Heart Healthy Activities for Seniors
Heart health is of the utmost importance for seniors. As we age, our bodies become more vulnerable to cardiovascular diseases and other conditions that affect the heart. The good news is, there are many activities and exercises that can help seniors improve their heart health and lead an active life. In this blog post, [...]
Remain Aware of Senior Stress and Try These Calming Techniques
How to deal with stress is essential for seniors, especially as they may be affected by personal, physical, economic, and other events and issues. One out of five people age 55 or older experience some type of mental health concern, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC says the [...]
Get Moving is the Message of National Move More Month in April
April is National Move More Month as created by the American Heart Association (AHA). The goal is to get adults up and moving, which is vitally important for senior health. Moving more is good for your body, mind, and heart. And it’s easier than you may think, just a matter mostly of developing good, [...]
What is the Difference Between Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living?
If you or someone you love has been looking into senior living communities, there are two terms you may have read a lot about: skilled nursing communities and assisted living communities. But are these the same thing? Skilled nursing and assisted living are two different types of care for seniors with their own individual focuses. [...]
How to Ease the Transition to Assisted Living
It isn’t easy to uproot your life and start a new chapter, and this is especially true as we get older. Having built a life in one place and gotten used to a particular way of things, many seniors struggle with the idea of transitioning to any form of assisted living. Such a drastic change [...]