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Breathing Exercises to Help Seniors Improve Lung Health
The benefits of breathing exercises are well documented. It reduces stress, enhances lung performance, and improves cognitive and physical health. All things that are particularly important for seniors. As we age, there are several factors that can impact our lung health. Our diaphragm...
Why Caregiving is Rewarding
Whether we’re paid for it or doing it for a loved one, caregiving is rewarding in so many ways. Even the Cleveland Clinic recommends helping others to lower blood pressure, reduce stress, and live a longer and happier life. We hear a lot about how caregiving is hard, exhausting and isolating for...
Emergency Checklist for Seniors and Caregivers
When it comes to emergencies, we need to exercise a little more preparation and care to keep an aging loved one safe and comfortable. Emergencies can come in the form of an unexpected disaster that calls for evacuation, or it can be a fall or accident that requires immediate care. ...
6 Fun Activities for Keeping Senior Parents with Alzheimer’s Engaged
Keeping a parent with Alzheimer’s stimulated goes a long way in maintaining a good quality of life. Studies have shown that keeping seniors with Alzheimer’s or dementia engaged leads to increased positive emotions, improved overall quality of life, a better attitude toward the disease, and a...
Aging safely in the comfort of your home
Brian’s family knew things were getting serious when he could no longer make it up the stairs to go to bed. They approached him with assisted living facilities but he refused to leave his home. They decided to explore other options, and that’s when they came across Golden Care. Working...
How to Recuperate from Caregiver Burnout
Caregiver burnout is often overlooked in caregiving. Because of this, a lot of caregivers aren’t even aware that they’re experiencing burnout. Caregiver burnout comes out in many forms. It may be a lack of sleep, increased agitation towards your loved ones, more vices, or a feeling that you never...
Successful Rehabilitation After Serious Injury
When Keith suffered the loss of mobility from a traumatic head injury, the physical therapist at his rehabilitation facility could only work with him 3 times a week. Worried about his slow recovery and the pain he was suffering, Keith’s family contacted Golden Care. Our Care Manager...
How Caregivers can Support Medication Reminders
Unfortunately, medication omission is all too common for the elderly. As we get older and our memory fades, we begin to forget to take medication that is critical to our health. The omission of medication presents a serious threat to people 60 and older in the United States. According to a study...
The Comforting Hand of a Hospice Home Caregiver
Near the end of her life, Sophie could no longer walk and was dependent on her caregiver Martha to provide the intimate care that her body no longer had the strength for. Martha sat by Sophie’s bedside day and night. Sophie told her intimate stories about her life and they listened to her...
3 Foods That May Increase Alzheimer’s Risk
What we eat affects our mood, our energy levels, and plays a key role in maintaining strength as we age. But it may impact brain functioning as well, which has led scientists to research if our diet could be connected to Alzheimer’s risk. Recent data has backed up their claim. It’s no secret that...
