Each new year brings another chance for people to look at what is working and what isn’t in their daily lives. For family caregivers and aging adults, this is a terrific time to look at what might help seniors to be healthier in the year to come. Home care can help a lot with not only determining what changes would help, but also implementing some of these changes and making them easier for seniors to follow through on over the next few months.

Increased Physical Activity

If seniors have the clearance to move more from their doctors, then it’s a great idea for them to start to incorporate more movement into each day. Starting slow is usually easiest. Caregivers can remind seniors to do simple things, like taking a short walk every day. They can also help seniors to find other physical activities that they enjoy doing.

Balanced Nutrition

Good nutrition is the foundation of staying healthier, and seniors often find it more difficult to eat well as they get older. Elder care providers can help by assisting with meal planning, doing the grocery shopping, and ensuring that meals are prepared. This takes a lot of the effort out of eating healthier, making it simple for seniors to get better nutrition.

Cognitive Stimulation

It’s also important for seniors to have healthy brains and that happens through cognitive stimulation. Socialization helps with this, but caregivers can also offer support with things like setting up games, puzzles, crafts, and more for seniors. Caregivers can also help seniors to explore other options that help them to keep their brains healthy.

Improved Hydration

When seniors don’t drink enough water, they can suffer from a variety of different issues. Home care providers help aging adults remember to drink water regularly. They can also help seniors to eat foods that are hydrating, which can be another option when drinking plain water is something that seniors just don’t want to do.

Improved Personal Care and Hygiene

Maintaining personal care tasks and hygiene is crucial for good health, but as seniors experience more changes they can find this increasingly difficult to handle on their own. Some of these tasks, like bathing, can feel awkward for seniors to accept help with at first. But as they realize just how supportive senior care providers are with these tasks, the easier it can be to get the help they need.

Increased Social Engagement

It’s easy for seniors to start withdrawing from social engagements gradually, without realizing it. Caregivers offer companionship while they’re offering hands-on help with other tasks. This can go a long way toward increasing social engagement while also improving emotional support and reducing stress.

Prioritizing health and well-being is a common theme when people think about the new year. This is an especially important set of goals to think about when it comes to caring for aging adults. Home care services can make it much easier for seniors and their family caregivers to prioritize assistance that helps them to be healthier.

If you are considering home care in Sugar Land, TX for an aging loved one, please call the caring staff at At Your Side Home Care. We will answer all of your senior care questions. Call today: (832) 271-1600.

At Your Side Home Care, provides exceptional home care for seniors and families in Houston, West Houston, Katy, Memorial, The Heights, Spring Valley, Garden Oaks, Hunters Creek, River Oaks, Hilshire Village, Galleria, Cinco Ranch, Spring Branch, Sugar Land, Missouri City, Richmond, Rosenburg, Piney Point, Bay City and surrounding areas.

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Donna Wrabel, LMSW

Co-Owner at At Your Side Home Care

For most of us, the word "home" evokes warm feelings of comfort, security and well-being. For older adults, home also means holding tight to cherished memories and maintaining self-esteem and independence. When illness, injury or age make life a little more challenging, remaining at home in a comfortable, familiar environment encourages recovery and enhances the quality of life. Home can be defined as a private residence, an independent or assisted living facility or even a short term stay in the hospital, we recognize the additional benefits provided by a personal, professional assistant.

Our Certified Nurse Aides, 24-Hour Live-in Assistants and Home Health Aides are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We also provide the security and confidence of 24-hour Telephone Assistance, so fast, reliable help is always available when it's needed. To learn more about our homecare services see our homecare services page.

Different people need different levels of homecare. To meet the requirements of our clients, At Your Side Homecare maintains consistent staffing levels of caring professionals. Homecare service is available for as little as a few hours a week, or as many as 24 hours a day, seven days a week

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