Aging in Place: What is it?
What is ‘Aging in Place’ exactly? The senior who Ages in Place lives at home until they die. Various types of support services are implemented to ensure that all the needs of the senior are met. Home Support Workers, Registered Care…
How to Get Up From a Fall
Falls become a risk as we age due to loose carpet, clutter or balance issues. The fact that you may have fallen once means you have a high risk of falling again.
If you fall – don’t panic. All your energy and adrenaline…
Arthritis: Tips for Dealing With the Pain
Many seniors coping with the pain and discomfort of Arthritis find the pain to be overwhelming. One way to reduce your pain is to build your life around wellness, not pain or sickness such as:
Thinking positive thoughts
Maintaining…
Activities of Daily Living
Did you know that there are many extra benefits when a senior involves in an exercise? As a person ages, the ability to perform 'instrumental activities of daily living' (ADLs) diminish. These activities are important for independent living.…
7 Keys to Identifying Dementia
Sometimes family members or those very close to a senior may not recognize mental decline as it's often very gradual. In identifying areas of concern, it's important to recognize signs of Alzheimers or dementia so that you can help your senior…
Parkinson's Disease and Medical Exercise
Parkinson’s Disease is a slowly progressive neurological disorder that effects voluntary movement. Degeneration in the brain leads to tremor, muscle rigidity, difficulty moving and postural instability. Normally, you'll see Parkinson's…
6 Tips for Effective Visitation with Seniors
Visiting parents or family members with advanced cognitive decline may be somewhat disconcerting at best and requires some advance planning. Often family members leave a visit feeling lost and confused because they weren’t able to…
On Death and Dying
Leave it to a three year old to put perspective into 'why people die'. On a spring morning when my grandson, Luke, was visiting, we walked through Ross Bay Cemetery. Tears came to my eyes reading the epitaphs of one loved one after another... …