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  Along with physical exercise and maintaining a healthy body weight, it is also essential for the elderly to know about and understand nutrition. Eating well can be a challenge for some seniors. Not knowing how to cook for one or two, decreased senses of smell or taste making food less attractive, or a lack […]

When family members are faced with health problems in their senior loved ones, it becomes very difficult on learning how to care for them. Caring-For -Aging- Parents.com realizes how overwhelming this can be for families, so they have narrowed it down to the essentials: where to start and what to become informed about. Listed below […]

As we have been discussing the last few weeks, quality sleep can be a real challenge in the elderly population for a variety of reasons. There is hope, however.  Caring-for-Aging-Parents.com has posted on their site a long list of possible solutions for getting adequate sleep. Drink lemon in hot water or warm milk before bed […]

Pain, poor health, and medications can all play a major role in the quality of sleep for seniors. It is easy to assume that pain and poor health would lead to sleep issues, and as a caregiver it is your challenge to see that they are as comfortable as possible. One non-medication step may be […]

Poor sleep habits are another cause of many elderly health issues. Healthy seniors should get from 6 – 9 hours of sleep per night. Poor sleep habits, can and does, lead to insomnia. Long term insomnia can lead to a whole gamut of health problems.  Correcting poor sleep habits goes a long way in getting […]

Lack of exercise can cause sleep problems for the elderly. It is proven that that regular exercise (at least 3 hours before bedtime) even just a short walk can help.  If a senior did not exercise when they were younger, it may be difficult to motivate them but the chance to improve sleep may be the key. In order to see […]

Stress is a major cause of insomnia in the elderly. Significant life changes in the senior’s life can cause extreme stress. These life changes can be the loss of a spouse, loss of family and friends or the loss of independence due to mobility or medical issues.  Too much stress can cause long term (3+ […]

Sleep is one of the most frustrating and common issues that seniors deal with.  As humans age they get less sleep, especially deep restorative sleep. Lack of quality sleep can cause attention and memory problems, excessive daytime sleeping and/or depression for seniors.  Too often sleep issues and the its behaviors is mistaken as loss of […]

Because falls are both a major fear of and cause of death in the elderly, a number of senior health publications and medical organizations compiled a list of causes for elderly falls.  The list includes; Bad weather, glare from bright lights, clutter, rearranged furniture Ill fitting clothing or shoes, improper foot ware Ear disorders Medical […]

Studies have shown that playing games and/or doing puzzles are very beneficial in improving the cognitive ability in seniors. The activities include puzzles of any kind, card games of all sorts, board games such as chess and checkers, reading, activities involving the use of hands, and of course physical exercise. There may need to be […]