Edmonton Senior Health | April 12, 2019
Maintaining Good Senior Health | Most of us know that what we eat impacts our body—we know we should eat more fruits and vegetables, and try to reduce fat and sugar. Maintaining a healthy diet is even more important than maintaining good health for seniors. A poor diet can impact weight issues, immunity or the ability to fight off a disease, and problems with muscles, joints, and bones.
Many seniors are balancing health diagnoses alongside life-long food habits. While change isn’t easy, eating good foods that make sense for your body and health can make seniors feel better.
Your in-home care provider can work with you and your doctor to understand foods to avoid, possible ways your medicines could interact with food choices, and the best way for you to maintain balanced nutrition.
Home care providers can also help create a daily routine with healthy habits like regular meals, preparing fresh foods, medication reminders, and drinking enough water. These daily habits can improve senior health and help maintain better health in the long run.
Skipping a meal or binge dieting can be as bad as a poor nutritional diet. Enjoying regular, balanced meals is a key part of good health every day.
For many seniors, cost becomes a factor in daily expenses, including food. The National Institute on Aging has a handy guide for shopping efficiently for healthy foods. Your in-home care provider can assist you with grocery shopping and meal preparation, including finding recipes that use local produce when it’s in season, and healthy.
If you are concerned about the health and well-being of your aging loved ones we can help with retirement care, 24-hour care, respite care, senior care, companionship care, end-of-life care, post-surgery care, palliative care, personal care, senior living transition services, and much more!
Comfort Keepers®’ are trained caregivers who help provide senior clients with the highest quality of life possible to keep them happy and healthy at home.
Our Interactive Caregiving™ provides a system of care that addresses companionship, safety, nutrition, mind, body, and activities of daily living (ADLs).
Moreover, our trained caregivers are selected with one specific quality: empathy. Empathetic care is care that starts in the heart, and it allows us to meet our client’s exact needs.
To learn more about senior care in Edmonton, contact the Comfort Keepers® office to discuss our unique service offering. If you live in Devon, Edmonton, Sherwood Park, or Stony Plain and surrounding areas, contact Comfort Keepers at 780-465-4665.
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