Manageable Stress Relief Techniques for Seniors

Edmonton Senior Health  |  January 14, 2019

What Every Senior in Edmonton Needs to Know About Stress Relief Techniques for Seniors

Stress Relief Techniques for Seniors | Stress is part of our life journey. Whether it’s a positive or negative occurrence, stress happens. Adults who are done with raising children and career responsibilities, find that different stressors arise.

Senior adults tend to be concerned or worried about their health, independence slipping away, managing finances for unknown numbers of years ahead, and the death of loved ones. This is all normal stress, but seniors need healthy coping skills.

Stress and Seniors

Studies have proven that stress is often connected with mental and physical problems, ranging from anxiety and depression to hypertension and even lowered immunity. Unmanaged stress can increase the risk of heart disease by 40%, heart attack by 25%, and stroke by 50%. Stress can make other existing medical conditions worse, as well. What can a senior do to manage stress healthily?

Helpful Tips for Stress Relief Techniques for Seniors

There are numerous stress relief techniques to be learned that can improve health and well-being. The following items might be helpful to you or your loved one.

Tip #1. Meditate when feeling anxious, or daily

Tip #2. Practice deep breathing or study mindfulness techniques

Tip #3. Spend time with friends and family

Tip #4. Exercise consistently and eat healthy whole foods

Tip #5. Write feelings and ideas in the morning or before going to sleep

Tip #6. Start a gratitude journal. Reflect on all the positive things that happen

Tip #7. Volunteer your time at a community cupboard or neighbourhood non-profit

Tip #8. Determine how to increase your productivity. Make a to-do list and check it off

Tip #9. Find a senior yoga class or try practicing at home

Tip #10. Enjoy soothing music before going to bed

Tip #11. Watch a comedy or a funny show

Tip #12. Travel, take a break to recharge your attitude

Comfort Keepers® in Edmonton Can Help with In-Home Elder Care!

Trained caregivers help provide our senior clients with the highest quality of life possible to keep them happy and healthy at home. If you are concerned about the health and well-being of your aging loved ones we can help with 24-hour care.

We offer retirement care, respite care, senior care, companionship care, end-of-life care, post-surgery care, palliative care, personal care, senior living transition services, and more! 

Companionship Care and Interactive Caregiving™

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 in mind, empathy. Empathetic care starts in the heart and allows us to meet our client’s needs.

Home Care Edmonton

To learn more about senior in-home care in Edmonton, contact the Comfort Keepers® office. Our service territory includes Edmonton, Devon, Sherwood Park, Stony Plain and surrounding areas, contact the Comfort Keepers Edmonton office at 780-465-4665.

Is Invoicing Modelling and Client Direct Home Care the Right Option for You?

Comfort Keepers® Edmonton is an Approved Service Provider for the Client Directed Homecare Invoicing (CDHCI) Program Offered by Alberta Health Services. Read more about the program HERE.

Comfort Keepers® Edmonton is here to help you and your loved ones get the best care possible. Recently awarded the “Accredited with Exemplary Standing” seal by Accreditation Canada, our Edmonton location has achieved the highest available certification in Canada for Home Care services. This honour demonstrates Comfort Keepers’ commitment to offering safe, high-quality home care to its senior clients in Edmonton.

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