Senior Health & Nutrition
Getting older means facing new challenges in providing for your well-being. You
must be mindful of the changes needed in your nutrition, exercise, medications,
and you must prepare to deal with the possibility of physical and mental decline.
You may also need or want to make fundamental changes in how and where
you live. Read about getting started with those.
Food
Eating a healthy diet can be challenging at any age, but it’s at least as important
in your senior years as at any time in you life. It’s easier when you learn to
make nutritious and simple. Learn more.
Exercise
There can be unexpected benefits to exercising appropriately in later years. It
can lower your risk for an array maladies. It can even help you mentally and
with weight control. Learn more.
Home-Delivered Meals
If you’re homebound, these can be critical components in ensuring that you get
proper nutrition. Having food delivered daily by a friendly person can nourish
your mind as well. Learn more.
In-Home Safety
This can come down to a common-sense checklist of things that assist you as
your needs change, from mobility and bathing to fire safety and emergency
notification. Learn more.
Nutritional Supplements
Ideally, all your nutrition would come from what you eat. But many senior adults
have health issues that can make this difficult or impossible. So they need to
get some of their essential nutrients from supplements. Learn more.
Prescriptions
As a group, older adults use more prescription drugs than others in our society,
but some of them don’t have enough insurance to help pay for the medication
they need. What can be done? Learn more.
Sight and Hearing
Vision and hearing problems can be among the most worrisome aspects of
aging. But we live in an age when many of the various complications can be
addressed, and a number of them are handled by Medicare. Learn more.
Vitamins for Seniors
If you ate the “perfect” diet—one rich in a wide variety of nutrients—you
wouldn’t need supplements or vitamins. But vitamins can help virtually everyone
maintain a strong body and sharp mind. Learn more.
Alzheimers and Dementia
Estimates say nearly half of people over 85 suffer from Alzheimer’s or other
dementias. The causes aren’t clearly understood, but the various risks make
early diagnosis important. Learn more.
In-Home Nursing
It’s possible for you to receive a wide variety medical care—including IV and
medication monitoring, wound care, checking and monitoring vital signs, and
pain management in the comfort of your own home. Learn more. |
