Tag: Senior Living

It’s important for seniors to keep their immune systems in tip-top shape to avoid getting sick. By sticking to a healthy diet and getting enough rest, senior citizens can boost their quality of life and rely less on home care for day-to-day activities. Read below for some easy tips on how to keep your immune system healthy and enjoy more of life’s events. 

As your or a loved one age, it can be hard to take care of things as well as you did in the past. It can be hard to tell when it’s time to ask for help or start looking into in home care agencies, but if you are aware of the warning signs, you can be proactive in talking to your family about your concerns for yourself or a loved one.

Vision problems are common among seniors for a number of reasons. Whether it is age-related macular degeneration, cataracts or glaucoma, living with impaired vision can be a challenge for older adults and caregivers alike, but there are some ways to help them maintain their independence. 

Addressing physical ailments is a key component of senior care, but it’s also important to pay attention to older adults’ mental well-being. In fact, an estimated 6.5 million people 65 and older have depression, according to the National Alliance of Mental Illness. Despite this high prevalence, experts have noticed that seniors have become increasingly likely to seek out therapy, according to The New York Times. 

Fish have long been recognized as one of the healthiest foods for seniors thanks in large part to the presence of omega-3 fatty acids, and now new research from the Harvard School of Public Health sheds light on just how true that is. Scientists discovered that adults 65 and older who had more fish such as salmon and albacore tuna in their diet increased their lifespan by an average of 2.2 years.