Practicing Mindfulness Is an Important Part of Senior Care
When receiving senior care at home, they are more likely to maintain their healthy lifestyle. However, their mobility may decline as they reach their golden years. Fortunately, a wide variety of senior care activities might aid seniors’ mobility. Home care workers will suggest several activities for their elderly clients to attempt. A senior may benefit from the guidance of a physical therapist after recovering from an injury or medical procedure.
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Maintaining an elderly person’s health is a team effort at times. It may also include some exercises that allow the mind to help the body, such as practicing meditation. Mindfulness is one of the easiest ways to also practice meditation. A senior can adopt a daily ritual or routine that includes mediation and mindfulness and express gratitude. This combination may help them feel less stress and anxiety and increase moods of happiness.
How Mindfulness Can Help Seniors
There are several potential physical and psychological advantages of mindful meditation for older persons, including higher concentration, tranquility, reduced stress, and improved sleep. According to research, mindfulness and meditation help alleviate melancholy and discomfort and improve mental health. It may even assist in accepting the hardships of aging.
The memory areas of the brain are stimulated by meditation. According to US News, meditation is related to improved short-term and long-term memory. Recent research indicates that it may even halt the growth of Alzheimer’s disease. Preliminary research shows that meditation helps counteract the cognitive impairment associated with aging. It engages the “feel-good” prefrontal cortex and may also alter the brain to enhance concentration, creativity, and cognitive performance.
Mindfulness aids in the management of moods and emotions by creating space between a stimulus and a response. It even lowers isolation and relieves inflammation! According to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, it is also linked to decreased symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.
Easy Ways to Practice Mindfulness as a Senior
- Create time and space for yourself. While you aim to work up to 20 minutes each day, this may be difficult to do at first. Even if you have challenges with movement or agility, you can practice mindful meditation anywhere, at any time.
- Start by sitting or laying motionless in a quiet location. Take deep breaths using your diaphragm. Concentrate on breathing and exhaling, and be aware of other physical feelings your body communicates. Check your posture, whether you’re laying down or sitting up.
- Attempt to completely release your thoughts. Random thoughts will seek to distract you. Kindly acknowledge these ideas and ask them to relax and let go. Feel the breath in the abdomen. When you’re ready, express gratitude for your body and mind, give yourself a pat on the back for taking time for yourself and observe how you feel. That is all! Sounds absurdly simple, right?
All three of these are great places to start when trying out mindfulness. If this is not enough for a senior, they may want to try to find a YouTube video that can help guide them. Some seniors may be in therapy or group therapy, and this is something they can try out with their counselor as well.
If you or an aging loved-one are considering hiring Senior Care in Bryn Mawr, PA, and the surrounding area please contact the friendly staff at Suma Home Care. (484) 206-4544
Ibrahim recently completed a Professional Certificate in Management; He is currently pursuing a Masters in Business Administrations (MBA) at a prestigious university in the UK.
With their passion for helping others and a strong background in customer services and clinical care, Ibrahim and his wife started assisting individuals in their homes.
Since started and operating Suma Home Care in 2010 in the basement of their home, Suma Home Care has provided professionals who work endlessly in providing clients with the highest quality of care, while enabling clients to maintain dignity, comfort and safety in their homes.
Suma Home Care, serves four counties in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery and Philadelphia. Ibrahim is firmly connected to his local community and is always looking for ways to give back whenever the opportunity presents itself.
Ibrahim enjoys spending time with his wife and children, travelling and enjoys sports.
Mariama Suma-Keita BSN RN
Born in Sierra Leone west Africa, relocated to America in 1999 from a civil war and settled since in the U.S.A as a Naturalized citizen Graduated from National school of nursing with an associate , and completed BSN in Nursing from Immaculata University graduated with Honor roll Alpha Lambda sigma, After escaping the war served as a refugee nurse in Gambia and Guinea to other displaced refugees before coming to America.
In the states started in Homecare then then transition into hospital, worked in Jefferson hospital as a Registered nurse on Tele and general medsurg floor, also worked in Einstein hospital as an oncology transplant nurse , I realized that I enjoy working with patients so much and believe in quality and compassionate care one at a time dealing with an holistic approach in caring for patients and family in a familiar environment called home , I see the impact and progress when they’re home , it makes them feel relax and progress fast with recovering at home. As a nurse and entrepreneur I understand that dedication to meeting people and families needs is a priority, and able to foster relationships with family and patients that is professional and friendly to help them stay and settled home as a desire.
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