Three Easy Healthy Habits For 2021 For Your Aging Parent
Making sure your elderly parent is healthy and happy in her home is probably one of the things you think about often as a caregiver of a senior still living in her home.
The quality of life for your parent is an important factor in her enjoying staying in her home and neighborhood. By helping her incorporate these three easy healthy habits on a regular basis, she (and you) will find each day a bit more enjoyable, even when things are hard, or bumps are hit along the road of life.
Home Health Care in Philadelphia PA: easy healthy habits
Regular exercise
Numerous studies have shown that regular exercise can have multiple benefits for the elderly, and it doesn’t have to be strenuous activity in order to have health benefits. A moderate amount of daily activity will maintain the ability to live independently and can reduce the risk of falling and fracturing bones, which are both often factors that may take your parent out of her home to recover. It can also help reduce high blood pressure, which has adverse effects on other health issues like cardiovascular issues or mental health. If your parent needs help meeting activity goals, your elder care provider can help by going on a walk with your parent or taking her to an exercise class for seniors. The important thing is that she starts a regular routine of something she enjoys.
Eat fresh, healthy food every day
From fresh fruit and vegetables to grilled fish and lean meat, eating a diet that is abundant in freshness and low in salt and preservatives can benefit your senior with increased energy, better digestion, and a stronger immune system. Help your parent know what to shop for by providing a list of healthy foods and where to find them (such as using a butcher or a farmer’s market to purchase her fresher foods). Your elder care provider can help your parent prep each food after it’s purchased so it’s ready to be eaten when your parent is hungry. That step will help her choose the healthier foods instead of reaching for a frozen pizza or a bag of chips.
Stay in touch with family and friends
Feeling lonely affects your parent not only emotionally but also mentally and physically. For some people, connecting comes easy but for others, they may need to set up daily or weekly goals. Talk to your parent about setting up weekly lunches or walks with friends and family. You can also set up having your elder care provider visit at least once a week to provide some social interaction, whether it’s sharing a meal, playing a game or enjoying the outdoors. Another good goal for your parent is encouraging a daily interaction as well. A phone call, text or even social media interaction can help her stay connected to those she cares about. While you’ll be encouraging your parent to take this step, it’ll also help to encourage those family members and friends who care for your parent to also take the initiative to reach out.
If she’s not actively pursuing these goals now, help your parent look at meeting these daily and weekly goals in the new year so that she can enjoy the mental and physical health benefits of them.
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Source:
https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/olderad.htm
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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