Healthy Planning Tips for Your Elderly Loved One
Do you want to help your elderly loved one live the most healthy and active life possible?
If so, there are many healthy planning tips that could help your elderly loved one. First, it is important to remember that you can’t push your elderly loved one. If they aren’t mentally or physically capable of doing certain things, don’t push them to do it. Be sure to follow these tips to make things better for your elderly loved ones in regard to their health.
Senior Care in Haverford PA: Healthy Planning Tips
Measurable Goals
One of the first things that you can do to help your elderly loved one is to ensure they are setting measurable goals. The goals should be something that your elderly loved one will be interested in, as well. For instance, if your elderly loved one would like to lose 10 lbs. In 3 months, make a measurable plan for them. This would include making a plan to lose so much weight every week. In the sub-goals, this may include exercising or eating healthier. Measurable goals seem more attainable for anyone, especially the elderly. If your elderly loved one needs help meeting these goals, you or their elderly care provider can help out.
Creating Workout Plans
You could also help your elderly loved ones by creating workout plans for them. Research has shown that elderly people need to exercise. If they don’t, it can lead to more health issues or a worsening of the health conditions they already have. You don’t have to make the exercises or workouts too difficult. A mixture of walking, jogging, swimming, yoga, and light weightlifting are all great options. Be sure the workout plan is something your elderly loved one can stick to long-term.
Being More Active Every Day
Studies show that it is best for the elderly to get a minimum of 2 ½ hours weekly of physical activity. This might seem like a lot when your elderly loved one thinks about it. However, if you can break it up for your elderly loved one into ½ an hour daily, it can seem easier. It might help to know that your loved one should do 1 hour weekly of strength-building activities. The rest of the time they can do mild aerobics or cardio activities.
Diet Plans
Does the word diet scare your elderly loved one? They don’t necessarily have to go on a diet. However, they should have a diet that is balanced. For instance, they should be getting foods from each food group. If you can help your elderly loved one to get daily servings of whole grains, dairy, meats, legumes, vegetables, and fruit that would be great. They should also be avoiding refined grains, sugar, salt, trans fats, and saturated fats.
Conclusion
All around, your elderly loved one should be living a healthy and active lifestyle. This doesn’t mean that your elderly loved one needs to make a bunch of changes all at once. However, if you and their elderly care providers can help implement these healthy planning tips, it can help your loved one more than you may realize.
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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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