{"id":6058,"date":"2025-11-03T16:40:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T16:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comfortkeepers.ca\/guelph\/?p=6058"},"modified":"2025-11-03T17:13:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:13:28","slug":"preventative-care-older-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comfortkeepers.ca\/guelph\/blog\/preventative-care-older-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Preventative Care: A Five-Step Guide for Seniors and Family Caregivers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6058\" class=\"elementor elementor-6058\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff3bfda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff3bfda\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-896a58c\" data-id=\"896a58c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c04ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17c04ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comfortkeepers.ca\/guelph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/126\/2025\/11\/Preventive-care-for-older-adults.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6059\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e7e55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36e7e55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As people age, you can help them create a preventative care routine to keep them happy and comfortable for years to come. While factors such as age, gender, and family history are beyond the control of older adults, preventative care can reduce the frequency and severity of conditions that develop. Here are some tips by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comfortkeepers.ca\/guelph\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Comfort Keepers Halton Hills, Guelph and Milton <\/b><b>\u00ae<\/b><\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><b>General recommendations for preventive care for older adults<\/b><\/h2><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Get regularly scheduled vaccines<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Schedule screenings for common diseases, conditions, and cancer<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Create a healthier and more joyful lifestyle\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These are all habits that can ensure better wellbeing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s a good idea to join your family member for their appointments with healthcare providers to determine what the necessary steps are to help improve their health and protect them against sickness or injury.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><b>As always, positivity and connection can be strong influencers of overall health.<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here are some ways to practice good preventative care:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>1.<b> Schedule Regular Screenings for Common Diseases and Conditions:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niageing.ca\/about-nia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>National Institute of Aging<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the most beneficial thing you and your loved one can do in a doctor\u2019s appointment is to be their notetaker. Make a list of all the questions you might have with regards to medical testing and a list of conditions that run in your family. Help make sure these questions are answered, and take notes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a starting point, people 65 and older can ask their primary care physicians about the following tests:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">High Blood Pressure\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make sure your loved one\u2019s healthcare provider checks their blood pressure once a year. This can help reduce chances of a heart attack and stroke.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Weight\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your loved one can work with their doctor to maintain a healthy weight, which will help prevent risks for heart disease and diabetes.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vision\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">See the eye doctor for an examination once a year to keep vision strong and detect early signs of conditions like cataracts, presbyopia, temporal arteritis, dry eyes, age-related macular degeneration, and glaucoma.<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hearing\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hearing loss can happen with age, but like glasses for vision, modern hearing aids can provide tailor-made correction for your specific hearing deficits. That makes a world of a difference and helps your loved one feel more connected with the world around them.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Diabetes\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If high blood pressure, obesity, or cholesterol are concerns, then blood tests should be scheduled once every 1-3 years to ensure minimize the risk for diabetes. Exercising and eating healthy can also help decrease the risk.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Depression\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s important for doctors to ask questions about general mood and emotional being at least once a year. Depression can be common in older adults.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Dementia and Cognitive Impairment<\/span> <br \/>Make sure your loved one\u2019s provider is periodically doing memory tests to see if any other testing should be done for cognitive impairment.<\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Call your loved one\u2019s healthcare provider to learn what diseases and\/or conditions they might need to be tested for.<\/span><\/p><p>2.<b> Schedule and Receive Screenings and Tests for Cancer:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s recommended that your loved one receive screenings for common cancers for doctors to detect it early.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Breast Cancer\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colon Cancer\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cervical Cancer\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prostate Cancer\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lung Cancer<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><b>3. Schedule and Receive Vaccinations for the following:<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf2287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1cf2287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comfortkeepers.ca\/guelph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/126\/2025\/11\/fall-preventions-for-older-adults.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6062\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9b3bbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9b3bbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A person\u2019s immune system can weaken with age, which is why many older adults are at an increased risk for diseases. Luckily, many of these diseases can be prevented, or severity can be lessened, with vaccines. Your primary care doctor can inform you as to how often your loved one should get vaccinated and whether any additional ones are necessary. Here are the following recommended vaccinations:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Influenza<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">COVID-19 \u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pneumonia<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shingles\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><b>4. Eliminate Risks for Disease by doing the following:\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quit Smoking<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quitting smoking can increase one\u2019s life expectancy and lower risks of heart disease and some cancers, as well as improve overall lung function and blood circulation<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moderate Alcohol Use\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Limiting alcohol use can help your loved one\u2019s current medication (if they take any) be more effective and can also prevent risks of bleeding in the stomach, memory loss, sleep problems and liver disease.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Increase Exercise\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Physical activity can help treat and prevent many diseases and is excellent for better lung function and overall circulation! If your loved one has a difficult time performing more strenuous activities like jumping or muscle strengthening, then they can try the following:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ol><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moderate walking<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cleaning the house<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gardening<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tai-Chi<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ol start=\"4\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If your loved one can perform more intense physical activities without strain, then they can try the following:\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ol><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yoga<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Working out with resistance bands and\/or weights<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brisk walking\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Swimming<\/span><\/span><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eat a Healthy Diet<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A healthy diet can be delicious and easy. A well-balanced diet should include whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, lean meats and poultry, and low-fat dairy. Meal-prepping saves time and makes balanced eating easier.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3><b>Follow the necessary steps to prevent injuries and falls in seniors.<\/b><\/h3><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Remove fall risks<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ol><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have your loved one\u2019s healthcare providers do an evaluation to check balance, walking ability, bone health, speed, and heart health so they know how to take extra care<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make sure your loved one gets their hearing vision checked\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If your loved one needs, arrange for them to see a physical therapist to work on strength and balance\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Look into a fall-prevention or exercise program for your loved one<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check your loved one\u2019s environment for potential dangers like slick floors, loose cords, and other trip hazards<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ol start=\"2\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Improve home safety<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ol><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lower the water temperature in the water heater to prevent burns<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Install smoke detectors<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Install alarms and automatic shut-off features on appliances<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comfortkeepers.ca\/guelph\/contact\/\"><b>Comfort Keepers Halton Hills, Guelph and Milton <\/b><b>\u00ae<\/b><b>\u00a0Can Help<\/b><\/a><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As we age, caring for others and caring for ourselves can take a lot of thought and preparation. Our trained caregivers can help. Our\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Comfort Keepers<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00ae<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0are selected with one specific quality in mind: empathy. Empathetic care that starts in the heart, and it allows us to meet our clients\u2019 exact needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To learn more about our in-home care services, contact your local Comfort Keepers Halton Hills, Guelph and Milton offices at <\/span><b>905-877-2999 \/ 519-760-3408<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. 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