April 6, 2020
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Bathroom Safety: Keeping Toronto Seniors Safe in the Bathroom
Bathrooms can be quite hazardous ─ especially for seniors because they typically have slippery surfaces, and nothing dependable to grasp in order to prevent falls. Fall-related injuries can range from minor cuts, scrapes, and bruises to more severe injuries, including broken bones such as hip fractures, head contusions, and even spinal cord injury.
Summer Safety for Seniors: Keeping Toronto Seniors Healthy
Summer is right around the corner and before we know it, the days are long and the temperatures are high. This time of year heat-related illnesses such as heat stroke, dehydration, and heat exhaustion are a growing concern among the senior and elderly. While Canada may be known for our cold winters and temperate summers, heat-related illnesses are a concern for seniors, especially since they aren’t used to handling the physical demands of a hot climate.
Exercises for Seniors: The Importance Of Fun, Low-Impact Exercise
As we age, our bodies slow down. Exercise can become more difficult with each passing year. Ironically, the more we age, and the more challenging exercise becomes, the more we need to get our bodies moving to starve off disease and other health risks. A low-impact exercise routine can benefit your health by stretching and strengthening your muscles, reducing stress, preventing injury, and even helps to lower your blood pressure.
Sleep Problems In Toronto’s Elderly: Causes and Management Tips
Have you noticed your senior loved one getting up earlier in the morning or having trouble going to sleep? Are they getting fewer number of hours of sleep than they used to? Is this normal? Or is there something else going on? 44% of older persons, including Canada's seniors, experience one or more of the nighttime symptoms of insomnia at least a few nights per week.
Loss Of Taste In The Elderly: Controlling Sweet and Salty Cravings
As seniors age, taste buds are lost or desensitized, and salty and sweet tend to be the first tastes that are affected. Not only do seniors have fewer tastebuds, the ones they do have are less sensitive. At the same time as taste, the sense of smell, which contributes to taste, declines.
Grief In The Elderly: Helping Seniors Cope With The Loss of a Spouse
Seniors and grieving: In Canada 45% of all senior women aged 65 and over are widows. Losing a spouse is ranked number one on the stress index scale among seniors. Bereavement can have a devastating impact on the immune systems of seniors, and may explain why many older spouses soon die after the loss of their loved ones.
Video: Comfort Keepers Senior Care Featured on Hallmark Channel
Comfort Keeper Lezlie Snoozy-Kaitfors made a guest appearance on the Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family program on March 24, 2016. Lezlie explains the benefits of Interactive Caregiving™ and how Comfort Keepers helps families by providing in-home senior and elder care to their loved ones.
Osteoporosis Treatments: How To Protect Your Senior Loved One
Osteoporosis is a common disease in which bones become brittle, leading to a higher risk of breaks than in normal bone. Osteoporosis occurs when bones lose minerals, such as calcium, more quickly than the body can replace them, causing a loss of bone thickness (bone density or mass). According to Osteoporosis Canada, over 80% of all fractures in Canada's seniors and people 50+ are caused by osteoporosis.
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