April 6, 2020
Uplifting In-Home Care Services for Seniors & Other Adults
Maintaining Wellbeing During Senior Isolation
As we all prepare to keep our homes and families safe during this COVID-19 outbreak, it’s important to consider the needs of the seniors in our lives and in our communities. Provincial and local health agencies are taking steps to ensure that seniors are physically protected from the virus, including directives for everyone and especially […]
COVID-19: Help for Seniors
Amidst the Coronavirus crisis, during a period of time when staying at home and socially distanced is essential, it’s important to keep seniors safe, reassured, active and cared for. One-to-one relationships are important right now. Our caregivers are trained in infection control and senior care, and work in a one-on-one relationship with seniors, reducing the […]
Protecting the Liver as we Age
An Unsung Hero The liver is one of the body’s true powerhouses – an organ that performs a staggering number of important functions simultaneously. Not only does it convert nutrients into bile, a substance that helps with the digestion process, it also produces amino acids that play a key role in fighting infections. The list […]
Dispelling Common Caregiving Myths: Taking Care Of Toronto’s Elderly
Most people stumble into caregiving: they don’t plan on being a caregiver until the need arises from a family member or close friend. The same goes for hiring a company like Comfort Keepers to assist with caregiving. There is a need for caregiving that must be filled either by a loved one or outside assistance. […]
Nutrition & Alzheimer’s Disease: What Every Toronto Senior Should Know
Food is fuel for the body, like gasoline is to a car. What you put into your body directly affects how your body works, just like what you put into the gas tank of a car affects how the car runs. Food and nutrition play a vital role in our overall health; our bodies need […]
Eating Disorders in the Elderly: Facts For Toronto’s Seniors
When you think of people suffering from eating disorders, you probably imagine a young girl in her teens, maybe early twenties; dieting or starving herself to deal with the pressures of becoming an adult. For many years, it was suggested that eating disorders existed almost exclusively with younger age groups, such as adolescents and teenagers. […]
Tips For Toronto’s Seniors On Reducing The Risk Of Heart Disease
The human heart has long held our imaginations. A broken heart, a heart full of joy, a heart bursting with pride are all sayings that reflect the special place this organ holds in our “hearts.” The Power Of The Heart Long ago, Egyptians believed that the heart was the body’s control center. From their […]
Identifying and Treating Seasonal Depression In Toronto’s Seniors
Winter Blues. Cabin Fever. SAD. Seasonal Affective Disorder has many names. Some people mistakenly write off SAD as a simple case of “climbing the walls,” but as a recognized type of clinical depression, SAD requires professional diagnosis and attention, as the Canadian Mental Health Association advises. As days grow shorter, and daylight becomes scarce in […]
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