In-Home Care and Interactive Caregiving: Learn How Gardening and Getting Outdoors Benefits Seniors

Activities for Seniors  |  March 11, 2024

What Every Senior in Vancouver, BC Needs to Know About the Benefits of Gardening and Getting Outdoors!

In-Home Care | Now that the spring has finally arrived, many people are taking advantage of the warmer weather by gardening. Older adults can benefit by working with plants, and growing their produce while reaping the physical and emotional benefits. Some of these benefits include:

In-Home Care and Gardening

Exercise: As with any age, when seniors work in their gardens, it can help with weight management, improved flexibility, strengthened heart and lungs, and increased muscle mass. It’s a great all-around healthy form of exercise.

Increased Exposure to Vitamin D: With exposure to sunlight, gardening can give seniors additional exposure to Vitamin D, essential for strength and good health. With older adults, it can potentially prevent falls and thereby fractures, helping seniors maintain their necessary mobility for independence and longevity. Vitamin D has been found to decrease the risk of heart issues, diabetes, and some types of cancer.

Stress Reduction: Sadly, our older friends often experience stress with financial difficulty from limited budgets, chronic illness and other health challenges, and the loss of loved ones. Gardening can reduce sustained stress levels and deflect loneliness and depression by providing time for them in a peaceful outdoor environment.

A Sense of Accomplishment: Growing older often leads to a loss of sense of strength and accomplishment, but gardening provides older adults with something that they truly can feel accomplished at. They can get a sense of fulfillment by creating their garden and sharing the beauty of the bounty with others.

Reduced Risk of Dementia: Older adults wishing to reduce the risk of dementia should garden regularly to improve problem-solving and sensory awareness skills. Garden work can keep their brain in tip-top shape!

A New Skill or Hobby: Even the oldest adults who have never gardened before will gain a new skill and hobby when they get started. They may be fascinated by the variety of species and eventually become experts in gardening themselves!

In-Home Care and Gardening: Keep Seniors Safe!

Moreover, Keep seniors safe while gardening by keeping sunhats and sunscreen available, along with ample liquids. Protect their knees with cushions or knee pads and suggest long sleeves to prevent scrapes or scratches. Make certain all walkways are free of slipping hazards and relatively flat.

Comfort Keepers® is the Best Senior Home Care Provider in Vancouver, BC

Comfort Keepers® is the preferred choice for many families when arranging senior home care services for a loved one in or around Vancouver. If you are concerned about the health and well-being of your aging loved ones we can help with Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care, End of Life Care, Respite Care, and much more! 

Comfort Keepers® Vancouver Can Help with Interactive Caregiving™

Comfort Keepers®’s trained caregivers help provide senior clients with the highest quality of life possible to keep them happy and healthy at home. Our Interactive Caregiving™ provides a system of care that addresses safety, nutrition, mind, body, and activities of daily living (ADLs).

Our philosophy is to elevate the human spirit and our caregivers will be there every step of the way to ensure your loved one has a better quality of life. Personal and empathetic care is care that starts in the heart, and it allows us to meet our client’s exact needs. Learn more about our unique service which offers personal care, companionship care, palliative care, and end-of-life care by contacting the Comfort Keepers® Vancouver office.

Comfort Keepers® Brings You The Best Home Care Assistance Right Where You Live.

Comfort Keepers® Vancouver is proud to provide home care throughout Vancouver that keeps seniors safe in their homes. We provide home care for the seniors of Vancouver and the surrounding areas of Burnaby, Langley, Maple Ridge, and Richmond please call (604) 689-8609. 

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