Senior Home Care Services For Active Seniors In Annapolis, MD
It Is Good For Their Health
Activity may seem like an injury risk to some aging adults, however the National Institute of Health says that inactivity leads to increased health risks. Visiting Angels Annapolis incorporates active activities into our senior home care services so your loved one can stay active.
A report from the U.S. Surgeon General (https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/olderad.htm) includes these reasons why activity is good for health:
- Increases longevity and decreases chance of falls
- Can prevent high blood pressure, diabetes and colon cancer
- Those will debilitating conditions feel stronger
- People become less anxious or depressed
- Muscles, joints and bones all become healthier
It Improves Mood
Guilt is a feeling commonly associated with family caregivers when they cannot get their loved one to be active. Much of the time, it’s because they don’t know how to go about it.
Our senior home care services can help you with this by having our professional caregivers talk with you about it. Once you are able to get your loved one to be active, his or her mood will improve.
Senior Home Care Services should place great importance on your loved one’s interests, and that is exactly what we do. Our care plans put this into action to help your loved one pursue these interests.
It Helps With Everyday Life
When your loved one is staying active, there are four areas of activity he or she should concentrate on (https://go4life.nia.nih.gov/4-types-exercise). Visiting Angels Annapolis Senior Home Care Services can lend a hand with these activities, which will ultimately help with everyday life.
- Endurance: Walking around the house and leaving the house will be less burdensome.
- Strength: Bringing in the groceries won’t be a struggle anymore.
- Balance: Falling won’t be as much of a danger. One in four seniors fall each year, so balance is especially important.
- Flexibility: Putting on shoes and reaching the top shelf will be much easier.
What you should remember about staying active is that it’s better to do light exercises than to do none at all. It’s never too late to start, regardless of whether your loved one was active before.
It can also be beneficial to keep track of activity through a daily log, which is included in our senior home care services.
For more on how we can help your loved one stay active or any additional information on Visiting Angels Annapolis Senior Home Care Services, please contact us.