Elderly Care LaJolla CA
Well-Elderly Day is all about encouraging aging adults to stay active and focus on wellness in their daily lives. This means rather than planning your elder care solely around managing your elderly parents’ health concerns and challenges, you should take steps to boost their wellness and support an active, happy quality of life.
Use some of these ideas to make wellness the focus of your care this Wellderly Day and beyond:
- Get walking. Reducing sedentary time is one of the most important things you can do to increase wellness. Walking is a simple way to boost physical activity and you can easily integrate it into a wide variety of your regular routine. If you live close to the post office, take a walk up there to send letters or packages. Shop for produce at a nearby market and make walking there part of the experience. Challenge your aging parents to park as far out in the parking lot as they can. You can even do something as simple as grocery shopping by writing a grocery list that is purposely out of order and following it so you make several laps around the store
- Get outside. You do not have to be taking an aerobics class or using a weight machine for it to count as exercise. Getting outside and doing work such as mowing the lawn, weeding the garden, or planting flowers is an enjoyable way to work toward the 150 minutes of moderate activity per week recommended for wellness
- Drink more water. Dehydration is a serious risk to wellness and can contribute to a variety of health issues, including fatigue, muscle pain, and headaches. Increasing water intake for seniors who are not on a liquid restriction diet helps their bodies work better, supports health, and has been shown to reduce calorie consumption. Make simple changes like eating a light, broth-based soup before dinner, keep a reusable water bottle nearby, and taking several sips of water during each commercial while watching television to boost the amount of water consumed daily
- Reduce stress. Stress is normal, but too much stress or feeling stressed more often than not leads to mental and physical health concerns. Work with your parents and their elder care providers to find ways to ease stress and encourage relaxation. Try yoga, tai chi, breathing exercises, swimming, and meditation to promote calmness of mind. Take time occasionally to focus completely on relaxation, such as drawing your mother a warm bubble bath or listening to favorite classical music with your father
- Keep things exciting. Having an elder care routine is good for some things, such as keeping up with medication schedules and making sure your aging parents eat when it is best for them, but too much routine can become boring and lead to depression. Keep things exciting with your elderly parents by planning activities and surprises such as outings, games, and projects.
For more information about how the caregivers at La Jolla Nurses Homecare can help your aging parents remain in their own homes, call 858-454-9339. We are a home care agency providing quality and affordable elderly care in La Jolla CA, and the surrounding communities.
Today we are the oldest and most experienced private duty agency in San Diego County.She saw a need for quality private duty home health care and she worked diligently to build an agency that filled that need.I am proud to say, her vision is carried on today with our dedicated staff.
I believe our tenure in the community speaks well for us.We have had the opportunity to be of service to countless interesting individuals, including local and worldwide celebrities.It is the people we care for that makes this a fascinating industry.Whether high profile or a more ordinary citizen, we are proud that thousands have entrusted us with their care or the care of their loved ones.Our Mission is to provide high quality, very secure and the most compassionate home health care.We believe that patients heal faster and are happiest when they can stay in their homes.”
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