{"id":2144,"date":"2024-04-26T11:25:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T15:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/touchingheadev.wpenginepowered.com\/nyc\/?p=2144"},"modified":"2024-04-26T11:25:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T15:25:33","slug":"mind-matters-nurturing-brain-health-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/blog\/mind-matters-nurturing-brain-health-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Mind Matters: Nurturing Brain Health Together"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"block block--freeform\">\n<div class=\"container\">Brain health is a huge part of overall well-being for aging adults. When their brains aren\u2019t as healthy as they could be, several areas of life suffer, including physical health. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/services\/companionship\/\">Companion care at home<\/a><\/span> helps seniors to get social engagement, mental stimulation, and many other types of help that contribute to keeping their brains working. As seniors\u2019 needs change even further, companion caregivers can adjust activities to continue to meet those new needs.<\/p>\n<h3>Social Engagement<\/h3>\n<p>Often seniors experience reduced social interactions, especially if their friends and family live far away or are overwhelmed with other obligations. Social engagement is way more important than people realize for cognitive health. When seniors have someone to spend time with, engaging in meaningful conversations and sharing stories, their brains get the exercise they need. It\u2019s just like any other type of workout.<\/p>\n<h3>Mental Stimulation<\/h3>\n<p>Getting enough mental stimulation is incredibly important for aging adults. It\u2019s when seniors aren\u2019t stimulating their brains that they start to feel like they\u2019re losing some cognitive function. Activities that promote mental agility like games, puzzles, and even reading all help to boost brain stimulation. They use skills like memory, problem-solving, and even attention span. Reminiscing about memories with someone else can also offer seniors mental stimulation.<\/p>\n<h3>Emotional Support<\/h3>\n<p>Aging is tough. Many aspects of aging cause seniors to deal with stress, anxiety, and feelings that might be new for them, especially as daily activities become more difficult. The time may be coming when seniors need to start relying on home care providers for assistance with household tasks, for instance, and that can be tough to adjust to for many aging adults. Chronic stress has an extremely negative impact on overall well-being, including cognitive health. <a href=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/services\/companionship\/\">Companion care at home<\/a> gives seniors someone to talk to who understands the difficulties they\u2019re facing.<\/p>\n<h3>Physical Activity<\/h3>\n<p>Brain health and physical health are closely tied together. Seniors who have companionship may be more likely to be physically active, including spending time outdoors. Physical activity helps to improve blood flow to the brain and can enhance cognitive function. And spending time out in nature, even just on the back patio, can reduce stress, boost mood, and improve cognitive function. Any time seniors are interested in increasing their physical activity, it\u2019s a good idea to talk to their doctors first to make sure that\u2019s something they can do safely.<\/p>\n<h3>Practical Tips for Boosting Brain Health<\/h3>\n<p>There are a lot of different techniques seniors might want to put to work in their everyday lives to boost brain health. Maintaining a healthy diet and seeking out new opportunities to learn are two of the biggest tips they can try. Getting plenty of sleep is also important for a healthy brain, and elder care providers can help seniors to figure out the best solutions to improve their own sleep quality as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Companion care at home seems on the surface like it\u2019s just someone stopping by and visiting seniors. But those conversations and activities do a lot more for seniors than just helping them have a friendly face visiting periodically. These visits can help them to keep their brains in peak condition for a lot longer while also improving overall quality of life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you or an aging loved-one is considering <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/services\/companionship\/\">companion care at home in Upper East Side, NY<\/a><\/span>, please contact the caring staff at Touching Hearts at Home \u2013 Manhattan, Brooklyn, Westchester, Queens, Rockland today. <a href=\"tel:6464806266\">646-480-6266<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brain health is a huge part of overall well-being for aging adults. When their brains aren\u2019t as healthy as they could be, several areas of life suffer, including physical health. Companion care at home helps seniors to get social engagement, mental stimulation, and many other types of help that contribute to keeping their brains working. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2146,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[78,210,192],"class_list":["post-2144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brain-health","tag-brain-health","tag-companion-care-at-home-in-upper-east-side-ny","tag-senior-health"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mind Matters: Nurturing Brain Health Together<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Companion Care at Home in Upper East Side NY: Working with companion care at home is a great way to boost brain health.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/blog\/mind-matters-nurturing-brain-health-together\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mind Matters: Nurturing Brain Health Together\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Companion Care at Home in Upper East Side NY: Working on engaging activities with companion care at home is a great way to boost brain health.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/blog\/mind-matters-nurturing-brain-health-together\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Touching Hearts at Home of New York City, NY\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-04-26T15:25:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-04-26T15:25:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/04\/bigstock-Caregiver-And-Senior-Woman-Pla-468228645.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1067\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Craig Sendach\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Craig Sendach\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/blog\/mind-matters-nurturing-brain-health-together\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/blog\/mind-matters-nurturing-brain-health-together\/\",\"name\":\"Mind Matters: Nurturing Brain Health Together\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/blog\/mind-matters-nurturing-brain-health-together\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/blog\/mind-matters-nurturing-brain-health-together\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/04\/bigstock-Caregiver-And-Senior-Woman-Pla-468228645.jpg?wsr\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-04-26T15:25:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-04-26T15:25:33+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/#\/schema\/person\/7a2c16c24ea182b9da8383413fa1f00d\"},\"description\":\"Companion Care at Home in Upper East Side NY: Working with companion care at home is a great way to boost brain health.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/blog\/mind-matters-nurturing-brain-health-together\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/blog\/mind-matters-nurturing-brain-health-together\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/04\/bigstock-Caregiver-And-Senior-Woman-Pla-468228645.jpg?wsr\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/04\/bigstock-Caregiver-And-Senior-Woman-Pla-468228645.jpg?wsr\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":1067,\"caption\":\"Companion Care at Home in Upper East Side NY\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/\",\"name\":\"Touching Hearts at Home of New York City, NY\",\"description\":\"We value the people we serve, and those who serve them.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/#\/schema\/person\/7a2c16c24ea182b9da8383413fa1f00d\",\"name\":\"Craig Sendach\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e85d384e5c94fcea03d8632e657321c90888f8bfef8234d60b6de676e24c9d0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e85d384e5c94fcea03d8632e657321c90888f8bfef8234d60b6de676e24c9d0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Craig Sendach\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/blog\/author\/thah-nyc\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Mind Matters: Nurturing Brain Health Together","description":"Companion Care at Home in Upper East Side NY: Working with companion care at home is a great way to boost brain health.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/blog\/mind-matters-nurturing-brain-health-together\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Mind Matters: Nurturing Brain Health Together","og_description":"Companion Care at Home in Upper East Side NY: Working on engaging activities with companion care at home is a great way to boost brain health.","og_url":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/blog\/mind-matters-nurturing-brain-health-together\/","og_site_name":"Touching Hearts at Home of New York City, NY","article_published_time":"2024-04-26T15:25:32+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-04-26T15:25:33+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":1067,"url":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/04\/bigstock-Caregiver-And-Senior-Woman-Pla-468228645.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Craig Sendach","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Craig Sendach","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/blog\/mind-matters-nurturing-brain-health-together\/","url":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/blog\/mind-matters-nurturing-brain-health-together\/","name":"Mind Matters: Nurturing Brain Health Together","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/blog\/mind-matters-nurturing-brain-health-together\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/blog\/mind-matters-nurturing-brain-health-together\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/04\/bigstock-Caregiver-And-Senior-Woman-Pla-468228645.jpg?wsr","datePublished":"2024-04-26T15:25:32+00:00","dateModified":"2024-04-26T15:25:33+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/#\/schema\/person\/7a2c16c24ea182b9da8383413fa1f00d"},"description":"Companion Care at Home in Upper East Side NY: Working with companion care at home is a great way to boost brain health.","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/blog\/mind-matters-nurturing-brain-health-together\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/blog\/mind-matters-nurturing-brain-health-together\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/04\/bigstock-Caregiver-And-Senior-Woman-Pla-468228645.jpg?wsr","contentUrl":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/04\/bigstock-Caregiver-And-Senior-Woman-Pla-468228645.jpg?wsr","width":1600,"height":1067,"caption":"Companion Care at Home in Upper East Side NY"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/#website","url":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/","name":"Touching Hearts at Home of New York City, NY","description":"We value the people we serve, and those who serve them.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/#\/schema\/person\/7a2c16c24ea182b9da8383413fa1f00d","name":"Craig Sendach","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e85d384e5c94fcea03d8632e657321c90888f8bfef8234d60b6de676e24c9d0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e85d384e5c94fcea03d8632e657321c90888f8bfef8234d60b6de676e24c9d0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Craig Sendach"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/"],"url":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/blog\/author\/thah-nyc\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}