{"id":1365,"date":"2022-01-25T15:42:10","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T15:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/touchingheadev.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/westminster\/?p=594"},"modified":"2022-01-25T15:42:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T15:42:10","slug":"five-tips-for-improving-your-seniors-brain-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/westminster\/blog\/five-tips-for-improving-your-seniors-brain-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Tips for Improving Your Senior\u2019s Brain Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Home Care: Has your senior expressed that she\u2019s worried about brain health?<\/em><\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She\u2019s not alone. Millions of seniors want to keep their brains active and engaged, and these tips can help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong><em> Get Physically Activ<\/em><\/strong>e<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>If your senior\u2019s doctor agrees that exercise is right for her, then getting physically active is a great way to start her brain health journey. Exercise that she enjoys is always the best choice, whether that\u2019s swimming, walking, or gardening. What she does, doesn\u2019t matter nearly as much as consistency matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong><em> Adjust Diet, If Necessary<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>What is your senior eating? Lots of family caregivers aren\u2019t paying strict attention to their senior\u2019s diet, so it can be surprising what she\u2019s eating. It\u2019s possible that she\u2019s eating less than she realizes and that her choices are focused more on convenience than health. Looking for ways to help your senior boost nutrition, like hiring home care providers to help with meal prep, is really important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong><em> Work Her Brain<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>January is International Brain Teaser Month, and games that work your senior\u2019s brain are tremendously helpful for improving brain health. There are a variety of different types of brain games, logic games, puzzles, and more that really get your senior\u2019s gray matter working. If they\u2019re boring, though, or feel like homework, that\u2019s not going to work for your senior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br> <strong><em>Look for Ways to Manage Stress<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Life is all about balance, and if your elderly family member doesn\u2019t have a great plan for stress management, she may be feeling out of balance. Finding ways to improve your senior\u2019s sleep, help her to decompress when she needs to, and basically deal with the daily stress of life all help her brain to work its best. If she\u2019s still having trouble managing stress, it could be that having extra help from elderly care providers makes a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br> <strong><em>Don\u2019t Overlook Physical Health<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Does your senior have any other health issues to worry about? Things like high blood pressure, COPD, and diabetes are all health issues that affect your senior\u2019s physical health, but also her mental and emotional health. Ensuring that she\u2019s got the help that she needs to manage all of her health issues can have a big positive impact on brain health, too. <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\">Home care<\/a><\/em><\/strong> providers can do a lot here, as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cognitive health affects every other aspect of your senior\u2019s life, including where she lives. As cognitive health worsens, it may be more difficult for her to do things that she wants to do, like aging in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>If you or an aging loved-one is considering hiring <a href=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/services\/\">Home Care in Thornton, CO<\/a>, please contact the caring staff at Touching Hearts at Home today at 303-255-4071.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Care: Has your senior expressed that she\u2019s worried about brain health? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":596,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[237,178],"tags":[238,195,239],"class_list":["post-1365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brain-health","category-home-care","tag-brain-health","tag-home-care","tag-home-care-in-thornton-co"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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