Setting goals that seniors can work toward in their daily lives will give them many benefits including improved self confidence, vitality, overall health, and better social relationships. Having realistic goals and challenges can improve their happiness and cognitive health. It has been proven that those who have stayed mentally stimulated have healthier brains than those that do not. People who push and stay motivated to meet their goals, even if it is a simple as reading a new book, find that it is easier to preserve their mental health as […] Read Full Article »

During certain phases of life, making friends can be relatively easy, especially when you are exposed to a lot of different people while at school, work, or when you are a parent of young children. Though, making friends for senior citizens can at times be difficult for particular reasons, like relocation or retirement. As a senior, there may be less opportunities to meet new people, as well as there may be more resistance to making new friends at this point in life, but making and maintaining close relationships is actually […] Read Full Article »

Starting and maintaining an exercise routine as a senior citizen can be quite challenging, but there are many options for staying active during this phase of life, for example, senior citizen fitness classes like seated aerobics, are especially designed to fit the health needs and abilities of senior citizens. A class like seated aerobics is particularly useful to work on mobility, strength, and flexibility. Plus, the addition of using a chair, means that even those with balance issues can take part in the class. Some of the benefits to taking […] Read Full Article »

One of the great things about yoga is that it is so adaptable to different populations with diverse physical abilities and needs. As a form of exercise, yoga has become all the rage in the last ten years. Though the popular image of yoga is of a young person twisted up like a pretzel, those who are older and less flexible can enjoy a yoga practice and potentially benefit from it even more then the youth. Seniors age 65 and older represent the fastest-growing sector of the U.S. population and—like many […] Read Full Article »

Have you ever read about research surrounding how colors affect your mood in different ways? In case you haven’t, there is a ton of information online about colors and even how restaurants and stores use them to induce hunger or purchasing decisions. Lets take this concept to the next level and connect it to your senior friends or family members in home health care or assisted living. Maybe you have never thought about this, but let’s consider how the colors in your loved one’s room, home, therapy room and wardrobe […] Read Full Article »