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The Benefits of Adding More Fruit Into Your Diet
There’s no disputing the health benefits of fruits. Seniors, in particular, can benefit from adding a variety of fruits to their diet. Fruits contain key nutrients that can improve your heart health, skin health, digestion and weight management. Eating fruit on a...
Boost Your Health by Eating More Fruits
A balanced diet is essential for health and wellness at any age, but even more so as you approach your senior years. Fruits and vegetables contribute vital nutrients to your immune health to protect you against disease. Fruits are nutritious and delicious and well...
A Strategy For How to Help Aging Parents Adjust
Empathize With Them and Don’t Overreact Aging is not something that happens overnight, and so the feeling of aging does not happen all at once, either. It is an accumulating series of losses — loss of employment due to retirement, loss of health, and energy due to...
What Home Care Services Do We Do?
If given a choice, many seniors today would prefer to age in place as opposed to going to an assisted living or nursing home facility. At Sunny Days In-Home Care, we can help make your aging parents’ desire a reality by providing quality senior care services from the...
Is Home Care Right for You?
Home care provides a practical solution for caring for elderly loved ones or family members who are disabled, suffering from a chronic illness or recovering from surgery. With the help of professional in-home caregivers, loved ones can age in place or recover from an...
Safe and Fun Outdoor Activities for Seniors
Seniors who live an active lifestyle are healthier and happier in their golden years. There are dozens of safe and enjoyable outdoor activities that you can partake of for fun and fitness this summer. Here are just a few ideas to help you get started. Watch or Play...
Benefits of Getting Outdoors
With summer arriving, now’s a good time to start planning outdoor activities you can do with family and friends. Summer is a great time to enjoy the great outdoors. Seniors, in particular, can significantly benefit from spending time outside daily. Fresh air and...
How to Have Tough Conversations With Aging Parents
If you’re having a hard time relating to your aging parents after you’re grown, take heart. You’re not alone. It’s not easy making the transition from being totally taken care of by your parents to caring for your parents in their elderly years. This role reversal can...
Five Suggestions for Better Communication With Senior Citizens
It is not always easy to converse with the seniors in your life, especially if they are your parents. Adult children often struggle to feel comfortable overcoming such a radical role reversal. Even if the older person is not a family member, generational...
Are You Drinking Too Much Caffeine?
How Much Is Too Much Caffeine? While caffeine can provide an often necessary boost of energy, it’s important to remember that it is a stimulant, not a nutrient and too much caffeine is unhealthy. According to the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for America, published by...