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Keeping Seniors Hydrated: Why It’s So Difficult and How to Help Out

March 3, 2021/Caregiver Tips And Ideas, Health and Wellness, Senior Care, Senior Nutrition/caregiver tips, dehydration, drink water, fluid intake, health and nutrition, health and wellness, hydration, Senior Care, thirst/by CareGivers

Dehydration is a common and potentially dangerous health issue for seniors. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and […]

How You Can Help Seniors to Build and Maintain Healthy Habits

January 17, 2019/Caregiver Tips And Ideas, Health and Wellness, Senior Care, Senior Exercise, Senior Nutrition/elderly exercise, health and nutrition, health and wellness, healthy habits, senior exercise, senior health, senior nutrition/by wholecare

Caregivers can help seniors create healthy habits that will maintain overall health by learning more about proper nutrition for seniors, safe senior […]

Learn Why Understanding The Types and Symptoms of Diabetes Can Improve Quality Of Life For Seniors

April 15, 2017/Chronic Conditions, Diabetes, Senior Nutrition/health, health and nutrition, healthy living/by wholecare

Diabetes is not a one-size-fits-all disease. Since the risk factors, symptoms and treatments can differ widely between type 1, type […]

How to Get Your Daily Dose of Vitamin D This Winter

February 15, 2016/Senior Care, Senior Nutrition/health and nutrition, Senior Care, vitamin D/by CareGivers

Our bodies need vitamin D to absorb calcium and promote healthy bone growth. If we don’t get enough vitamin D, […]

Drink Up: Health Benefits of Tea for Seniors

January 17, 2016/Senior Care, Senior Nutrition/bone health, cancer, health and nutrition, Senior Care, tea/by CareGivers

January is National Hot Tea Month, and to celebrate, we’ve compiled a list of some of tea’s health benefits for […]

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Five True Comfort Foods

December 27, 2015/Caring for the Caregiver, Health and Wellness, Senior Nutrition, Uncategorized/anxiety, caring for the caregiver, depression, health and nutrition, mental health, mood bosters, senior nutrition/by CareGivers

Webster’s Dictionary defines comfort foods as foods “that provide consolation or a feeling of well-being, typically any with a high […]

Not All Food Is Good Food For Older Adults On Special Diets

November 22, 2015/Caregiver Tips And Ideas, Diabetes, Holidays, Senior Care, Senior Nutrition/caregiver tips, diet, health and nutrition, holidays, nutrition, recipes, Senior Care, thanksgiving/by CareGivers

Special Diets During the Holidays Special diets sometimes get a bad rap (or an eye-roll). For those who have to […]

Senior’s Depression Is Real! Here’s A Few Ideas To Keep Your Depression In Check

September 6, 2015/Health and Wellness, Senior Care, Senior Mental Health/depression, emotional health, health and nutrition, health and wellness, Senior Care/by CareGivers

Social isolation, loss of loved ones, decreased mobility and health problems put seniors at greater risk for depression. Depression […]

Looking for Foods To Boost Your Brain Function?

August 31, 2015/Health and Wellness, Senior Nutrition/brain function, diet, health and nutrition, memory care, Senior Care/by CareGivers

Research shows that eating certain foods can help strengthen seniors’ cognitive skills as well as the part of the brain […]

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5 Ways Caregivers Can Make Cooking Fun

August 27, 2014/Activities to Enjoy with Seniors, Caregiver Tips And Ideas, Caregiving, Senior Nutrition, Uncategorized/caregiver tips, health, health and nutrition, healthy living, nutrition, tips/by wholecare

Caregiving is an all-inclusive occupation, which oftentimes includes managing the well-being of another individual, as well as managing their household […]