Caring for aging parents is a concern for many people. Parents may live alone, be in failing health or have infirmities that make caring for themselves difficult or impossible. Though assisted living and other facilities have grown in popularity, many elders prefer to age in their own homes. Home health care can be the perfect solution for these seniors.

When Aging Parents Need Help…

You will age, but if you work at it you can keep your body and mind young. Learn how to overcome the obstacles of aging before they are right in front of you. Making use of this advice can ensure more happy years.

Turn that frown upside down to avoid wrinkles and lines. While humorous, it's true. If you find yourself doing it, give yourself a little pinch!

When my mother came to visit, I noticed that she wasn't moving around like she used to. It took her longer to walk up and down the steps and I also noticed that she does things in consistent routine. She doesn't remember alot and she's become extremely sensitive about certain things. Now, don't get me wrong, she's still MY MAMA, but she's not the same.

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Another important and often over-looked issue.  Many falls occur in the bathroom where a few relatively simple additions can help increase safety and reduce risk.

Senior citizens play a very important role in our lives.  One look in their eyes can tell a million stories as to how they survived the great depression, slavery, holocaust, war, losing parents at a young age and having to step up to the plate and rear younger siblings; dropping out of school at a very young age to help support the family, and taking any job they could to make ends meet. 

The cell is the life force of our body and the basic unit of life. Our body is made up of about 75 trillion cells: skin cells, brain cells, muscle cells, bone cells, organ cells, toenail cells, etc. These cells make up a system that performs the thousands of functions that control our body: the digestive system that nourishes our body, the neurological system that manages our brain which thinks and feels, the immune system that fights off illnesses and rescues us when we are sick.

Tuesday, April 16th

I've been looking for volunteer opportunities here on Isla Colon and haven't been successful until now! Katie ran into a monk (yup, a monk!) who works with an assisted living facility. He told her about a program where volunteers go to the assisted living home and walk/roll around town with the elderly folks on Tuesday and Thursday of each week.