As people age, they may need more help with meal preparation. Seniors’ nutritional needs change, and they may have more difficulty preparing healthy meals. Enlisting help for food preparation can have many benefits.
Malnutrition and inadequate nutritional care is sadly common for Canadian seniors, affecting more than 33% of the senior population. Since proper nutrition is the basis to overall health, many seniors are experiencing health risks such as infection, muscle tears, and poor wound healing, among other serious conditions. Here are some causes of malnutrition and ways to combat senior malnutrition.
Approximately one in five seniors in Canada is diagnosed with diabetes. The vast majority of these are Type 2 diabetes (adult-onset diabetes). Complications from diabetes can include nerve damage, eye damage, and increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and kidney disease. Thankfully, there are healthy habits seniors can adopt to reduce the symptoms of diabetes.
Diabetes affects seniors more than any other age group, with nearly one million Canadians 65 years and over being diabetic. Living with diabetes can be daunting, but here are some practical things you can do to keep the disease under control.
As a caregiver, trying to get your loved one to change entrenched habits can be a challenge. Even if you
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Malnutrition is a serious health problem for seniors, and is more common than you’d think. Learn the signs and causes
In a previous post we discussed the importance of ensuring that seniors are getting enough vegetables, and pointed out some
When we were kids, our parents always told us to eat our vegetables because they were good for us. When
Meal times, and day-to-day eating and drinking, can become very challenging as dementia progresses. In the early stages, a person