Blog Detail
Comforting Solutions
http://comfortkeepers.com/blog
With over 550 independently owned and operated locations, Comfort Keepers is a leader in in-home senior care to promote independent living. We use our blog to share information about senior living and caring for seniors. Through years of experience – both at the bedside and in the boardroom – our blogger team offers insights for seniors and their caregivers.
- Added on: Sep 20th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: comfortkeepers
- Listed in: Health General Health
- Tags: homecare "nursing homes" "senior care" "home care for seniors" "assisted living" "home health care"
Recent Posts
Safe Food Storage Tips
As we age, we become more vulnerable to food-borne illness. Seniors have less stomach acid, making it more difficult to rid the digestive tract of harmful bacteria. As we get older, our digestive systems slow, giving bacteria more time to cause harm....
Special Nutritional Needs of Seniors
Seniors require substantially greater Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) of certain key nutrients than younger adults. Here are a few of the most important nutrients seniors should include in a balanced diet. Protein: It isn’t just for growing b...
7 Ways to Safely Handle and Prepare Your Food
Each year about 76 million Americans become ill from eating foods contaminated by bacteria, viruses or parasites, the National Institutes of Health reports. About 5,000 die. However, safe food handling, preparation and storage practices can greatly d...
13 Reasons Proper Nutrition is Important for Seniors
Healthful eating, supported as needed by family and professional caregivers, offers seniors numerous benefits, according to the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health. Here are 13 reasons why you should help the seniors you ...
Communicating with your Doctor: Tips on Making Your Doctor Visit a Success
As delivery of healthcare continues to change, your relationship with your doctor may no longer be like talking to Marcus Welby. No matter what you heard, Dr. Welby was an actor not a doctor. Managed care, restrictions and reimbursement reductions i...
7 Ways to Safely Handle and Prepare Your Food
Each year about 76 million Americans become ill from eating foods contaminated by bacteria, viruses or parasites, the National Institutes of Health reports. About 5,000 die. However, safe food handling, preparation and storage practices can grea...
