#elderly loved

As a person tends to become older, the need for taking care of his/her body on a personal level becomes imperative for his/her family members or the guardians. In fact, frailty is a condition that advances with aging and an elderly needs the help of another person for the physical support, which generally includes bathing, dressing, grooming, feeding, carrying-over, and taking them to the bathroom. In the wake of frailty, the need for providing eldercare services stands to reason.

Elder Care Services

Eldercare services not only facilitate and smoothen the quality of life for the elderly loved ones but also it is significant for caregivers. If you have an elderly member in your family and you are looking for some professional to take care of the elderly, you should search for the professional elder care services available in your area. Some commonly available professional elder care services include: -Home care -Adult daycare -Geriatric care managers -Geriatric assessment -Daily money management -Hospice care -Advance directives, and -Long-term care insurance. All the aforesaid services can be made depending on the specific needs of the elderly. That is why, before you gear up to hire the specific services, make sure you ascertain the specific needs of the elderly.

The patient with vascular dementia can live for years with the disease, although they will entail a series of care of enhancing intensity, and an adaptation of their physical and family surroundings with significant implications for caregivers. In this concern, the following tips for the patient and their environment matter considerably:

Maintaining autonomy in activities of daily living         It is about keeping up the ability of the patient to clean, feed, dress     and use instruments as much as possible over time, progressively     introducing aids that act as support without calling off their     initiative. This will essentially entail more time and, several     times, adaptations of the atmosphere and physical space to new     requirements. Key aspects in this regard are to systematically     stimulate language, avoid perception deficits that isolate the patient     (use of glasses, and especially hearing aids if necessary), and     try to maintain a social relationship with other people.        

Attention to  the psychological aspects of the patient         Frequently, depressive symptoms are added to cognitive     deficits because of the patient's perception of their restrictions,     making the deterioration appear larger than it is in itself (depressive     pseudodementia). It is significant to weigh up these aspects and take     care of them properly, if necessary, with a prescription.        

Care of the caregiver         The duration and presence of the disease in all the facets of daily life     make it very significant to put off claudication because of the     psychological tiredness of the major caregiver. In this sense, the     information and support network that can be obtained from patient     associations is very important.

High blood pressure or Hypertension is a chronic disease characterized by high blood pressure in the arteries. There are two types: primary or essential hypertension (more than 95% of cases), in which there is no cause to explain it, and secondary hypertension, which occurs as a consequence of other conditions such as tumors or kidney diseases.

The dangers of high blood pressure

High blood pressure is asymptomatic but easy to detect the condition and if it is not diagnosed in time it can have serious health consequences. HT is a fundamental risk factor in the development of cardiovascular diseases, myocardial infarction, strokes, kidney conditions, etc.

However, high blood pressure does not just affect older people - it has been shown to cause damage to the arteries of people of any age.

Measures to prevent and treat high blood pressure

·         There are a series of measures that can be used to prevent or treat hypertension, in addition to helping people of any age to prevent possible health problems:

·         Monitor body weight and, if necessary, reduce it. For people with more than 10% of body fat left, hypertension improves when they lose weight.

·         Adopt a healthy diet.

·         Avoid a sedentary lifestyle and doing physical activity.

·         Eliminate tobacco.

·         Reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption.

·         Manage stress.

·         In addition, normally, and in the case of the elderly, the doctor will possibly recommend some pharmacological treatment taking into account the person's medical history and possible interactions with other medications.

Physical activity against high blood pressure

Avoiding a sedentary lifestyle and practicing some physical activity have been shown to help prevent and treat high blood pressure. In fact, people who do not practice physical exercise have a higher risk of hypertension, specifically between 30-50% more.

The recommendation would be to practice some aerobic and moderate physical exercise such as walking, swimming, dancing, cycling...Ideally, exercise 30-45 minutes a day, 5 days a week.