How to Help Your Elderly Loved One Avoid a Stroke or Heart Disease

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Home Health Care Millington TN

Home Health Care Millington TNIf your loved one is susceptible to a stroke or to heart disease, it’s important for you to do everything that you can to help prevent those issues. Start out with a trip to your loved one’s doctor to start developing a plan.

Take All Prescribed Medications

It’s really common for a loved one who feels great to think about the medication they’ve been prescribed, such as the ones for heart issues, and think that they really don’t need them after all. This is a huge mistake because those medications are likely the reason that your loved one feels so great in the first place. Double check with her doctor about medications and dosages and then set up a schedule for taking them.

Develop a Regular Plan for Exercise

Another important piece of the plan is your loved one’s exercise plan. If she’s not already exercising, check with her doctor about how much exercise she should be getting and how often so that you can start working toward those amounts. Your loved one needs to get moving, even a little, to reduce her risk of heart problems.

Look at How Your Loved One Eats

If your loved one is eating convenience foods often, she’s probably getting far more sodium and sugar than she needs. Take a look at different ways that you can include more fruits, vegetables, and lean proteins in your loved one’s diet. Talk to her doctor or to a nutritionist about the right diet for her so you can protect her heart.

Help Her Quit Smoking

Smoking can be a problem for your loved one in a multitude of different ways. If she’s still a smoker, there are plenty of ways that you can help her to finally quit for good. Talk to her doctor about the best plan for your loved one. Keep in mind that if she’s smoked for most of her life, quitting won’t be an easy endeavor.

Don’t Ignore New Symptoms

Above all, it’s important that your loved one doesn’t ignore new symptoms. Tightness in her chest, sudden shortness of breath, or just not feeling right can all be signs that something is going on. It’s always better to have symptoms checked and find that everything is alright than to ignore them.

Your loved one’s elderly home health care providers and other family members can also help your loved one stick to her plan if they know what it entails. Make sure you share the game plan with them.

For Home Health Care Services in Millington TN, please contact the caring staff at Personal Care Services MidSouth today!

About Walter Black

Born and raised in Mississippi. He graduated from Mississippi State University with a BS in Industrial Engineering, and from Angelo State University’s School of Business with his MBA. Walter has worked in the senior market for nearly 15 years and has obtained the distinguish honor of Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) by the Society of Certified Senior Advisors, an organization committed to providing ongoing and meaningful support to Seniors addressing their health, financial, and social issues. Walter has spent the last five years building PCS MidSouth into a premier Home Care Agency. With three locations in the MidSouth providing services to clients in three states: Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama. The company is poise for growth and is expecting to expand its territory in the MidSouth.
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