Companionship Improves Overall Health
It's been shown that companionship - and the mental stimulation that comes with it - can have a positive effect on physical and mental health. People dealing with anxiety or depression in their senior years may enjoy reduced symptoms and greater happiness if they engage in activities that keep their brains active. Staying mentally active can help to reduce stress and improve mental health. Stress affects our health significantly, and using activities such as mental stimulation to reduce stress can help us live better for longer. This is where our companionship services can help
Care With Dignity's aim is to raise the quality of life for seniors in multiple ways. Providers act as partners by going with their clients to appointments, social events, and favorite hobbies. For elderly people who experience social isolation, these activities may be crucial. Seniors that experience isolation have an elevated danger of illness and mortality. Care With Dignity provides remote seniors with regular camaraderie and social communication, diminishing social isolation.
Companion Care Services for Seniors
The Benefits of Companionship Care
Reduce the negative feelings associated with isolation and loneliness.
Encourage mental activity.
Encourage exercise
Provide support and positive energy.
Explore new hobbies
Accompany clients to extracurricular activities, such as a trip to a senior center or a family gathering.
Strategies to Develop Mental Acuity and Enhance Thinking Abilities
To boost brainpower, there are a few activities that most people find generally enjoyable and effective. However, since everyone is unique, the kind of exercise that works for someone might not work for another. Nonetheless, there are staple mental exercises people do to sharpen their thinking skills. As people age, it is important to have the right strategies in place to stimulate mental skills and cognition. Everyone has their own personal preference for tasks that give them mental stimulation and help with cognitive skill maintenance. Mental stimulation does not always have to be a complicated task; it can simply be having a conversation with someone else as this type of communication helps maintain healthy brain function.
In addition to everyday communication, there are five great strategies our caregivers implement into daily routines that promote cognitive health and longevity: Cognitive Training and Games, Physical Exercise, Social Interaction, Food Choice, and Creative Expression. Studies have found that regular engagement in these activities helps keep memory sharp, lower feelings of loneliness, and reduce risk of dementia.
Cognitive Training & Games
Engaging in puzzles like crosswords or sudoku has been shown to help sharpen mental skills as well as physical exercise which can increase blood flow to the brain which leads to improved thinking abilities. Other cognitive games such as scrabble or chess require strategy which further help challenge the senior's mind.
Physical Exercise
Maintaining physical activity allows for greater brain health by constantly challenging different neural pathways. This includes light exercise such as walking but also incorporating dance or yoga which covers both aspects of physical and neurologic stimulation.
Social Engagement
Forming relationships with friends, family members, peers or even strangers increases social connections within the community and protects against depression. Connecting with other seniors through group events or classes helps form valuable connections that last beyond leisure time activities; they become lifelong friends who offer support all around.
Food Choice
Eating foods that are rich in vitamins B12 and omega-3 increases overall brain health while avoiding alcohol consumption reduces damage caused by overindulging in alcohol related beverages such as beer or wine along with sugar-rich processed foods such as white breads/baked goods; these often lead to short term memory loss over time so it’s best to stay consistent with healthier food choices whenever possible!
Creative Expression
stimulating creative juices yields benefits beyond its entertainment value; creating artwork is proven to slow signs of aging within adolescents along with helping adults cope better with stressors from old age without introducing drugs into their lives due so this is always worth pursuing!
Learn More About Care With Dignity
Our personalized companion care services incorporate these activities. In our holistic approach we work with clients, their families and healthcare providers to ensure positive long term care mentally, physically and spiritually. Call Care With Dignity today to learn how our dedicated and compassionate staff can help you and your family care for your loved ones