Natural immunity can decrease as a person gets older. It happens at a different pace for different people, but it’s not uncommon for seniors to get sick more often and then stay sick for a longer period of time. It’s also not uncommon for viruses and bacteria that are usually mild for younger people to lead to more complications in the elderly. This is why helping your loved one have a strong immune system is so important. Have home care assistance providers help with this task.
Here are some simple ways you can help your loved one stay well even when everyone else around him is getting sick.
Keep chronic conditions under control
If your loved one has a chronic condition such as heart disease, high blood pressure, or diabetes, staying on top of his condition and keeping it under control is an important step in making sure he doesn’t get sick when he passes by someone in the store who is coughing up a bunch of germs. Regular visits to his doctor, along with following the doctor’s orders for medications, etc. will help his immune system stay strong.
Say yes to vaccines and use home care assistance for transportaiion
Many vaccines now are easy to get and either low-cost or no-cost. Your loved one just needs to go to where they offer the vaccine and request it, oftentimes, right on the spot. Have his senior home care assistance provider bring your parent to the local pharmacy or clinic to get his influenza vaccination, Covid vaccination, and shingles vaccination as soon as they are available. Remember that some need to happen yearly, so keep going back as needed.
Stay away from sick people
This may seem easy to say, but it can be hard to do. Missing a grandchild’s birthday party because some of the guests are under the weather is a tough choice to make but a wise one. One way to help avoid contact with too many unknown germ carriers is to have a senior home care assistance provider come to the home for tasks that your loved one would otherwise have to leave the home to do. A home care assistance provider can bring the mail to the post office, or pick up groceries from the store and bring them to your loved one.
Get a good night’s sleep and eat nutrient-rich foods
Too little sleep and poor-quality sleep weakens the immune system. Your loved one should strive to have a consistent and restful sleep each night by implementing a consistent bedtime routine that involves going to bed at the same time each night and avoiding any stimulating food or media before bedtime.
While no particular diet improves immune health, eating a diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables is a great way to get the nutrients that help fight off those nasty germs and bacteria that sneak inside the body. Eating a healthy diet also helps your loved one stay at a healthy weight, which in turn, puts less stress on his body and improves immunity.
If you or an aging loved one is considering Home Care Assistance Services in Livingston NJ please contact the caring staff at Expert Home Care today at (732) 937-5320.
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We have been providing Home Health Care to New Jersey families since 1985, and have grown to become one of the largest licensed providers of Live-In Home Care in the upper New Jersey area. Our many years of New Jersey home care experience has produced a company that over 8,000 clients have come to rely on confidently, for help.
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