Providing long-term care for a loved one can be very taxing and time-consuming. With spring around the corner we are all itching to leave our cozy winter hearths and get back to being active. By bringing in in-home elder care, you can take time to care for your own health. Care for you loved ones frees up time for tackling your next challenge and helps ensure that you can enjoy the good things in life, going forwards. If you or someone you know would benefit from in home care, reach out to explore the options available.
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Accept Help to Remain Independent
Sometimes people find it very difficult to accept help. With many seniors, accepting help seems like losing independence. Many feel that admitting you need help tells the world that you are no longer able to live on your own. Installing a medical alarm system can actually increase your independence and reduce the risks of living alone or being left alone in your home. In fact, with a locally monitored system, you may be able to remain in your own home, comforted by the fact that if something should happen, help is just a button push away.
Take Your Chances!
In chance-based games, the outcome is not impacted by a player’s skill or knowledge. Slot machines, scratch tickets and lotteries are all examples of chance-based games. All you can control is how much you bet, how often you play, and for how long. In skill-based games, learning more about the game or developing skills can influence your chances of winning, however, chance still plays a big part in skill-based games. Skill and/or knowledge may variably influence the outcome of any game, but no one controls cards or dice. Examples of skill-based games include mahjong, backgammon, poker, black-jack, sports and horse betting.
Regenerate Your Back
Ozone therapy in combination with injection therapy results in about 75% of chronic pain sufferers to become permanently pain free. Chronic pain occurs in areas of the body that contain ligaments, cartilage or articular surfaces which typically have only 1/10th the circulation that is seen in other connective tissues. This makes them especially vulnerable to the effects of decreased oxygen utilization and aging, which further compromises circulation. When these areas become traumatized a significant amount of edema and inflammation only serve to further decrease circulation. Prolozone therapy with natural anti-inflammatory medications, vitamins & minerals gives the tissues what they need to heal.
What to Look for in a Carehome
Moving to a new place can be very unsettling for anyone but is particularity unsettling for people with memory loss. Signs of a great residence include well designed living spaces that feel homey and inviting where the decorations, lighting and outdoor landscaping are welcoming and consistent to reduce decision fatigue. Look for a care plan that provides amenities and activities that are tailored to individual need and cognitive ability. Residents should be encouraged to decorate their rooms with familiar furnishings to remind them they are home, they are unique, and they are still the person they’ve always been.
Musical: The Sound of Music
Based on the story of the von Trapp family singers, this thrilling and inspirational family musical follows the romantic story of Captain von Trapp and governess Maria as they fall in love and bring a family together, during the turbulent and frightening time preceeding World War II. When Nazis demand the immediate enlistment of the Captain, this couple’s love and courage helps them narrowly escape over the Austrian mountains with their seven children. Their story comes to life onstage with beloved songs “My Favourite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Climb Every Mountain,” and of course “The Sound of Music.” Playing February 15 – April 6, 2019.
Is Medical Cannabis an Option for Me?
Are you wondering if medical cannabis could help you with some of your ailments? What can it be used for and how do you use it? How do you access it? Bring your questions to the Medical Cannabis Conference for Older Adults in Nanaimo, March 23rd in support of the Nanaimo Family Life Association. Medical and industry professionals along with older users will be on hand to talk about how medical cannabis is used to treat chronic pain due to injury, arthritis, cancer, depression, anxiety and more. At this one-day workshop, you will learn what to ask your medical professional about access and usage.
Benefits of Dental Implants
Dental implants are the most natural way to restore missing teeth. They distribute the forces back to the bone where they naturally belong. This is in contrast to partial dentures or bridgework that places the force of the missing tooth on the neighboring teeth, leading to a higher risk to their damage and or loss. As well, the bone where the missing tooth is will continue to shrink away with time. This leads to the loss of bony support on the neighboring teeth adding further risk to their future. The placement of dental implants will actually stop this “”bone shrinking”” process and preserve, not damage the neighboring teeth.
Maximize Your Balance and Stability
Did you know that lack of stability and balance account for a large portion of foot and back pain issues? Today, wellness consumers want products to enhance their quality of life and are asking for natural, safe solutions for more energy, pain relief and enhanced mobility. VoxxLife socks and insoles with HPT optimize the user’s stability and balance at the nervous system level and provide relief from aches and pains with drug free proven technology. Voxx Human Performance Technology (HPT) is based on 45 Years of research in Neuromuscular Science, Chiropractic Neurology and Reflexology. Come test your balance at the Wellnessnews Women’s Expo on February 9th at the VI Conference Centre.
Lotteries Most Popular Form of Gambling
According to the 2014 British Columbia Problem Gambling Prevalence Study, approximately 72.5% of British Columbians gamble. Lotteries remain the most popular form of gambling (81.6%), with 43.6% of gamblers naming it as their favourite form of gambling. Interestingly, when speaking with people in a community, very few individuals initially identify themselves as gamblers but at some point in the conversation, the person may say “Oh, but I buy lottery tickets every week.” This simple reflection exemplifies some of the myths and misunderstandings that surround what gambling is and is not, and who is stigmatised, and who isn’t. Food for thought …
Wellnessnews Women’s Expo – February 9
The Vancouver Island Conference Centre in Nanaimo is the place to be on Saturday, February 9, 2019. Women of all ages will discover things of interest at the largest Women’s Expo north of Victoria with over 100 exhibitors showcasing their products and services. The Wellnessnews Women’s Expo features wellness seminars, shopping opportunities and a Diva Oasis to indulge the senses. The Expo is FREE. Get your VIP tickets where you get your Wellnessnews or from one of the exhibitors. While not required to attend, tickets redeemed raise funds for the Samaritan House Room for Hope Campaign to expand their women’s shelter.
