Living through over a year of a worldwide pandemic taught us to never take for granted the small but incredibly important things in life: shared laughter, hugging our loved ones, a dinner date in our favorite café. We discovered firsthand how much socialization is to be valued, and just how empty and lost we can feel when it’s eliminated.
July is Social Wellness Month, and now that vaccinations are reducing our need to isolate ourselves, it is the perfect opportunity to learn how to improve social wellness for seniors and make certain they have abundant opportunities for engagement.
Studies have uncovered that those who stay social:
On the other hand, people who live a more isolated and secluded lifestyle are at heightened risk for severe health complications – comparable to the dangers linked to obesity, cigarette smoking, and hypertension.
If an older adult you love has become accustomed to solitary living and is unsure how to enhance socialization, the following tips can help:
An in-home caregiving companion, like those at Compassionate Nursing Services, is a simple and easy method to improve senior socialization. Our caregivers are fully trained, experienced, background-checked, and available for as much or as little time as a senior would like for conversations, fun activities, outings, and much more. We are available to provide transportation and accompaniment to social activities for seniors, or simply visit with the senior at home on a regular basis.
Contact our experts in senior care in Oakville, MO and the surrounding communities to learn how we can help a senior in your life stay healthy, social and well. We provide a complimentary in-home consultation at your convenience, so give us a call today at 314-432-4312. For a full list of all of the communities where we provide our award-winning care, please visit our Service Area page.
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