The longer days of summer mean more time for swimming, family cookouts, gardening, and all of those other delightful seasonal activities. However, it also means an enhanced risk for a number of health concerns for seniors, who are more prone to heat-related complications, for example:
Compounding the danger even further are factors such as:
How can you best help the older adults you love take pleasure in all that summertime can offer, while preventing a medical crisis? We have gathered some recommendations specific to summer heat and the elderly.
For more summer safety tips for seniors, get in touch with Compassionate Nursing Services. We’re also an ideal companion for seniors all through the summer months and beyond, with the professional elder care in St. Louis and the surrounding area that ensure optimal health and wellbeing, including meal preparation and monitoring food and fluid intake, engagement in pleasurable conversations and pastimes, transportation to fun excursions, and so much more.
Email or call us at 314-432-4312 to find out if our elder care services are available in your area, and to ask about a no-cost in-home consultation today.
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