Archive for March, 2010

HERE ARE A FEW GOOD GARDENING TIPS FOR OUR ACTIVE IN HOME SENIORS, THEIR FAMILY CAREGIVERS AND PRIVATE PERSONAL CARE COMPANIONS FROM COMFORT KEEPERS HERE IN WALLINGFORD, CT

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

The aspects of gardening for a senior will benefit their health while being therapeutic and help them to stay active and productive.
Gardening in itself is an enjoyable pastime and an excellent form of exercise for mobility, flexibility, use of motor skills while helping to improve strength and endurance. This type of physical activity for our [...]

CAROL CARBUTTI, THE OWNER OF COMFORT KEEPERS IN WALLINGFORD, CT; WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THE BENEFITS OF YOGA FOR OUR ACTIVE NON MEDICAL AT HOME SENIORS

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

There are a number of reasons why stay at home seniors like yoga. First, it uses static stretches. That means your elderly parents get into a position and hold it for a time rather than bouncing. Static stretches are safer and result in fewer injuries. We have also found that they work better for increasing [...]

COMFORT KEEPERS, A CAREGIVING AGENCY FOR IN HOME SENIOR CITIZENS IN WALLINGFORD, CT; WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR CAREGIVERS TO ENCOURAGE OUR EDERLY CLIENTS AND AGING PARENTS TO INCREASE THEIR FLEXIBILITY

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

We realize that here is a tremendous amount of health information for our healthy aging senior citizens nowadays and that it is a real challenge trying to keep up.  I’m sure many caregiving family members feel the same way. Our agency understands that it is easy to overlook many important health issues that can be [...]

COMFORT KEEPERS OF WALLINGFORD, CT WOULD LIKE TO SEE FAMILY CAREGIVERS AND PRIVATE COMPANIONS TRY TO PREVENT FALLS AND ACCIDENTS IN OUR HEALTHY AGING SENIOR CITIZENS HOMES BY REMOVING OBSTACLES AND MAKING MINOR REPAIRS

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

According to the Centers for Disease Control, 1 in 3 elderly seniors fall every year resulting in 90% of senior citizen hip fractures. Approximately 60% of these aging retirees who fall die from complications. The risk of falling increases with age and falling is the number one cause of injury in adults over 65. These [...]

Comfort Keepers Believes Future Retired Baby Boomers, Retired Veterans and Our Active Senior Citizens Would Enjoy the Benefits of Volunteering Their Time While Giving Back to their Local Community

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Carol Carbutti, owner of Comfort Keepers in Wallingford, CT understands that most people think of senior retirement as a time to plan on doing all the fun things that they had to forgo because of the demands made on them by their job. However, there are an increasing number of baby boomers who view retirement [...]