Make Your Exercise Goals Part of Your Parents’ Care Plan
Every adult and child should be active for a minimum of 30 minutes a day. The goal is to be active at least five days a week. You need exercise just as much as your parents do. If you spend time providing some of the help they need, make them exercise with you.
Elderly Care Santa Rosa CA – Make Your Exercise Goals Part of Your Parents’ Care Plan
When you add your parents’ exercise goals to your own, you get two things done at once. It frees up time for other chores. Instead of getting your exercise and then spending 30 minutes making sure your parents do, put on a 30-minute fitness video that the three of you do together.
Talk to Their Doctors
Make sure your parents are able to do the exercises that appeal to you. If you want to put on a Yoga video, make sure your parents can stretch those muscles. Ask their doctors for guidance on whether they should do the workout from a chair or if they can do it standing up with you.
When you’re talking to the doctor, see if there are other exercises that are recommended. If the doctor thinks that Tai Chi would be perfect for your dad, try Tai Chi with him and see if you like it. Your mom’s doctor may think pool aerobics are ideal for her arthritic joints.
Come Up With Fun Activities That Everyone Enjoys
Exercise doesn’t have to be stereotypical workouts. You might think of getting on a treadmill or doing an aerobics video and that’s fine. If it isn’t appealing to your parents, come up with new activities that appeal to everyone.
Take your parents to a local nature trail that offers orienteering courses. See what they think of using a compass and map to find the marker. Take them to a disc golf course and play your way through the course.
Take a ballroom dancing course with your parents. You could sign up for kayaking lessons. All provide physical fitness and can also be a lot of fun for all of you.
When you work 40 hours and have overtime hours added every now and then, you may not have time to spend at your parents’ house. Keep them active by arranging elderly care services. Elderly care aides can encourage them to keep their goal of 30 minutes of exercise each day.
Call our elderly care agency and ask about prices and schedules. Not only can a caregiver be available to encourage your parents to exercise, but caregivers can also help them with other tasks like housekeeping, meals, and companionship. Call to learn more.
If you or an aging loved one are considering hiring Elderly Care Services in Santa Rosa CA, call At Your Service Home Care. Call today! (707) 573-1003
She became a discharge planner and immediately fell in love with the concept of home care and the autonomous clinical practice it affords nurses. Dr. Lucy was hooked and has been a strong supporter of home care ever since.Believing people need advocates in healthcare systems, she has championed that cause across the acute care and post-acute care setting.
Dr. Lucy has worked in every aspect of home care from Medicare Certified, DME, Infusion, Hospice and finally Private Duty/Private Pay services. She also works as a home care consultant across the country and as a legal nurse consultant for the home care industry.
Having worked in all areas of home care, Dr. Lucy has a well-rounded perspective of the challenges facing patients, families and the home care industry, and as a provider she advocates for patients through the maze of health care services. Dr. Lucy celebrated over 37 years as a nurse and patient advocate.
Dr. Lucy has a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois.In 1994, she received her Masters of Science in Health Service Administration from St. Mary's University, Moraga, California. Dr. Lucy received her Doctor of Nursing Practice awarded in 2016, graduating with Distinction and a 4.0 GPA.
She did her doctoral work on the global dementia crisis, aging and prevention strategies for healthy living. Developed dementia and Alzheimer's disease plans for aging patients leaving the hospital setting or entering long-term care or home health and hospice environments. She also developed a specialized program for those at risk for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
In 1992, Dr. Lucy was designated CAHSAH Certified Home Care Administrator in the inaugural offering of this designation through the California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH).
She is the founder and CEO of Creative Solutions Home Care Consulting Services and At Your Service Nursing & Home Care, a concierge nursing & home care agency that provides the services she believes are essential for seniors to age in place.She offers a higher level of care allowing people to be in their own homes with an emphasis on independence, safety, and quality of life.
Dr. Lucy is the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) and sits on the Board of Directors for California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH).
She has served on the boards for both state and national board associations, and is currently on the following boards and committees: Board of Directors, California State Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH), 2002-present, National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC's) Private Duty Home Care Association Director, and multiple state and national home care committees.
Dr. Lucy goes to Washington, DC, several times a year to advocate for senior services and home care issues. She was past Commissioner for the Sonoma Commission on Human Rights.She is past chair of the local Senior Advocacy Services.
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