The Necessary Activities for Healthy Aging

A senior care plan should provide a list of the senior’s medical conditions, medications, medical doctors, pharmacies and other care providers.

Daily Activities for senior should be listed along with the time meals are eaten, the time medications are taken and other physical and mental activities along with other job duties for the caregiver.  The information should include the following:

Nutrition:  Food prepared and meals eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner, fluid intake (number of glasses of water)

Health & Hygiene:  Transfers from bed to chair, bathroom visits, showers, dressing, hair care, skin care, nail care, dental care, exercise routine.

Daily Routine & Vital Signs:  Wake-up time, nap times, bed time, blood pressure, weight, doctor appointments.

Physical and Mental Activities:  Exercises, walks, physical therapy routine, reading books, mental exercise games.

Household Cleaning:  Cleaning kitchen, bathroom, laundry, changing bed linens, sorting mail, sweeping floors, dust rooms, vacuum, run errands, pet care

Seniors should also ask their doctors if there are any activities they would like to track to monitor the success of medications or the symptoms of their medical conditions.  By monitoring daily routines such as times of sleep, meals and exercise, doctors can better measure the impact of medications and the progression of memory loss or the loss of physical capabilities.  This can sometimes result in better diagnosis and slowing down the progresion of age-related diseases.