Companion Care at Mealtime Means a Happier Healthier Life

A good diet remains one of the most important parts of elderly care. Panorama City, CA seniors who share a meal with a friend have a significantly higher chance for a happier, healthier, longer life.

Yes of course the foods chosen for meals make a big difference for senior care. Panorama City, CA dealing with chronic health conditions need to make sure their home care nutrition provides all the nutrients and minerals that their bodies need to stay healthy and strong.

There is, however, another ingredient to healthy eating habits: a companion.

Studies have shown that seniors are far more likely to eat less-healthy meals or to skip meals altogether if they have no one to eat with. The CAREGivers of Home instead can help with lots of things. They can help with meal planning and cooking. They can help with rides for seniors to the grocery store, and with shopping.

And, perhaps most importantly, they can provide senior day care. Panorama City, CA seniors do not need to be alone at mealtime. They can have a companion with them, to listen to stories, watch a show together, or just to talk about how delicious the food is.

Home care services for the elderly near Panorama City, CA provided by Home Instead will make all the difference, even if it means something as seemingly mundane as just being there at mealtime.

Just being there will reduce the loneliness that can lead to other unhealthy habits. According to the Surgeon General, loneliness due to a lack of companionship can increase the risk of premature death by as much as 60 percent.

There may be many reasons why. Perhaps no one helps seniors prepare their meals well. Perhaps they forget some elements of the healthy meal they had planned. Or it may just be the psychosomatic effects of feelings of apathy and depression.

No matter the reason, however, the problems that come from loneliness can be avoided through regular visits by the trained, licensed, bonded, compassionate CAREGivers of Home Instead. They are happy to make mealtime a regular part of their day, to help make all the mealtimes for Panorama City, CA seniors that much more pleasing.

Call Home Instead today for a virtual or in-home assessment, 818-988-6848. You don’t know how much good something as simple as a regular visit from a friendly, helpful companion can do.