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Judy’s Video Tip 13: Getting to Know the Person You are Caring For

Date: April 25, 2017
Author: Erynn
Categories: Judy's Video Tips, Stories & Tips
Judy's Video Tip 13: Getting to Know the Person You are Caring For

Judy’s Video Tip 13: Getting to Know the Person You are Caring For is all about how to start a conversation. Sometimes it can feel difficult to connect to someone when they are much older than us.

Getting to know you. Housekeeping in the 1950's.

Posted by Seniors Helping Seniors Southern NH & ME on Sunday, April 23, 2017

Getting to Know the Person You are Caring For

 

If they are our parents, we might think we heard all the stories. If they are born in the 1930s, they might have been dressed like Judy as they are waiting for their husband to come home. It doesn’t matter what they did, it’s important that we learn to connect with them. We need to understand what the world was like when they were growing up, raising a family, working because it affects their personality. If you learn enough to start a conversation, then it will be easier to care for them.

Check out Judy’s other videos here and here.

Judy’s Video Tip 12: Reduce Fall Risk! Start Now!

Date: March 30, 2017
Author: Erynn
Categories: Judy's Video Tips, Stories & Tips
Judy's Video Tip 12: Reduce Fall Risk! Start Now!

Judy’s video tip 12: Reduce fall risk! Start now! shows how Tai Chi can reduce fall risk. Tai Chi for arthritis rehabilitation does exist and the CDC endorses it for reducing your fall risk. People with arthritis are seven times more likely to fall than someone who doesn’t have it. Arthritis is the number one chronic disease in America for people thirteen and older. Can you believe it? Only thirteen!

Reduce fall risk! Start now!

Posted by Seniors Helping Seniors Southern NH & ME on Sunday, March 26, 2017

 

Judy’s Video Tip 12: Reduce Fall Risk! Start Now!

 

Tai Chi is an internal martial arts originating from Qigong, China in the 1670s with the Chen style. There is also the Young Style that began in the 1800s and the Sun Style beginning in the 1900s. The Arthritis rehabilitation mixes all three styles. It’s all about hard and soft, high and low. It can also be adapted to be standing with a walker or a parallel bar, and even sitting. It’s all about slow movements.

And for Reagan, Judy showed off a small rocker that she used as a child. She looks forward to Reagan using it.

You can see more of Judy’s videos here and here.