You might not picture the suburbs as a place for seniors, at least not those living independently in their own homes. But many seniors who established roots in the suburbs earlier in their lives want to hang onto their roots in the communities, and now make up over half of the suburban populations. Living in a suburban environment as a senior does require some careful planning and adaptation, so keep the following tips in mind for surviving suburbia as seniors:

1. Address financial restraints – consider a reverse mortgage to fund any additional financial needs of the home like maintenance, renovations, or any remaining amount on a mortgage loan

2. Make the home safe – suburban homes aren’t necessarily designed for senior living. They are often 2 stories, and are not compatible with those who need to use wheel chairs or other assistive devices. To make the home accessible and safe, install safety bars and hand-rails, improve the lighting in the home, and have ramps or other assistive devices incorporated into the home as needed

3. Get help – for older adults, keeping up with the routine maintenance of a home can be challenging, but that doesn’t need to be a reason to give it up. Hire services to clean and keep up with the yard work, or get an in-home caregiver to cook and provide basic assistance with other tasks as needed

4. Look into transportation – walking to get to shops and other areas in the suburbs may not be convenient. Seniors who don’t drive can use transportation services available, or hire a caregiver that can help them get around

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Often as seniors get older, they begin to notice small changes in their abilities to complete day-to-day tasks. While previously, it might have been no large feat to push a vacuum around the house, now suddenly this is a task that is physically exhausting. Some seniors may find it trying to walk up a flight of stairs or carry the groceries. Many of these seniors suffer in silence, because they believe that these affects are just part of aging. While that may be true to some degree, they are not changes that need to be tolerated.

Often seniors who find themselves faced with these physical changes, are dealing with sarcopenia, a loss of muscle mass in the skeletal system which has a major impact on their overall ability to function. By suffering in silence about the physical changes that often accompany this condition, seniors might just be killing themselves; putting them at greater risks for potentially life threatening accidents or falls.

To prevent the effects of sarcopenia, all seniors need to do is get active to improve their overall strength and balance, while building muscle. Resistance training can help seniors to improve bone density and muscle loss, through lifting light weights a few times per week. Cardiovascular activities like walking or swimming, and stretching will also help out a stop to this deadly and silent killer.

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1. Suite101
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