Heart attacks are a scary proposition for most people. If your elderly family member has a high risk of having a heart attack, there may be more you can do to help her to reduce that risk than you think.

Get a Clear Picture of Your Senior’s Actual Risks

If you and your senior haven’t had a big talk about heart attack risks already, now is certainly the time. Get together with her doctor and get down to the brass tacks of the situation. Look at what is genuinely a potential problem for your senior as of right now and talk about what it would take to turn that around. Your senior’s doctor is the key to setting up a plan that will work for her.

Blood Pressure Is Often a Factor

The heart is of course part of the circulatory system, which means that problems within the circulatory system, including high blood pressure, have an impact on heart attack risk. If your elderly family member’s blood pressure is even a little elevated on a regular basis, she needs to work on lowering that now. Opting for lifestyle changes first is a good idea, because that means she may not have to take medication. If medication is necessary, you’re going to need to give it time to work.

Eating the “Right” Foods Makes a Difference

What your senior is eating on a regular basis matters immensely in terms of her overall health and wellbeing, especially with conditions like heart attack. Take a look at what your senior’s normal diet consists of and talk about what changes she’s willing to make. You might be surprised to find that if she has help with meal preparation, she may be more likely to change her diet. Bringing in senior care providers to help could be a very solid solution.

If it’s Possible, Exercise Can Help

Exercise isn’t always possible for many reasons, but if your senior’s doctor okays exercise for her, then it’s time to help her get moving. Remember to stick with exercise plans that are customized for your senior’s health and current abilities. She should start out slowly and let herself experience some successes before she tries to forge on full steam ahead.

Keeping your elderly family member as healthy as possible reduces the risk of things like a heart attack, but it doesn’t necessarily prevent them completely. Talk to your elderly family member’s doctor about realistic expectations and do what you can to help her to improve her health.

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Andy Howardis a Bay Area Native who holds a BA in Political Science (University of Colorado at Boulder, ’97). After college Andy worked in the surging tech industry.His Grandmother however, would suffer a significant decline in health and ultimately needed in-home care. The experience of a loved one depending on outside help to age in place proved to be pivotal for Andy as he left the tech industry in 2002 for an opportunity in the home care world with a large provider. After having success in home care, but being frustrated by corporate constraints Andy founded HomeCare Professionals in 2005.He methodically built the company one client at a time by focusing on hiring quality caregivers to ensure positive outcomes. Currently Andy serves as the CEO of HomeCare Professionals and is also highly active in the non-profit organization California Association of Health Services at Home (CAHSAH) which advocates for a higher standard of in-home care for those who wish to remain living at home in California.

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