Seniors are at a higher risk for heat stroke during this hot and humid summer weather. Here are some tips to help seniors stay cool

This is why it’s important that you, as a caregiver or a family member caring for your elderly parent or loved one, have to be careful and ensure that seniors stay cool. You have to protect seniors from overheating and heat stroke, because unlike younger people, their bodies can’t easily adjust to high temperatures. They are also more likely to be dehydrated. 

Seniors are more vulnerable to heat because of the following:

• Their bodies can’t easily adjust to sudden temperature changes
• Their chronic medical conditions may change how their bodies respond to heat and temperature changes
• Their medications may impair their body’s ability to regulate temperature or prevent sweating

To help seniors stay cool this summer, here are some tips we have rounded up:

1. Drink plenty of cool water
2. Avoid from drinking alcohol and caffeine, which can dehydrate the body
3. Eat like cool meals like chicken or pasta or salads instead of heavy and hot ones
4. Snack on cool yet healthy treats like fruit popsicles, chilled fruits, or frozen sorbets
5. Sit with feet in a pan of cool water (not freezing cold)
6. Keep air circulating and ensure proper ventilation. Open windows and curtains
7. Wear lightweight clothes
8. Visit public places that are cool, like coffee shops and shopping malls
9. Take a cool shower or bath regularly
10. Take them to adult daycare facilities like Blessed Home

Help seniors stay cool and entertained by bringing them to facilities like ours at Blessed Home. If you want to know more about Blessed Home, contact us at 09178560623.