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4834 Yorktown Blvd. Corpus Christi, TX 78413
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2822 Robby St. Corpus Christi, TX 78410
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Healthy Living Tips

 

from the Villa Assisted Living Care Team

High Blood Pressure

High Blood Pressure

High Blood pressure is defined as the force of blood against your artery walls as it goes through your body. Health problems may occur when blood pressure stays high for prolonged periods of time. Uncontrolled high blood pressure may lead to heart disease and stroke.

Fall Prevention at Home

Fall Prevention at Home

The Reality is that each year, one in every three adults ages 65 or older falls and 2 million are treated in emergency departments for fall-related injuries. The risk for falls increases as we age. About half of all falls happen at home.

Emotional Needs and Exercise

Emotional Needs and Exercise

Emotional needs and support have become a crucial part of our health, especially during the COVID19 pandemic. While exercise is usually associated with physical benefits to the body, exercise also greatly benefits one’s emotional needs. Below are different ways that exercise enhances one’s emotional requirements.

Maintaining Healthy Brain Function

Maintaining Healthy Brain Function

Aging is part of life that occurs as we get older. Adjusting to these changes, both physically and mentally, can be challenging. As the structure of our brain changes, coping with the affect it has on memory and thinking abilities can be difficult to understand. Maintaining an active mind, just as we keep up with our physical health, is important.

Veteran’s Benefits

Veteran’s Benefits

The Veterans Benefit can help you pay for assisted living care in Corpus Christi. The VA “Aide and Attendance” program provides extra payments to qualified veterans who live in an assisted living community like Villa. You can use the VA payment to cover the cost of rent, meals, and care at Villa, letting you keep more of your own funds for other purposes.

Sleep Time Tips for Seniors

Sleep Time Tips for Seniors

An appropriate amount of sleep is essential for any age group, but especially for seniors. Changes in sleeping patterns can be a part of the aging process. It is recommended that senior citizens get about 7 to 8 hours of sleep daily.

Traditional (original) Medicare Explained

Traditional (original) Medicare Explained

Medicare is the traditional fee-for-service program offered directly through the federal government. Under Original Medicare, the government pays directly for the health care services you receive. Here’s a breakdown of what it covers.

Home Health Explained

Home Health Explained

Home Health care is defined by Medicare as a wide range of health care services that can be given in your home for an illness or injury. The goal of home health care is to treat an illness or injury and to improve and maintain your independence.

 How to Talk to Your Healthcare Provider: Tips to Improve Communication

 How to Talk to Your Healthcare Provider: Tips to Improve Communication

Having good communication between you and your healthcare providers is important for your health. Sharing all information with your healthcare provider about your health situation is key to receiving the proper quality of care. The challenge is that most appointments with your healthcare provider are short. Here are a few suggestions to help get the most out of your visits when seeing your healthcare provider.

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