Holistic health care is an approach to health and wellness that focuses on the mind, body, and spirit. It’s been shown to contribute to overall wellness more so than focusing on any single aspect of well-being in elderly adults.
Because all areas of your life are connected, an improvement in one area can influence your overall physical, emotional and mental health and well-being. Seniors can live healthier and happier lives when they receive care that is wholesome.
When health care professionals have an open mind about whole person wellness versus illness, there’s an increased opportunity to focus on your strengths and capabilities versus deficits and declines.
There are a variety of ways to receive holistic care in an assisted living setting, including:
Another key element of holistic health is getting to know more about your values in life. Holistic health providers believe that you are the expert on your life, values, and priorities and only you know what really matters to you. By understanding your needs, they can help you make choices that influence your health and well-being.
This guide will provide a brief overview of holistic health care and what it looks like, how holistic health care is practiced in assisted living, and how to identify if an assisted living community uses a holistic approach to health care. Chapters include:
You’ll also get a checklist that provides essential questions you can ask about different assisted living programs to identify if they use a holistic approach to health care, such as:
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