Hypertension, more commonly known as high blood pressure, is often referred to as a silent health condition because people can have it for years before experiencing any symptoms. By the time symptoms begin to present themselves, parts of the body may have already suffered significant damage. Once diagnosed, a home care provider can help a loved one follow through with the doctor’s recommendations.
It’s also one of the easiest health conditions to catch. A simple blood pressure check during a doctor’s visit can tell if your loved one’s blood pressure levels are elevated and if he’s a candidate for hypertension. Unfortunately, there are still plenty of seniors out there who don’t visit their doctor regularly, and thus receive the blood pressure check that can save their lives and protect their bodies from the damage of hypertension.
Five Areas of the Body That Can Be Damaged by Hypertension
Eyes
High blood pressure can damage the tiny, delicate blood vessels whose job is to supply blood to the eyes. This pressure can cause damage to the retina’s blood vessels. When the retina is damaged, it can lead to bleeding in the eye, blurred vision, and possibly a complete loss of vision.
Arteries
High blood pressure increases the amount of pressure that blood running through the arteries puts on the interior walls of those arteries and blood vessels. It can cause arteries to become more narrow, making it more difficult for blood to flow through and exacerbating the issue of too much pressure as it tries to flow through. The pressure can even cause part of an artery wall to bulge and become an aneurysm. If an aneurysm bursts, it can cause life-threatening internal bleeding.
Brain
Since the brain depends on a nourishing blood supply to work correctly, high blood pressure can lead to serious brain damage incidents such as strokes. High blood pressure can cause blood clots to form in the arteries leading to the brain. The clots can block blood flow, increasing the risk of a stroke.
Kidneys
Damaged blood vessels reduce the kidneys’ ability to effectively filter waste from the blood. This can lead to dangerous levels of fluid and waste in the blood.
Heart
High blood pressure can lead to other heart health conditions such as coronary artery disease, heart failure, and an enlarged left ventricle.
Keeping Blood Pressure Levels Healthy for Your Senior
If your loved one gets diagnosed with hypertension or high blood pressure, his doctor will recommend a care routine to help him keep his blood pressure at a safe level. The doctor may prescribe medication, along with recommending some lifestyle changes to help protect his blood pressure. While taking medication is often easy for many people, making changes to how they’ve lived their entire lives can be difficult, especially if it means implementing new eating habits or initiating extra physical activity into their day. When those changes are desired but difficult to implement on their own, seniors can benefit from home care providers.
While home care providers can help with chores around the home and provide companionship, they can also help your loved one make some healthy changes to their life. If their doctor is recommending a new diet to be followed, a home care provider can customize their care to incorporate those dietary requirements to help your loved one’s efforts for healthy eating. A home care provider can also help your loved one manage his medications and even work with him to incorporate more activity into his week.
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Prior to establishing 24/7 Coastal Contact, Ms. King worked for 30 years in the health care industry. Her experience began providing direct patient care. Eventually, she transitioned into home care and home infusion, then acquired her HCS-D certification as a Home Health specialty coder where she learned about the administrative burden facing Home Health and Home Care providers.
It became clear that after-hours customer service was a major toll home care industry and it was with this need in mind that 24/7 Coastal Contact was founded. Since 2018, 24/7 Coastal Contact has grown explosively. Now, we provide service to over 40 agencies in over 24 states with a 95% retention of service rate.
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