In this video from the Dartmouth Health New Hampsphires in New England, which is delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), you will be trained as a professional/ non professional caregiver/ nurse and elderly on techniques that includes both balance and strengthening exercises, which can prevent falls and hip fractures. This video is appropriate for those older adults who cannot stand or who need support when standing. Also, as a person age, physical activity helps attain our goals, maintain our functioning and promote comfort. Finally, routine exercise can help reduce arthritis pain, improve mood, sleep and blood sugar control, as well as affect memory.
