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Caregiver guide: Care For Elderly Feet

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Health is important at all ages, when it comes to foot care. Be kind to your feet as a mode of mindfulness. When we age foot care helps keep you mobile and pain may be averted. We all want to continue to enjoy our favorite activities. Activities such as, walking, shopping, working in the yard, and staying active require proactive foot care to help minimize problems. Caring for your feet daily may bunions, thickened toenail, avoid blisters, or athlete’s foot. Our friends at the “Institute for Preventive Foot Health” share seven things to do every day so we can enjoy healthy aging feet:

1) Wash and thoroughly dry your feet for good hygiene. 2) Wear a fresh clean pair of socks and change them daily. 3) Keep the insides and outsides of your shoes clean. 4) Rotate your shoes — don’t wear the same pair two days in a row. 5) Wear properly fitted shoes. 6) Avoid going barefoot particularly in public areas. 7) Inspect your feet for bumps blisters sores cracked skin painful areas and other problems.

Care for your toenails regularly means a trim or file at least every two weeks. Avoiding ingrown nails and other issues can be accomplished by trimming your nails straight across (not curved) and at an adequate length (according to the “American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society“).  

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