Right at Home in Patchogue, NY - Celebrate Healthy Living Habits with Aging Loved Ones during Healthy Weight Week

PATCHOGUE, NY, December 23, 2010 (Press-News.org) WHAT: The 18th annual Healthy Weight Week is a time to celebrate healthy living habits and prevent eating and weight problems, according to the Healthy Weight Network. While it is important for people of all ages to maintain a healthy lifestyle, aging adults must take additional factors into consideration such as slowing metabolisms and reduced activity levels. Adapting to the body's changing needs can be a challenge for seniors who have become used to particular dietary rituals that have worked for them their entire lives. With support and education, a balanced diet and light physical activity can help seniors continue to age gracefully.

WHEN: January 16 to 22, 2011

WHY: "As our loved ones age, their bodies change. These changes affect the nutritional needs and wants of the body. The metabolism begins to slow beginning at age 40, so seniors require fewer calories than they did when they were younger," said Lillethe Acevedo President and Director of Patchogue's Right at Home offices. "When coupled with the reduced activity levels of most seniors, reduced calorie needs can require some significant diet changes to maintain a healthy weight."

WHO: Right at Home provides services to foster wellness for aging adults, including light exercise program development and meal planning and preparation. Developing healthy living habits and preventing eating and weight problems can improve strength, energy and mental acuity, leading to an improved quality of life. About Right at Home Founded in 1995, Right at Home offers in-home companionship and personal care and assistance to seniors and disabled adults who want to continue to live independently. Local Right at Home offices are
independently owned and operated and directly employ and supervise all caregiving staff, each of whom are thoroughly screened, trained, bonded and insured prior to entering a client's home. Right at Home's global office is based in Omaha, Nebraska, with franchise offices located in 40 states nationwide, the United Kingdom and Brazil. For more information on Right at Home, visit About Right at Home at http://www.rightathome.net/about-us or read the Right at Home caregiving blog at http://www.rightathome.net/blog. To sign up for Right at Home's free adult caregiving eNewsletter, Caring Right at Home, visit http:// http://www.rightathome.net.

and operated franchise office of Right at Home Inc., serving the communities of Suffolk County. For more
information, contact Right at Home of Patchogue at http:// http://www.sclongisland.rightathome.net, or calI 631
207 2626 or by email at Rightathome@USA.com.

Right at Home in a national organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for those we serve. We
fulfill that mission through a dedicated network of locally owned, franshised providers of home care and
assistance services.