Chinese New Year is the most important traditional festival in our country and the happiest time for family reunion. On the occasion of this joyous day, I would like to pay my respects to my elderly friends and their families! However, as the saying goes, “New Year’s Day, New Year’s Day”, the New Year is a hurdle for the elderly. Due to the physical and mental characteristics of the elderly, there are a lot of issues that, if not properly arranged, the holiday season can become a health hazard, and good things can turn into bad things. Therefore, as a doctor specializing in providing health care services for the elderly, in addition to blessings, I would like to give you some reminders. 1. Prevent colds and flu. Winter is cold and dry, and it is the season of high incidence of respiratory diseases. Especially the elderly are prone to fatigue, lack of sleep and mental stress during the festive season, all of which can lead to low resistance and induce colds or even pneumonia. Therefore, it is more important to pay attention to keep warm, get flu shots in advance, stay relaxed and get enough rest during this special period. Elderly people with chronic bronchitis, asthma and other chronic respiratory diseases should especially protect themselves, and if necessary, prepare in advance and carry inhaled medicines for asthma attacks. 2, prevent falls. Because of the slippery snow and ice and heavy clothing, winter is the high incidence of falls among the elderly. Elderly people go out shopping more often in order to prepare for reunion dinners. It is best to pay attention to the weather forecast, avoid going out in bad weather, and wear lightweight and warm clothing, shoes and hats that are easy to move around and don’t block your vision. Avoid overweight, long and tiring shopping trips. Take extra care when walking up and down stairs, steps and uneven roads, and avoid unfamiliar places. If necessary, seek help from friends and relatives and request home delivery. 3. Try to maintain a stable environment and a regular routine. Some families have more children and cannot go to their parents’ home for various reasons. Instead, they arrange for the elderly to take turns to spend the holidays at the homes of multiple children. Elderly people are less adaptable, especially those with cognitive impairment, and frequent changes in their environment and routine can be physically and mentally stressful. It is not uncommon for elderly people to visit hospitals during the festive season due to illnesses triggered by travel and reunion. Therefore, during the holiday season, the elderly still need to ensure that the regularity of life, do not easily change the place of residence and work schedule. 4, avoid emotional ups and downs. It is hard to look forward to children home for the New Year, but the days of joy are always short-lived, not enough to enjoy the joy of family life, the children left again, the change may cause the elderly to great joy and great sadness. This change may cause the elderly to be very happy and sad. In this case, the children should take measures in advance. For example, before the arrival of the holiday will be clear how long to stay at home, during the holiday also find appropriate opportunities to remind parents of their own days to go, so that the elderly earlier to have the ideological preparation, to reduce the sudden departure of the elderly to bring the discomfort. After the children return to work, call their parents more often to greet them, so that the elderly feel that although they can not meet every day, but emotionally not far away. If there is a long time to see their relatives to visit, it is necessary to fully prepared in advance, to avoid excessive emotion. 5, avoid overeating. Reunion dinner is the sweetest, but anything that goes against the grain. Elderly people’s digestive function declines, eating too much or greasy food can induce indigestion, constipation, diarrhea, or cause blood sugar and blood fat fluctuations. So even during the holiday season, the elderly should control their mouths, diet should still follow the principle of nutritional balance and moderation, and avoid excessive alcohol consumption. 6, vigilant cardiovascular disease. Cold can stimulate the whole body capillary constriction, cause blood pressure increases, if coupled with busy enough water in the blood viscous, will increase the risk of stroke and myocardial infarction. Therefore, during the Spring Festival, elderly people suffering from hypertension, diabetes and other chronic diseases should insist on measuring their blood pressure and blood sugar, and ensure that they drink water and take their medication on time. If you find sudden confusion, unsteadiness, slurred speech, chest pain, breathlessness and other symptoms, you should go to the hospital in a timely manner. In conclusion, during the Spring Festival, fatigue, bad weather, emotional ups and downs, and abnormal rhythms are all “stressful events” for the elderly, and they are also the reasons why physical and mental illnesses or old illnesses recur before and after the Spring Festival. We sincerely hope that our elderly friends and family members can pay attention to these problems in advance, take proper precautions and respond to them, and have a peaceful and healthy holiday!