When you and your senior parent are ready to have a serious conversation about home care assistance, use these tips to keep the conversation open, productive, and positive.
When your senior parent has companion care at home, they will get regular visits from a companion who can take the time to interact with them and improve their mental health.
An in-home care provider can make protein-rich meals and snacks and encourage your senior to eat them throughout the day and can track how much protein your parent is eating.
If your loved one cannot leave the home easily, have a senior home care provider make regular visits for tea, a game, or just some nice conversation as they sit at the dinner table.
When cars are less comfortable for seniors and they have more trouble with everyday tasks, driving or riding in a car might be less enjoyable and less safe.
Even if your mom or dad can’t easily get out of the house they can volunteer, which can also give them a sense of connection and purpose. Here are some ideas.
Senior home care can help your mom or dad live comfortably and safely at home so that you don’t have to worry about them trying to do tasks that are too difficult for them.
Compassion fatigue is a very real problem that family caregivers face. Working with in-home care services offers the best chance to reduce compassion fatigue.
Live-in home care services offer a variety of different types of support for seniors who want to age in place such as those discussed here.
Some of the foods that your senior parent should be eating often to help improve their heart health and lower their risk of heart disease are discussed here.
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