Eventually, your elderly family member will need more help than she has needed to this point. The concern is whether the help she needs will be available, and also help protect her mental health. 24-hour home care does all that and more for your senior. She receives help with daily tasks and other types of assistance.
Practical Aspects of 24-hour Home Care
Above all, there are the practical aspects of having caregivers there with your senior all day and night. No matter what type of help she needs, there is someone there who can assist her. Meal preparation, help with bathing, and household tasks are all taken care of as your senior needs. So that she’s able to rest and handle the tasks that she’s able to manage herself.
Social Connection and Support
When caregivers attend your senior, she feels better connected to the world around her. She’s got the socialisation support she truly needs, without having to change much of her normal daily routine. Home care professionals can also help with driving and mobility tasks, so your senior can stay close to loved ones.
Assistance Reduces Feelings of Helplessness
As your elderly family member’s needs and abilities change, it’s all too easy for her to feel helpless more often than not. Your elderly family member may even feel as if parts of her identity are wrapped in her ability to maintain those abilities. Because she’s not as able to do as much on her own, she may feel more helpless than she truly is in reality. Having help can balance those scales and reduce her feelings of being helpless.
Help Also Reduces Anxiety
Besides helplessness, there are other big feelings your elderly family member might be experiencing. Anxiety is a huge issue for seniors experiencing big life changes, particularly around what they’re able to do on their own. Having help from elder care providers can reduce the anxiety your senior might be feeling around whether she’s able to keep living her life the way she wants.
24-hour Home Care Supports Independence
Caregivers are there to offer help, but that doesn’t mean your senior is no longer independent. She’s still able to handle those tasks that are easy for her to manage on her own. But when she needs additional support, it’s right there for her in any way that she requires.
There are so many aspects involved in your senior’s mental health, and helping her preserve it for as long as possible. Working with 24-hour home care services does so much to ensure that your elderly family member has what she needs, on multiple levels. As her needs continue to change, caregivers continue to adjust to meet those needs.
If you or an ageing loved one are considering 24-Hour Home Care in Devon, please contact the caring staff at Serving Hands Senior Care today. Call (780) 963-1516
Premiere Home Health and Senior Home Care services in Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, Devon, St. Albert, Edmonton, Onoway, Leduc, Parkland County and surrounding communities since 2016.
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