Have you been sitting down with your elderly loved one and other family members for a family Sunday supper?
Sunday dinners are such a great tradition. They help the family to take a step away from the hustle and bustle in life and spend time with one another. If you and your elderly loved one haven’t been doing this, it might help to learn more about the benefits of a family Sunday supper today. If these benefits sound like something that would be good for your elderly loved one, you may want to start scheduling family Sunday suppers from here on out.
Stepping Back
Even though your elderly loved one isn’t working now, that doesn’t mean that all of their family members aren’t. In fact, now that your elderly loved one isn’t working, they may see that the rest of the family is so busy working and doing other things that they don’t have much time to come visit. This can be very tough on your elderly loved one. One of the benefits of a family Sunday supper is being able to step back from work and other things to spend time with one another. Dedicating this time to your elderly loved one and other family members can help everyone to see that life doesn’t just have to pass us by.
Making Connections
Have you found recently that you and your elderly loved one don’t connect as well as you used to? Have you found that it is difficult to talk to your elderly loved one? Maybe the two of you and even other family members just don’t talk enough anymore. One of the benefits of having a family Sunday supper is being able to make connections again. When sitting around the dinner table, you can all take turns talking about your interests, passions, and other things in life. This can help you all to get to know one another again. It can help you all to reconnect, as well.
Growing and Learning
Everyone, even the elderly and the young, can learn from one another. If you have a family Sunday supper with your elderly loved one, you can all learn from each other. Maybe you will share something that you learned at work about the Excel program. This might help your elderly loved one to start doing their budget on Excel. Your elderly loved one may have learned something about gardening on a television show they watched. This might help you to grow a garden this spring or summer.
Conclusion
These are just some of the many benefits of having a regular family Sunday supper. If you feel like holding this get-together would be too much, you can always see if one of your elderly loved one’s caregivers can help out. Maybe they can help with light housecleaning before and/or after the event. They might be able to help with the meal prep, as well.
The staff at Home Care Matters is available to talk with you and your family about all of your needs. Home Care Matters is a home care agency providing quality and affordable Home Care in Duluth, GA, and surrounding areas. Call (770) 965.4004 for more information.
We provide home care in Flowery Branch, Braselton, Buford, Dacula, Duluth, Gainesville, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Oakwood, Sugar Hill, Suwanee, Barrow County, Forsyth County, Gwinnett County, Hall County, Jackson County, North Fulton County.
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Valerie has the unique experience with home care as she has experienced it from both ends of the spectrum, as a caregiver and as needing care herself as a cancer survivor. Valerie says, “Taking care of someone you love is a physically, mentally and demanding labor of love.Taking care of my mom was the hardest thing I have ever done. It has given me an insight and perspective not many people understand unless you are doing it or have done it.I loved taking care of my mom.I love helping others take care of their love ones too.And now that I’ve been sick, it’s given me a whole new level of empathy and understanding for those who are sick and need help.”
Valerie’s schedule varies daily, but she loves visiting with our clients, families, caregivers, our network partners and being in the office.Says Valerie, “Every day is different, but I wake up excited about what we do, inspired by our team, clients and caregivers.I strive to be a resource to the community.I love my team and I love what we do every day. I like to think my mom would be proud.”
You can reach Valerie by email (Valerie@homecarematters.com) or in our office (770.965.4004).
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