Senior’s Mood: Have you noticed that your elderly loved one is in a bad mood most of the time?

Maybe the senior care providers that are caring for your elderly loved one have been yelled at often by your loved one. If this is the case, it is important to know that the anger, irritability, and other negative feelings your elderly loved one is having can negatively impact their life. If your elderly loved one is constantly in a bad mood, there are some tips that might help to change this.

Getting Them Into a Class

One of the reasons why your elderly loved one might be in a bad mood is because they are bored. If your elderly loved one is just sitting around a lot of the time, this might be causing them frustration. Just finding something to do could help your elderly loved one to feel better. One of the things that your elderly loved one might enjoy doing is taking a class. Many senior citizen centers and local community centers offer classes for the elderly. They might have a fitness or cooking class. This is something that you might want to check into for your elderly loved one so you can improve your senior’s mood.

More Interactions

Is your elderly loved one in a bad mood? They might just be missing human interactions. This could especially be the case if they are home alone a lot of the time. If this is the case, you can help them by providing them with more interactions. You can drive them to town, so they can interact with people in stores. You can take them to a senior center, so they can play Bingo or other games. It might also be a good idea to hire senior care providers. These providers can spend time with your elderly loved one whenever they need interactions.

Get Up and Going

If your elderly loved one is in a bad mood a lot of the time, one of the things that might help them feel better is to get up and going. Sitting down is only going to make your things worse for your elderly loved one. While they can sit down sometimes, if your elderly loved one gets up and moves around, they can increase their energy. This can also increase their desire to do things. Hopefully, when they have this increased energy and desire, it will help them to feel better.

Conclusion

These are some of the things that can be done if your elderly loved one is in a bad mood a lot of the time. It is important to figure out why your elderly loved one is feeling that way. If you can determine the cause of your senior’s mood, it will be much easier to figure out what tip will help your elderly loved one out the most.

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 Senior Care in Dacula, GA, and surrounding areas. Call (770) 965.4004 for more information.

We provide home care in  Braselton, Buford, Dacula, Duluth, Flowery Branch, Gainesville, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Oakwood, Sugar Hill, Suwanee, Barrow County, Forsyth County, Gwinnett County, Hall County, Jackson County, North Fulton County.

Sources

https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/irritability-and-feeling-on-edge

https://www.healthline.com/health/science-of-being-cranky

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Valerie Darling

Founder, Owner at Home Care Matters

Valerie was born in Miami, FL and after a few family moves, grew up locally in the Marietta, GA area.Valerie is the oldest of 4 (3 younger brothers).She is married and has one child.Valerie is the Founder, Owner and CEO of Home Care Matters.Valerie’s mom, Dee, is the inspiration and primary driver as the how and why the business was born.Valerie says, “My mom is never far from our thoughts.Mom was an integral part of developing and starting HCM before she passed away.Our goal is to stay true to her memory and continue to honor her with the love, values, and ethics she taught us.”

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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