Often seniors and family members worry more about physical well-being as they decide to age in place. That is incredibly important, but it’s also important to pay attention to mental and emotional well-being. Home care assistance helps with things like physical safety and hands-on help, but they can also help with companionship, emotional support, and other aspects of mental and emotional health.
Offering Social Interaction
Elder care providers spend a lot of time with the aging adults they’re helping. They’re experienced in recognizing when seniors are lonelier than they should be and might be feeling isolated, too. This experience allows them to take extra time ensuring that they have conversations with seniors, listen to their stories, and engage them in meaningful activities. Social interaction is often much more difficult for seniors as they get older, for a variety of reasons. Simplifying the process of helping them interact with others just makes sense.
Reducing Anxiety and Stress
Aging in place helps seniors to feel independent, but it can also be a stressful experience. When seniors know that they have help when they need it with daily tasks and other concerns that crop up, that helps them to feel more secure in their choice to age in place. Peace of mind is a crucial part of having better mental and emotional health.
Improving Security
When seniors live alone and don’t have home care assistance, they might try to do things that aren’t safe for them to do. That could be everything from lifting items that are too heavy to skipping tasks that are important for their well-being. Home care providers can take over those types of tasks, helping seniors to be safer and more secure as they age in place.
Supporting Cognitive Health
Engaging in meaningful and stimulating activities, as well as social interactions, is a big part of helping seniors to have good cognitive health. Home care providers might play games and do puzzles with seniors or they might help seniors get to local classes and events where they can learn new things. Anything that helps seniors to keep their brains working is excellent for cognitive health.
Assisting with Independence
Often seniors choose to age in place because they want to remain as independent as they can for as long as possible. It’s a common misconception that home care assistance takes over and doesn’t allow seniors to continue making their own decisions and living independently. The reality is that caregivers are there only for support. They don’t want to take over or keep seniors from living their lives on their own terms. They consistently work to keep seniors as independent as they can be.
Personalized care, companionship, and support when things are difficult are just a few of the many ways that home care assistance keeps seniors healthy mentally and emotionally. As seniors experience changes in their health, home care can adjust to offer just the right level of help. Seniors can thrive while they age in place, which is what everyone in their lives wants most for them as they continue to grow older.
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 assistance in Buford, GA, and the surrounding areas. Call (770) 965-4004 for more information.
We provide elder 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.
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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