Does your senior parent want to continue aging in place as they get older? Most seniors do. But, family members often worry about the ability of their senior parents to live alone safely. Seniors who have medical conditions that can affect their mobility or their ability to do things like cook for themselves can still live at home quite comfortably if they have a little extra help. Elder care services can provide the extra help that your mom or dad needs to continue living in their home.
When seniors have elder care they can depend on regular visits from a care provider that can help with everything from taking out to the trash to cooking dinner. If you worry about your mom or dad living alone because you work, or you live too far away to visit every day, elder care can provide the help that your mom or dad needs to keep living at home.
Some of the ways that elder care can help your mom or dad live safely at home include:
Medication Management
A care provider can make sure that your senior parent is taking their medications on time, and the way that they are supposed to take them. Taking medication incorrectly is one of the most common mistakes that happen when seniors live alone because it’s easy for seniors to get confused about what medications they are supposed to take at certain times.
An elder care provider can also fill pill organizers, pick up prescriptions, set medication alarms, and use other methods of making sure that your senior parent knows exactly when they are supposed to take their medications each day.
Meal Preparation
Often seniors end up skipping regular meals because cooking is too difficult for them. Cooking involves a lot of bending, reaching, and walking around the kitchen. Those movements can be difficult or even dangerous for seniors.
A care provider can make sure that your senior mom or dad is eating regular nutritious meals each day by making those meals, portioning out leftovers, and making plenty of healthy snacks too. Your mom or dad won’t go hungry if they have a care provider helping to look out for them.
Housekeeping
As seniors get older household chores get more difficult. A care provider can help keep your mom or dad’s home safe and sanitary by doing things like taking out the trash, washing the dishes, mopping the floor, vacuuming, and doing the laundry.
Companionship
If you live too far away to see your mom or dad often visits from a care provider also give your senior parent regular social interaction that will help them stay healthy. Loneliness and isolation are big concerns for seniors who live alone, especially for seniors who can’t get out of the house easily. But with elder care, your mom or dad will get plenty of healthy social interaction.
Transportation
Losing the ability to drive is very difficult for seniors who like their independence. Often they feel like giving up the keys means giving up independence. Having a care provider who they trust to drive them to medical appointments, shopping, and errands can make it sting a little less to stop driving.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Elder Care Services in Arlington TN, please get in touch with the caring staff at Senior Solutions Home Care. (901) 300-8576
Senior Solutions Home Care is a Trusted Home Care Agency serving Memphis, Germantown, Collierville, Lakeland, Hernando, Olive Branch, Arlington, Atoka, Southaven, Bartlett, Marion, Shelby County, and surrounding areas.
Over the years, we have expanded, providing service in all 95 counties throughout Tennessee, and we now have a growing presence in Georgia.
Senior Solutions is recognized as a top 5% independent agency and a three-time Inc. 5000 honoree in 2018, 2019, and 2020. These types of awards matter to us because they show growth in our goal of eventually touching a million lives. We’re excited to continue that growth and to touch even more families with our commitment to quality care!
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