If your senior parent is living alone and they have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, you’re probably worried about their safety. Even if they are in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, they may need help at home already. Alzheimer’s care at home can help your parent continue to live independently. Alzheimer’s care at home can help to make sure they don’t leave a faucet running, leave the stove on, or create another type of potentially dangerous situation by accident.
Having Alzheimer’s care at home for your senior parent also means that you can take the time off you need to take care of yourself and your family. You won’t have to worry about your mom or dad being alone at home if you have to attend to other responsibilities.
Some of the ways that Alzheimer’s care can help your mom or dad continue living at home are:
Preventing Wandering
Wandering is a common and potentially dangerous behavior for seniors with Alzheimer’s. Care providers can reduce the risk that your mom or dad will wander. They use home safety tools lie door alarms, electronic locks, or gates to prevent unsupervised exits.
They can also play games, do puzzles, and do other activities to keep your mom or dad occupied so they’re less likely to wander.
Creating a Safe Environment
Alzheimer’s care providers help modify the home to eliminate safety hazards that could harm seniors. This includes removing tripping hazards like loose rugs, securing sharp objects, and ensuring areas like the kitchen and bathroom are safe to use.
They also can lock up dangerous chemicals like cleaning supplies, put child-proof locks on cabinets and stove burners, and make sure that medications are stored out of reach.
Assisting with Daily Tasks
As Alzheimer’s progresses, even simple tasks can become confusing or overwhelming for seniors. Care providers can help your mom or dad with daily activities such as meal preparation, cleaning, doing the dishes, and more.
They can also help with organizing clothing to prevent inappropriate choices that could lead to discomfort or illness, such as wearing light clothing in cold weather.
Medication Reminders
Managing medications can be complicated for someone with Alzheimer’s. Care providers can remind your mom or dad when it’s time to make medications, and make sure they take the medication as prescribed.
Monitoring Health and Behavior
Your mom or dad may not be able to let you know when they are sick or when something is wrong. Often, Alzheimer’s robs seniors of their ability to read their own body cues or express themselves.
Alzheimer’s care providers are trained to observe changes in behavior, mood, or physical health that might indicate a problem. Whether it’s noticing signs of a urinary tract infection, increased agitation, or changes in eating habits, care providers can let you know if your mom or dad is acting differently and may need to see a doctor.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Alzheimer’s care in Cambridge, MA, please contact the caring staff at PlatinumCare + today. Call (617) 237-0867.
PlatinumCare + was born out of the desire and passion to provide the very best home health care possible in Brookline, Dover, Newton, Needham, Watertown, Weston, Cambridge, Lincoln, Sudbury, Belmont, Boston MA, and surrounding areas.
All with decades of experience, Tim in IT Operations, Support, and Management, Brenda in Client Relations, Healthcare Services & Sales Management, and Anne in Healthcare as a Nurse Practitioner combined their skills to form what is now PlatinumCare +.
As immigrants to the US, all came from backgrounds where Healthcare for aging parents was a responsibility of the immediate family and the entire community. Aging, sick, or terminal community members were cared for physically, emotionally, and financially by family, friends, including strangers! This community approach, Healthcare with a difference, delivered with the utmost love, care, sacrifice, and passion, forms the basis of how PlatinumCare + grounds itself.
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