It’s completely understandable if your elderly family member isn’t excited about the idea of leaving her home before she’s ready to do so. She may feel as if she’ll never be ready to do so. That means finding ways for her to age in place is a big priority for you and for her. Here are some ideas to make that a lot easier and how home care assistance can help.
Look into Home Modifications
Small and simple home modifications can have a big impact for your aging family member. Ramps, handrails, and even rearranging furniture and adding lighting all improve safety and comfort for your senior. You may not have to make all of those changes at once, either. Sometimes just anticipating your senior’s needs by a little bit helps a lot.
Talk with Her Doctor
Talk with your senior’s doctor about what she and you can expect. This is an especially important conversation if your elderly family member has chronic health issues that are likely to become more complicated over time. Find out what you and she can do now to help her in the future. It might be a good idea to request a medication review as well, just to be sure that her medications and dosages are still the right fit for her needs.
Hire Home Care Services
Having home care assistance when she needs it is going to allow your elderly family member to age in place for a lot longer than she might have expected possible. Home care providers can help her with household chores, with personal care tasks, with meal preparation, and with transportation. If there are other needs your senior has, there may be additional services that can help her even more.
Consider Medical Alarms
Medical alarms have proven themselves to be an invaluable tool for aging adults who plan to remain in their homes for as long as possible. A medical alarm gives your senior the ability to call for help if and when she needs it. Depending on the features that she is most interested in, you can find devices with monitoring services, fall detection, and so much more. All of them help to ensure that your senior is safe and that you can rest easy.
Focusing on safety as your primary concern allows you to ensure that the big issues are handle first for your elderly family member. That makes the rest of planning for her to be able to age in place so much easier.
If you or an aging loved one are considering home care assistance in Weston, 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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