Battling Loneliness While Aging in Place
Your senior may at some point start to experience loneliness in a different way than she did in the past. She may even find that she needs more companionship now than she might have before. This can conflict with her desire to continue to age in place.
In-Home Care Ventura CA – Battling Loneliness While Aging in Place
Loneliness Can Start Subtly
The first thing to remember is that loneliness doesn’t start there. It starts with your senior having gradually more and more time alone. It also starts with her needs around companionship and alone time changing. Very few people consistently have the same needs for companionship their entire lives. Those needs change over time. Your senior may not realize at first that she’s experiencing loneliness.
Loneliness Has Physical Effects
Extended bouts of loneliness can have a physical impact. Loneliness is a form of stress, especially when your elderly family member needs more in the way of companionship. Some of the types of issues she might experience could be things like headaches or gastrointestinal effects. She might also experience emotional issues, like panic attacks. Your senior may have even tried talking to her doctor about what she’s experiencing.
Other Changes Factor in, Too
Part of what causes your senior’s emotional needs around companionship to change can involve many of the other changes she’s experiencing. Experiencing an injury or having to have surgery both mean that your elderly family member needs more help. That may cause her to feel more needy on an emotional level, too. These are not just someone creating drama, either. These are valid emotional responses to those changes.
Get to the Root of Your Senior’s Needs and Help Her Find Solutions
As her caregiver, you need to get to the root of your senior’s needs and requirements so that you can help her to find solutions. Some of those solutions might be ones that you can implement for her. Others may require that you get some assistance yourself. In-home care providers offer companionship, for example, and they can do so when you can’t be there. In-home care providers can also be there for your senior in other ways that matter immensely, like taking over the driving for her or helping her to eat healthy meals.
Your elderly family member can absolutely age in place, but she’s going to need to address certain considerations that might make that more difficult. Figuring out how to deal with any loneliness that crops up is just one of those considerations.
If you or an aging loved-one are considering In-Home Care Services in Ventura CA, please contact the caring staff at Assisting Hearts Home Care today. Proudly Serving the Los Angeles & Ventura County. Call us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! (805) 371-0033, (818) 593-0094.
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Assisting Hearts Home Care was established in 2008 by two professionals a husband and wife team who started the company after personally experiencing the challenges of caring for their aging parents and grandparents. They experienced first-hand at how difficult it was to find care that worked around your schedule and not the schedule of the agency with caring and dedicated caregivers. Since January 2008 Assisting Hearts Home Care has been owned and operated by Robert Ruetschle.Prior to opening Assisting Hearts Home Care, Robert was in upper management of a national pharmaceutical manufacturing company and he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry. Robert is passionate about supporting our older adult community and helping individuals age with dignity and grace in their own homes.
It is our mission to give peace of mind to our clients and their families by providing exceptional care.Our caregivers are also supported by an office staff of Senior Advisors and advanced CNA’s.Our team looks forward to getting to know each client and family personally.
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