Helping Seniors Through Transitions In Aging

You have done your research. Your senior loved one could use more in-home support to maintain an independent and safe lifestyle, so you have explored local private duty home care options. You determined that At Home Senior Care perfectly aligns with your senior’s needs. But now what?

  As seniors begin to receive home care services, it is important to include them in the ongoing conversation about their well being. When initially receiving help, many older adults perceive the support as a reflection of their waning independence, many experience feelings of guilt or failure. They do not recognize that additional caregiving can provide a robust autonomy and sense of self when viewed through the proper lens.

You can help your senior loved one through this transitional time.

Try these strategies for having open conversations with seniors as they adjust to home care services:

 • Extending as much autonomy as is safe and healthy

 • Including seniors in conversations about care plans and their preferences

 • Ease them into the idea of having someone help them—start with smaller tasks for short periods.

 • Provide tangible reasons for initiating services. Ex: support with housecleaning, transportation to appointments

• Point to an authority, like a doctor’s recommendation for additional in-home support

 • Listening patiently to your senior’s concerns and include preferences in their care plan

• Remind your senior that you want the best for them and that their lives are meaningful