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Month: May 2021

Tips for Helping Your Elderly Loved One Stay Cooler This Summer

Posted on by Craig Bass

When the summer months get here, the weather is going to be quite hot. This might be something you enjoy. Maybe your elderly loved one even enjoys the hotter weather. However, it is important that your elderly loved one is able to stay cooler during these months. Staying cool can help to prevent heatstroke and other heat-related diseases for your elderly loved one. Keep reading here for some tips on how you and caregivers can help your elderly loved one to stay cooler this summer.

Medication Safety

One of the things that you and the caregivers should be focusing on with your elderly loved one is their medications. There are some medications that can cause a higher sensitivity to the sun and to heat in general. With this being said, it is important that you are able to recognize signs of a heatstroke or heat distress in your elderly loved one. If these things start showing up, you can get your elderly loved one the medical help they need right away. If the medication keeps causing issues for your elderly loved one when they are in hot weather, you should talk to their doctor. There might be a different medication that doesn’t cause as many issues.

Doing Water Aerobics

Even if the summer, your elderly loved one should be exercising. However, at the same time, your elderly loved one needs to stay cool, so they can prevent heat-related diseases. One thing that you should encourage them to do is water aerobics. This way, your elderly loved one is still exercising, but they are staying cook at the same time. Your elderly loved one may even be able to take a water aerobics class with other senior citizens. If so, they are socializing, too. It is a win-win for your elderly loved one.

Dress Properly

Another thing for you to do to keep your elderly loved one safe in hot weather is to remind them to dress properly. When the weather is only 60 degrees Fahrenheit, it may not be as important for your elderly loved one to have shorts or a t-shirt on. They can wear warmer clothes. However, when the temperatures start nearing 80 degrees Fahrenheit and above, you should remind your elderly loved one to wear clothes that are going to prevent them from getting too hot.

Conclusion

These are some of the tips for helping your elderly loved one to stay cooler this summer. With these tips, you can help your elderly loved one to prevent heat-related diseases. These tips can help them to enjoy the summer more, as well.

Sources
https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/features/extremeheat/index.html

If you or an aging loved one is considering hiring caregivers in Phoenix, AZ, please call the caring staff at Golden Heart Senior Care of Scottsdale at (480) 284-7360. We are here to help!

Congratulations Jackie K on your Caregiver Award!

Posted on by Craig Bass

Golden Heart Senior Care is proud to announce that Jackie K. has been awarded a Caregiver Award today. Jackie always picks up extra shifts; is respectful to the office team and clients rave about her. Jackie is a CNA and has been vaccinated! Jackie will receive a bonus for her Award. Thank you Jackie for your hard work! We appreciate you!

Four Tips for Promoting Independent Living for Your Senior

Posted on by Craig Bass

Many aging adults are finding that they want to maintain their independence for the foreseeable future, but maybe aren’t sure how to accomplish that. There are several things that you can do that help her, without taking over and without reducing her independence in any way. If you’re careful, you can find the right combination for her and still make sure that her needs are met, especially with the help of home care.

Identify Physical and Health Challenges That Affect Independence

One of the challenges that can affect your senior’s ability to age in place and to remain independent can be her health. If she already has chronic health conditions, that may cause her to feel as if there’s no way that she can be as independent as she would like to be. Work with her doctor to determine what changes she can make in order to be as healthy as possible for as long as possible.

Assess Your Senior’s Social Situation

Home Care in Tempe AZ
Home Care in Tempe AZ

Your senior’s social situation impacts her overall health far more than either of you might realize. Loneliness and depression can very quickly arise with isolation, and your senior’s health issues may cause her to isolate or may make it difficult to continue the activities that made up her social life.

Assess Fall Risk and Put a Fall Prevention Plan Together

It’s vital that you understand your senior’s risk of falling. Her health and her mental and emotional state can all impact her overall fall risk, which means you need a solid plan that accounts for all of her potential risks. Your senior’s fall prevention plan may need to change periodically to keep up with her changing needs and risk factors.

Consider Hiring Home Care Services

Hiring home care providers might sound counterintuitive when you’re trying to preserve your senior’s independence, but it’s actually an incredibly helpful step to take. There may be some areas that are literally just out of your senior’s abilities right now, but that doesn’t mean that she can’t continue to be as independent as she is able to be. She just needs a little help in specific areas, and home care can provide that.

Your senior’s needs and wishes will continue to change, but if you both work together you can craft a plan that keeps up with those changes and helps her to have the best quality of life possible. Ultimately, that’s all you really want for her at this stage of her life.

If you or an aging loved one is considering hiring home care in Tempe, AZ, please call the caring staff at Golden Heart Senior Care of Scottsdale at (480) 284-7360. We are here to help!

Big News! Golden Heart Makes the List!

Posted on by Craig Bass

Golden Heart Senior Care is very thankful and grateful to be honored on this list for the 4th year in a row. Largest Woman-Owned Businesses in Phoenix!

Thank You Hospice of the Valley!

Posted on by Craig Bass

Laurie and Rodney were thrilled to have lunch with Suzanne Sanchez and Lin Sue Cooney of Hospice of the Valley. Thank you for a beautiful lunch. It is our privilege to serve seniors!