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How In-Home Care Helps Seniors Who Are Fighting Cancer

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It’s always tough when you can’t drop everything to help your mom or dad during an illness, especially when they are going through treatment that can be physically demanding. But if you can’t leave work, have small children that need you, or live too far away to help your senior during their cancer treatment, in-home care can be there to make sure they get the support they need.

Some of the ways that in-home care can help your mom or dad during this difficult time are:

Taking Them To Medical Appointments

When someone is sick the last thing they want to do is have to organize taxis and rideshares to take them to their medical treatment and appointments. If your senior parent has in-home care their care provider can take them to their medical appointments, stay with them, and provide emotional support during tough treatment.

Tempting Their Appetite With Tasty Meals

If your mom or dad has lost their appetite because of their treatment a care provider can tempt them to eat by making all of their favorite meals. And if they can’t eat the foods they want to eat a care provider can make sure that they still get the vitamins and nutrients they need in smoothies or protein shakes.

If your mom or dad is having a difficult time eating a care provider can also pick up any foods that your mom or dad wants to try and get them to eat. They will make sure that your senior parent is eating every day and getting enough water to stay hydrated.

Helping Manage Medications

You senior parent may have a lot of medications to juggle as part of their treatment. A home care provider can remind your senior parent when it’s time to take their medications, make sure they take their medications the right way and in the right doses, and make sure they take them with food if necessary.

They can also pick up prescriptions and medical supplies at the pharmacy, do the grocery shopping, go to the bank or the post office, and run errands.

Providing Company And Support

Having someone in the house that they trust can make your senior parent feel more secure at home. If you can’t be there, having a caregiver they know and trust with them is the next best thing. Your mom or dad will feel better having the emotional support of someone being in the home with them when they don’t feel well.

Household Chores

While your senior parent is in treatment or just not feeling up to it a caregiver can take care of the household chores so that your senior parent has a lovely, clean, and clutter-free home environment. A caregiver can wash the dishes, dust, vacuum, mop, change the linens, wash clothes and towels, and tidy up mail, papers, and other clutter. They can even take the trash out so that your senior parent doesn’t have to worry about anything.

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

Overnight Monitoring and 24-hour Home Care

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When seniors get to the point that they need a lot more care, families can quickly start to feel overwhelmed. The answer might just be bringing in 24-hour home care to help with overnight monitoring. This type of care offers essential support for seniors and for family members, keeping seniors safe and offering peace of mind to everyone.

Why Is Overnight Monitoring Important?

Overnight monitoring helps seniors to avoid accidents related to falls or wandering, especially when visibility is low or seniors might be more disoriented or unsteady on their feet. Comfort overnight, especially with help repositioning, can prevent discomfort and help seniors to rest more easily. Home care providers can also help with overnight issues related to visiting the bathroom and other needs.

Help with Bathroom Visits

For so many seniors, overnight bathroom visits can be challenging and even risky. When 24-hour home care providers are there, they can offer assistance with mobility, helping seniors avoid a fall. They can also offer discreet assistance, ensuring seniors maintain dignity and avoid issues related to needing to change clothes or clean up an unexpected situation.

Repositioning for Comfort

Many seniors who have mobility problems experience significant challenges overnight, especially when they need to move positions. Proper repositioning helps seniors avoid pressure sores and ensures they stay more comfortable overnight. Caregivers can check in on seniors quietly overnight, ensuring they aren’t showing signs of distress or discomfort.

Safety Monitoring and Emergency Help

Safety is a huge concern for families of aging adults, especially as their needs become more of a challenge to meet. Emergencies might feel as if they’re more likely to occur, too. Overnight monitoring ensures that someone is awake and ready to respond right away if seniors do need help. Caregivers are right there, so if seniors do need help in an emergency situation they can take care of whatever is happening.

Improved Quality of Life

Overnight monitoring with the help of 24-hour home care gives aging adults a better chance at having the quality of life that they want to have. Help monitoring health issues and keeping seniors comfortable gives seniors improved health outcomes. It also ensures that there’s someone else there watching for changes that indicate seniors need more help or additional attention from healthcare providers.

Helping Family Caregivers Get Uninterrupted Sleep

Something that family caregivers sometimes overlook is that it can be detrimental for them to not get the rest that they need. When there is someone else there, especially an experienced elderly care provider, family caregivers can get the sleep that they need to face the challenges of a new day. They’re better able to manage stress and keep their own health in check, which lets them continue to be there for the seniors they’re caring for daily.

Having help with overnight monitoring can be a huge relief for seniors and family caregivers alike. 24-hour home care providers can offer customized assistance that ensures seniors get exactly the support they need to stay safe and healthy.

If you or an aging loved one is considering 24-hour home care in Chandler, AZ, please call the caring staff at Golden Heart Senior Care of Scottsdale at (480) 284-7360. We are here to help!

We Keep Seniors Dancing!

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Hello Seniors, Families and Friends,

Please see the attached picture. This is our Community Liaison Linda at an Assisted Living Center activity. As you can see, when we’re at an AL or IL activity, we participate. If you’d like someone to give you a reason to dance at home or if you work at an assisted living community and need people to help entertain your residents, please contact us at GoldenHeartScottdale.com or call 480.284.7360 and we will be happy to help. Let’s keep out seniors dancing as long as we can.

Celebrating Our Friend, Claude

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Hello Seniors, Families and Friends,

When you have a group of friends and one passes, you tend to follow their wish for a celebration. Our friend, Claude, didn’t want a celebration of life or a funeral. So, we decided to have a Friends of Claude’s Coffee. We sat, told stories and enjoyed his presence. We’ll miss you buddy!!!

We’re Here for You and Your Senior

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Hello Seniors, Friends and Families. This is not the photo that goes with this message. This is a photo of Rodney having dinner with some friends at Acoya Senior Living. Yes, it was a great time.

Please see below. This is what a family had to say about a caregiver from Golden Heart Senior Care. Many seniors don’t like the thought of having someone in their home to help them. Once they understand our focus and intention is to help them remain at home independently, they generally soften and accept the help. To receive care for yourself or a family member that will have you making comments like the one below, please contact us @GoldenHeartScottsdale.com for more information. Please read the comment below;

Hi Linda (Our Social Worker), Just wanted to let you know it went well today. My Mom really liked Cynthia. This evening, I was wondering if it had been a little too long for her today (a little too much excitement having another person moving around the house). But just now my Mom asked if our helper girl was coming tomorrow. 😃 hopefully she doesn’t change her mind.  The Client.

Caregiver Appreciation

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Hello Seniors, Families and Friends. The work that a caregiver does is so easy to overlook and is so important in seniors age in their homes. It may not sound like much. Please read the comments below sent in by a new client. For more information on how you can receive a caregiver that makes you want to leave a comment like this, please visit us @GoldenHeartScottsdale.com.

I happened to be at the home when the caregiver was working, and she did a wonderful job. She was personable and stayed very busy the entire shift that she was there. She assisted my aunt in getting her compression socks on and getting to know my aunt as this was their first meeting. She also did a beautiful job straightening my aunts room and kitchen as well as other things. Thank you for providing a very friendly, supportive, and hard working lady to assist my aunt.

Seven Creative Activities for Seniors with Limited Mobility

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Spending time engaging in creative activities is so important for aging adults. It allows them to express themselves while also stimulating their brains. For seniors who have trouble with mobility, it’s important to find activities that are easy to do and that don’t cause more issues. Companion care at home can be a great answer for seniors who don’t need a whole lot of hands-on help, but do need more company.

Arts and Crafts

Crafting and engaging in art activities are a great way for seniors to express themselves without having to be incredibly mobile. This encompasses a wide range of different activities from painting and drawing to fiber arts like knitting, cross-stitching, or beading. These types of activities can be a lot more fun when there’s a companion there to talk to, so companion care at home is a great tool to help seniors have someone they can socialize with while being creative.

Puzzles and Games

Puzzles and games can be incredibly helpful for keeping seniors mentally active. They also don’t require a lot of mobility to fully enjoy the benefits. Some ideas to consider could include jigsaw puzzles, board games, crosswords, word searches, and sudoku. This is another type of activity that could be done alone, but could also be done with someone else.

Reading

When people think about creative activities, they tend to think of activities in which someone makes something, which isn’t a wrong interpretation. But reading, including listening to audiobooks, can also be a creative activity. It helps to keep the brain stimulated and it is also something that could be interactive and social if seniors want it to be. If seniors have trouble reading because of vision issues, home care providers can read to them, offering companionship along the way.

Music

Listening to music, like reading, seems more like an activity where someone consumes something someone else made. But it can feed creativity and seniors may want to learn to make their own music, too. Learning to play an instrument is something that most people can do, even if their mobility is hindered for one reason or another.

Indoor or Container Gardening

Gardening can be very physically demanding and some seniors aren’t up for that. But they might have a better experience with container gardening or even starting a small indoor garden. This allows them to reap the benefits of gardening without having to exert themselves too much in the process.

Writing and Journaling

Writing is a powerful way for seniors to be creative and to express themselves. They might write short stories, poems, or other types of writing they want to share with others. They might also opt to write only for themselves or for close family members in a journal. However they choose to engage with writing, it can offer them serious mental health benefits without causing mobility challenges.

Mobility issues don’t have to hold seniors back from being creative. Companion care at home can make life easier and more social for seniors in so many ways, including by helping them to be more creative every day.

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

Dementia and Alzheimer’s

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Dementia affects over 55 million people worldwide, with approximately half of the costs attributed to informal caregivers, so preparing financially is essential. Maureen Bradley, one of A Place for Mom’s most seasoned senior care experts, recommends “The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias, and Memory Loss” by Nancy L. Mace, MA, and Dr. Peter V. Rabins, MPH.“‘The 36-Hour Day’ is an oldie but a goodie and is considered a must-read for families of folks living with dementia,” says Bradley, who’s currently pursuing her doctoral thesis on non-pharmacological interventions for cognitive decline in older adults. Here at Golden Heart Senior Care, we pride ourselves on having caregivers who are trained on how to work with clients with Dementia and Alzheimer’s. To have a caregiver trained in the many ways to help a client with dementia, please contact us at GoldenHeartScottsdale.com. We are here to help!!!

 

How Can Respite Care Benefit You and Your Senior?

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According to an article written by Kayla Erdewyk of Senior Living, respite care, whether in your home or through a short-term stay at a senior living community, can provide much-needed support and give you a break from caregiving. You’ve put your heart and soul into your work, but you deserve help and the opportunities to step away. In-home respite care can help keep caregiver fatigue and burnout at bay, and there are other out-of-home arrangements, too. If you’re curious, you can even try respite care before you have an urgent need. Planning ahead will help you and your elderly family member know you have a trusted option when the time comes. For more information on respite care, please contact us at GoldenHeartScottsdale.com. We are here to help you and your family.

Celebrating Our Amazing Caregivers!

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Hello Seniors, Friends and Families. As you may know, we love to catch our caregivers doing the right things. Here at Golden Heart Senior Care, we reward staff for doing an excellent job. Please see the caregiver below. He has been with @GoldenHeartScottsdale.com for about two and a half years. The thing is that every client he works with has great things to say about him and his care. That tells us that he does an excellent job of keeping his clients safe and happy in their homes. If you would like a caregiver that does so well you will compliment them, please contact us at GoldenHeartScottsdale.com to find out how.

Please stay hydrated and have a great summer.