Are you thinking about hiring companion care at home providers to help with the care for your elderly loved one? Do you think they won’t be very willing to accept help from people they don’t know? If this is the case, there are some tips on how to better introduce the topic of companion care at home care with your elderly loved one.
If you want your elderly loved one to be okay with receiving help from people they don’t know, you need to give them time to accept it. Receiving help from care providers is much different than the help they have received from you. They know you and trust you. It may take your elderly loved one some time to get used to the idea of having other people in their home. Many senior citizens do get used to having home care providers after some time.
A lot of senior citizens don’t feel as if their family gives them a chance to talk. They may feel as if their loved ones are just pushing elderly care services on them. If you want your elderly loved one to be okay with getting these types of services, make sure you listen to them fully when you approach them with the topic. Let your elderly loved one express themselves and make sure they know you understand what they are saying.
If you want your elderly loved one to be more accepting of companion care at home services, make it about them. Let your elderly loved one tell you what type of help they need or want. Ask them what time of the day they would like to have the care providers come over.
If your elderly loved one won’t just come out and admit they need help, tell them the services are to help you out. Tell your elderly loved one that you have a lot on your plate right now. Having them receive these services will take a lot of pressure off from you. If you tell your elderly loved one this, they may be more able to accept the help.
Do you want to introduce the topic of home care with your elderly loved one? Do you think your they won’t handle the conversation well? If that is the case, the tips above can hopefully help your elderly loved one to be more accepting of the idea of having companion care at home providers come to their house.
Source: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/aging-place-growing-older-home
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