How Companion Care Can Help Seniors Living With A Serious Illness

Seniors who are living with a serious illness like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, or ALS or any other chronic serious illness including cancer may become withdrawn over time. Often seniors who have chronic serous medical conditions become depressed. They can become lonely and isolated, preferring to stay at home rather than be around others. This is especially true for seniors that have a lot of pain or have a condition that makes getting around difficult. Companion care at home providers can help seniors stay connected to the outside world while they are taking care of themselves.

Seniors who have companion care at home are able to avoid the loneliness that can accompany chronic pain or a serious medical condition. Companion care at home can help seniors who are struggling stay connected to the world by:

Going On Outings

Seniors are much more likely to leave the house and go places if they have a companion they enjoy spending time with who can go with them. Together a companion and your senior loved one can do things like go for an easy hike, go to museums, or even just go out to lunch or to see a movie. But the more your senior parent gets out of the house the more likely they are to start enjoying life again.

Going With Them To Appointments

Seniors who have a serious illness are likely spending a lot of time at medical appointments. Going to medical appointments alone can be hard on seniors, especially seniors that don’t drive. With a companion seniors will have help and support whether they’re going to a medical appointment or going to a hair appointment. Your senior parent will enjoy going to appointments more when they don’t have to go alone.

Helping With Errands

Errands can be exhausting, especially for seniors that don’t feel well most of the time. The thought of having to go to the store and shop for food or household items or to pick up medications can be enough to send a senior with a serious illness right back to bed. But with companion care seniors will have a friend they can rely on to help them shop and run errands. With the help of a friend who can drive or arrange transportation, help carry bags and load or unload them, and help seniors manage their money errands will be much less stressful for your senior parent.

Companion Care at Home Town of Tioga FL – How Companion Care Can Help Seniors Living With A Serious Illness

Companion Care at Home Aides Can Help Get Seniors Interested In Hobbies

When seniors have a chronic serious illness they may withdraw into their own minds a little too much because of the stress or the pain caused by the symptoms. Seniors that have companions can rely on their companions to suggest new hobbies for seniors to try and help them go to lessons, watch videos, and do more to educate themselves about their new interests. When seniors develop new hobbies they are learning how to reconnect with the world againt not just learn how to do some craft or task.

If you are considering Companion Care at Home Services in Town of Tioga FL, for an aging loved one, please contact the caring staff at Touching Hearts Home Care. Call today: 352-225-3727.