{"id":1827,"date":"2022-06-06T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T13:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/blog\/gainesville\/?p=1827"},"modified":"2022-06-22T13:48:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T13:48:11","slug":"senior-home-care-how-to-encourage-senior-independence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/gainesville\/blog\/senior-home-care-how-to-encourage-senior-independence\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Encourage Senior Independence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Does your elderly loved one want to <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/gainesville\/services\/\">stay living independently<\/a><\/em><\/strong>? If so, it may be best to encourage them in any way that you know how. If you aren\u2019t sure what you can do to help your elderly loved one stay independent, here are some tips that you can try. Adding <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/gainesville\/services\/\">senior home care services<\/a><\/em><\/strong> can help with some of their limitations. Hopefully, by doing these things your elderly loved one will be safer living on their own than they have been. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Let Them Depend On You<\/em><\/strong><br><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/gainesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2022\/06\/bigstock-african-13907504-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"Senior Home Care Lake City FL - How to Encourage Senior Independence\" class=\"wp-image-1830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/gainesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2022\/06\/bigstock-african-13907504-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/gainesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2022\/06\/bigstock-african-13907504-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/gainesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2022\/06\/bigstock-african-13907504-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/gainesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2022\/06\/bigstock-african-13907504-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/gainesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2022\/06\/bigstock-african-13907504.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Senior Home Care Lake City FL &#8211; How to Encourage Senior Independence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>What is going to happen when your elderly loved one needs someone to help them? Will you be able to come and help them? If you can\u2019t, do you have senior home care providers that can come to fill in right away? This is certainly something to think about when encouraging your elderly loved one to keep living on their own. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Encourage Routines<\/em><\/strong><br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If your elderly loved one is going to keep living on their own, you should encourage routines. So many senior citizens don\u2019t have their days in order and feel like life is just chaotic. If this is the case for your elderly loved one, now would be a good time for you or a senior home care provider to help them set up routines. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Clear Pathways<\/em><\/strong><br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Another way that you can help your elderly loved one to stay safe in their home is to make clear pathways. All the hallways and floors should be kept clear from clutter and other messes. The floors should always be dry, as well. That way, your elderly loved one has less of a chance of slipping and falling. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Keeping the House Cleaned<\/em><\/strong><br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If your elderly loved one wants to be independent, it is crucial that their house is kept clean. This isn\u2019t just talking about the dishes or clutter. The entire house should be dusted and maybe even have an air purifier, too. The fewer pollens, dust, and other allergens in the home, the healthier your elderly loved one can stay. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Better Communication<\/em><\/strong><br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Having your elderly loved one living on their own can be scary. However, if they are going to do this, it would be a good idea to make sure lines of communication are open between you and your elderly loved one. They should also be able to easily reach their senior home care providers, other family members, friends, neighbors, and other people they want to talk to often or even every once in a while. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Contact Senior Home Care Providers<\/em><\/strong><br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Does your elderly loved one want to keep living on their own? If they do want to stay independent, the tips above can encourage their independence. Just be sure that if you can\u2019t always be there for your elderly loved one, that senior home care providers or someone else can. If you have more questions about how these senior home care providers can help your elderly loved one, let our team know about them today. That way, everything can be set up for your elderly loved one when they need it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source:https:\/\/www.nia.nih.gov\/health\/aging-place-growing-older-home<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mce_0\"><strong>If you are considering <em><a href=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/gainesville\/services\/personal-care\/\">Senior Home Care Services in Lake City FL<\/a><\/em>, for an aging loved one, please contact the caring staff at Touching Hearts Home Care. Call today: <em><a href=\"tel:3522253727\">352-225-3727<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tSenior Home Care Lake City FL-If you aren\u2019t sure what you can do to help your elderly loved one stay independent, here are some tips that you can try. 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