Is your elderly loved one going to start utilizing in-home care services soon? If so, they may be a bit nervous about it, especially if they haven’t had people coming into their home to help them out before. Sure, they might have had help from you or other family members. Neighbors may have even helped them out in the past. However, in-home care services are a bit different. With this being said, many senior citizens start new services with home care providers, so there are some tips to get your elderly loved one ready for them, too.
Listing the Services Needed
One of the best ways to get your elderly loved one ready for elder care providers to come to their home is to make a list of the services and type of help they need. Some examples of this might include:
- * Help with getting and taking care of groceries
- * Transportation for socialization and medical purposes
- * Socializing in their home
- * Having someone to drive them to other places they need to go
- * Having help with light housekeeping
- * Getting medication reminders
These are just some of the many reasons why your elderly loved one might need in-home care services. By having a list ready for when the caregivers come over, things can go more smoothly at the beginning.
Thinking Positively
There are many ways that receiving home care services can go. However, they can go much smoother and better if your elderly loved one can think positively about the experience. It would help if you could think positively about what is to come, as well. The best way to get your elderly loved one onboard with this is to encourage them to think positive thoughts such as:
- * All the help they can get from these providers
- * How great it will be to have someone they can call for a ride
- * Being able to talk to someone regularly and visit
- * Having someone who can hang out with them while they take part in their hobbies
- * Having someone they can tell stories to
The more positively your elderly loved one can think and feel about these services, the better the process of getting the services should go.
Being Comfortable with the In-Home Care Provider
It is important that your elderly loved one feels comfortable with having someone they don’t know in their home. This can be a huge adjustment for anyone. However, there are some ways to help your elderly loved one feel more comfortable. One of the best ways is to let them ask questions and to even let them call the in-home care agency to talk to the providers if they would like to do that.
These are some of the ways to get your elderly loved one set for in-home care services. If you can help them with these steps, hopefully, when the elder care providers show up to their house, things will go much better and smoother than if these things weren’t being done.
Sources: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/aging-place-growing-older-home