What Types of Social Issues Might Your Aging Adult Encounter?
One part of aging that your senior might have some trouble with is the social issues that come with growing older. Some of these are situations she might weather gracefully, but others can be far more difficult. Avoiding these issues usually makes them more prominent, so it’s best to find a solution as quickly as you can.
Elderly Care Upper Darby PA – What Types of Social Issues Might Your Aging Adult Encounter?
Loneliness and Isolation
Whether your elderly family member has experienced the loss of a spouse or other people she spent a great deal of time with, it’s possible that she’s now dealing with plenty of grief and loneliness. Left to develop further, loneliness can lead to active isolation. Your elderly family member might put a good face on the situation, even trying to gloss over anything that appears that she’s isolated herself.
Depression
Humans need interaction. So, if your elderly family member isn’t getting the interaction with other people that she needs, this can lead to depression. Other factors can also lead to depression, too, but it’s much more likely to become a serious problem for your elderly family member if she is not experiencing any form of companionship.
Trouble Coping with Life Changes
As your elderly family member continues to age, her life is going to change dramatically. Some of those changes are going to be physical, while others are emotional, mental, and situational. Many aging adults run into serious issues when they can no longer drive, for example. Your elderly family member might start acting out or decide to stay home constantly. There are ways around these issues, such as hiring elderly care providers to manage the changes themselves and giving your aging family member time to adjust.
Boredom
Many aging adults move from extremely active lives in which they’re constantly on the go to retirement or similar phases of lessened activity. This can lead to your elderly family member becoming bored and not knowing how to correct the situation. Help your elderly family member find activities and hobbies with which she can fill her time.
Some elderly family members are sensitive about these changes and these issues. Open up a dialogue in a loving manner and ask your senior how she’s feeling and what you can do for her. By working together you can find solutions.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Elderly Care Services in Upper Darby PA, please contact the caring staff at True Direct Home Health Care today.
Doc, as he is called by everyone - staff, patients and clients - first experienced home health care and hospice care while as a colleg student at King's College as he cared for his mother every day while she first battled COPD and then lung cancer. It was during this time that he came to understand that caring for a patient was more than just clinical expertise.
"Admittedly, my strongest attribute is my communication skills and the simple fact that I love to help people. Even the smallest thing you can do for someone really can mean so much to them long term. In fact, it could change them forever. That's what providing quality personal home health care should be all about."
In his spare time, he cooks for homeless shelters and children's music and arts events. He also is highly involved in his local youth sports soccer academy as a coach and Board member.
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