Four Tips to Encourage Cooperation from Your Senior
What happens when you ask your senior to do something specific? You might be surprised if she’s pushing back and refusing to cooperate with some of the solutions you’re proposing for her. There’s got to be another way, though. Some of the answers might surprise you.
Compromise Some Yourself
Senior Care Broomall, PA: Encouraging Cooperation
If you’re looking for compromise from your elderly family member, you may need to compromise first. That helps her to see that you’re giving and not just demanding that she give in. Compromising also keeps you from making demands of your senior that are more likely to make her dig in her heels. Decide what you’re willing to offer your senior in exchange for what you’re asking of her.
Be Flexible
Your senior isn’t cooperating with you, for whatever reason, and may be getting more set on not cooperating. If you’re doing the same thing, you’re going to reach an impasse very quickly. What can help is for you to be more flexible with her about how things get done and how you approach solving problems. This can go hand in hand with compromising a bit.
Ask Why
Stop and ask your senior why she doesn’t want to cooperate with whatever you’re asking of her. It’s possible that she has a different perspective on what’s happening and you’re actually dealing with a misunderstanding. Or she may have a very good reason for wanting to do things her way. If you’re stuck on doing things your way without listening to what she has to say, you may miss something really important.
Stay Calm
The more worked up you get, the more worked up your senior is going to get, too. If you’re able to stay calm, though, you’re going to be able to share that feeling of calm with your senior. Situations in which you start to feel agitated or upset are ones that you need to take a deep breath and approach from a different angle. Talk to your elderly family member when you’re both calm, so that you can get the best results possible for both of you.
Sometimes it’s a good idea for you to step back for a bit, too. Having senior care providers handling some situations with your elderly family member can give you some space and allows you to reset things on your end. Your elderly family member may be more cooperative with senior care providers, too.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Senior Care in Broomall, 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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