Is your elderly loved one starting to need help around their house or with personal care tasks? If so, maybe you can help at times, but overall they might need more help than you can give. If that is the case you and 24-hour home care assistance providers can work with each other to provide that care. If your elderly loved one isn’t very accepting of the help you are trying to give, there are some ways to better encourage them to let you and senior care providers help.
Doing Things on Their Own
One of the best ways to encourage your elderly loved one to receive help at home is to let them do things on their own. There may be a range of tasks that your elderly loved one can still do. If you can allow them to keep doing those things and only help with what they aren’t able to do on their own, they may be more willing to accept you coming in to help. If it is difficult for you to not take over everything, you may want to hire 24-hour home care providers who will allow your elderly loved one to be more independent when possible.
Combining Statements and Questions
When you talk to your elderly loved one, do you use statements or questions? If you are only using one of these, that could be why your elderly loved one isn’t being very accepting of help. For example, if you are only asking questions about what your elderly loved one needs help with and they don’t like to admit they need help, they will probably say “no” a lot. If your elderly loved one gets defensive when you use statements to just say you are helping, you may want to ask instead. You can get a feel for how your elderly loved one handles your offers to help. Then, you can use a combination of statements and questions to help them out as much as possible.
Ease into It
Another way to encourage your elderly loved one to receive help at home is to ease into it. Most elderly people aren’t going to love having someone come in and take care of them. They might feel ashamed or like they are a burden to everyone around them. In addition, your elderly loved one might start feeling like they can’t do anything on their own if someone comes in and just takes over. If your elderly loved one does need help, it is best to ease into it. For example, if they need help with bathing, start by just going into the bathroom with them and staying there in case they need assistance. You could also do your best to keep your head turned while helping them get washed up to better respect their privacy.
Conclusion
If your elderly loved one does need help, but they aren’t being very accepting of it, there are some tips that can encourage them to accept help as you read about above. If you and 24-hour home care providers follow those tips, hopefully, your elderly loved one will start opening up to the idea of getting help from you and others.
If you or an aging loved-one is considering 24-Hour Home Care in Woodbridge, VA please contact the caring staff at Passion Home Health Solutions LLC today at. 703-462-9141
Sources
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/aging-place-growing-older-home
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