Skilled caregivers are able to offer specific help to your elderly family member that might be difficult for you or other family members to offer to her. These are just some of the situations that might require skilled assistance.
She’s Having Trouble Bathing or Showering
When it becomes difficult for your senior to shower or to bathe on her own, that might be more than you can help her to do. Your senior may also be uncomfortable with a family member helping her with personal care tasks, making it all that much more difficult. A skilled caregiver can help her to handle these personal tasks while keeping her dignity intact.
She Has Mobility Issues
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Mobility concerns can be scary, both for you and for your senior. Skilled caregivers are able to help your elderly family member to walk, to transfer from a wheelchair to her bed, and to manage a variety of other mobility concerns. They can even help you to learn how to do these things safely without injuring yourself or your senior.
She’s Battling Chronic Health Issues
Health issues that your senior may have had under control in the past could be too much now. Things like high blood pressure or high blood sugar levels can become out of control if your elderly family member is having a hard time with testing or with doing the things that keep her healthy. Having someone else there to assist with managing her needs can be crucial.
She Needs Help Getting out of Bed
As your senior’s health changes, she may have more difficulty getting out of bed on her own. This can be due to mobility concerns or due to pain and stiffness in her joints first thing in the morning. Having a skilled caregiver there to help her when she gets up can ensure that she’s safe and that she’s able to get out of bed.
She’s Having Trouble Following a Prescribed Diet
Part of what might have helped your senior to stay healthy in the past could have been adherence to a specific diet. As she grows older and finds it more difficult to handle specific tasks, sticking with that prescribed diet may become impossible. Having a caregiver to assist with meals could be the key to helping her to regain some of her health.
The right types of assistance are absolutely vital to ensuring that your senior has what she needs when she needs it.
If You Or An Aging Loved One Are Considering Hiring Caregivers in Largo, FL, Please Contact The Caring Staff At Assisting Hands Home Care Today! 727-748-4211.
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Becky Moultrie is Owner and Administrator of Assisting Hands Home Care Serving Pinellas. Guided by a motto to Do Good with Love, she’s well positioned to do just that at Assisting Hands. She has a passion for helping families keep seniors and those who are diabled happy and healthy at home. She serves on a number of boards in Pinellas County including the Pinellas Park Gateway Chamber and Better Living Seniors (BLS), leading the Membership Committee. Annually, she hosts a Silver Santa Party, collecting donations for nearly 100 low income seniors in the county. She attends Blessed Sacrament Church, Seminole where she is an Ascribed Member of the Rosminian Order. When not busy Doing Good in the community, Becky is at home with her husband David & their 4 children, tending to their beehives and digging in the garden.
