{"id":5680,"date":"2020-12-11T13:18:34","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T18:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/41\/?p=5680"},"modified":"2020-12-11T13:18:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T18:18:34","slug":"what-can-show-you-that-your-senior-needs-more-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/41\/florida\/stpete\/blog\/what-can-show-you-that-your-senior-needs-more-help\/","title":{"rendered":"What Can Show You that Your Senior Needs More Help?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You may know that your elderly family member wants to age in place, but does she need more help than she has right now? And if she does, how would you know for sure?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your Senior Is Having a Tough Time Keeping up with Regular Tasks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Regular daily tasks are those chores that everyone needs to manage in order to keep their household going. You might be noticing things like your senior\u2019s mail piling up or her dishes staying in the sink longer than usual. In and of themselves, these tasks don\u2019t automatically mean that your elderly family member is in an emergency situation or that she can\u2019t continue to age in place. But they do show that your senior could use some extra help.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Her Mobility Seems to Be Changing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5684 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/41\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2020\/12\/bigstock-Senior-Having-Lack-Of-Appetite-Smaller-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/41\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2020\/12\/bigstock-Senior-Having-Lack-Of-Appetite-Smaller-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/41\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2020\/12\/bigstock-Senior-Having-Lack-Of-Appetite-Smaller-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/41\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2020\/12\/bigstock-Senior-Having-Lack-Of-Appetite-Smaller-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/41\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2020\/12\/bigstock-Senior-Having-Lack-Of-Appetite-Smaller-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Mobility is also a key indicator. If your elderly family member has been able to be mobile on her own for a while, but now is having difficulty, that\u2019s a problem. She may have health issues that need to be addressed or there may be something else going on. If she\u2019s fallen, your senior may not necessarily let you know about that. Unfortunately, one fall increases the likelihood that she will fall again and she can seriously injure herself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You\u2019re Noticing Differences in Her Personal Habits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Other changes are important as well. If your elderly family member\u2019s personal hygiene habits appear to have changed, there\u2019s probably a reason. Many older adults find that bathing or showering is more difficult than it used to be or it\u2019s more frightening. Putting solutions in place to make the bathroom safer can help a lot with these concerns. But it\u2019s also possible to bring in a caregiver to help with bathing and other personal tasks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>She Tells You She Needs Help<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t overlook the very obvious hint of your senior telling you outright that she needs some more help. Many aging adults will wait until they truly feel at the end of their rope to begin to mention needing help. It\u2019s a more serious request than you might realize, especially if your elderly family member mentions something off the cuff or as an aside. Take those words seriously.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s very possible for your elderly family member to have help and to still be able to age in place, if that\u2019s what she or you are worried about. A caregiver can help her right there in her home, ensuring she\u2019s comfortable and safe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If You Or An Aging Loved One Are Considering Hiring <a href=\"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/41\/florida\/stpete\/services\/caregiver-services\/\">Caregivers in Seminole, FL<\/a>, Please Contact The Caring Staff At Assisting Hands Home Care Today! 727-748-4211.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a family caregiver it\u2019s tough to know what exactly your senior needs and when she could use extra assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":5684,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,444,443],"tags":[25],"class_list":["post-5680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-posts","category-caregivers-in-seminole-fl-when-does-your-senior-need-help","category-when-does-your-senior-need-help","tag-caregivers-in-seminole-fl"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What Can Show You that Your Senior Needs More Help? 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