{"id":3026,"date":"2018-08-27T10:13:15","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T15:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/46\/?p=3026"},"modified":"2024-10-24T02:21:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T07:21:50","slug":"get-elderly-parents-to-consider-home-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/46\/illinois\/schaumburg\/blog\/get-elderly-parents-to-consider-home-care\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Your Elderly Parents to Consider Home Care"},"content":{"rendered":"

The National Center for Health Statistics<\/a> reports that as recently as 2009, one in five seniors in the US aged 75 and older requires support in completing the basic tasks of daily living, such as grocery shopping, managing medications and maintaining the cleanliness of the home. As the baby boomer generation continues to age, that number has risen sharply.<\/p>\n

The Need for Home Care<\/h2>\n

In the US, aging is frequently perceived in a negative light. Unappealing traits often associated with old age include frailty and forgetfulness. Cognitive impairments, like confusion, are known to creep into peoples\u2019 lives as they advance in years. It\u2019s no surprise that many seniors do not see themselves as \u201cold\u201d.<\/p>\n

Accepting outside help within the home is a strong indicator that the senior is no longer capable of full independence.<\/strong> The older person\u2019s identity as a competent adult is challenged. Many senior citizens, as they gracefully age, eventually require outside support.<\/p>\n

Challenges with Senior Home Care Consideration<\/h2>\n

Convincing older parents to consider home health care<\/a> is likely to be met with opposition. Arguments are expected, as aging parents vent their frustration about being deemed old and incapable. Elders may resort to proving themselves, even risking their safety, as in the instance of an 82-year-old woman insisting on and repeatedly climbing a ladder to complete household tasks. Secretly engaging in activities, like driving, against an adult child\u2019s wishes is a tactic some seniors may utilize to keep from being categorized as old.<\/p>\n

Hiring support at home may appear to the aging parent as an invasion of privacy. The senior must also adjust to new routines when a newly recruited caregiver steps in. Financing in-home care is likely to worry the parent; in the same token, becoming a burden on the family may weigh on the minds of older parents. Seniors with memory lapses might, at times, fail to understand what prompted the need for home care.<\/p>\n

While the senior\u2019s physician may initially recommend home care, family members can also start the discussion and encourage in-home help in a number of ways:<\/h3>\n
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Convincing older parents to consider home care is likely to be met with opposition. There are proven ways to deal with that<\/p><\/div>\n