What it means to age at home
October 11, 2023
Life is truly a circle. Somewhere around the bend, your parents stop being your caretakers and eventually, it becomes your turn to look after them. While we all want the opportunity to do for our parents as they did for us, there are a lot of logistical issues to work through. Senior home care requires a great deal of consideration before you can decide what is best for your senior family members.
There are so many different factors that will inform your decision, but there are few things that can surpass the dignity, comfort and peace that can only be found by having your family age at home with the help of a live-in caregiver.
Dignified golden years
While there is nothing inherently wrong with moving your senior family members into an assisted living facility, there is a stigma attached to such a move that is worth considering. To seek out any form of help is a clear acknowledgment that your family member has reached a point in their life where they need consistent help to care for themselves. On top of that, many people feel tremendous guilt when they need to uproot their family to move them into an assisted living facility.
Aging at home allows your family members to enjoy their later years in the home they worked hard to build. Doing so offers them the chance to live those years with dignity and grace.
Creature comforts
Change is difficult no matter your age, but moving in your older years can be an unsettling upheaval. After spending years tending to their home, your parents or grandparents are faced with the difficult decision to let it all go.
Opting to keep them in their own house with the help of a live-in caregiver avoids this decision altogether. They can remain in familiar surroundings, keeping the same routines for the most part. Keeping the same routine has proven to have positive effects on seniors, and there are few better ways to maintain your family member’s routine than giving them the chance to age in place.
Peaceful surroundings
Imagine becoming completely comfortable with your surroundings. You know your neighbors well, you recognize your mail person — you are well-acquainted with your surroundings. Now imagine needing to give up that familiarity to receive the care you need to get through the day.
This abrupt change can cause a great deal of unwanted stress, disturbing some well-earned peace in the process. Aging at home avoids all of this stress, allowing your loved one to maintain their peace and enjoy their later years.
Compassionate care
If you are considering how best to care for your family member, explore the benefits of entrusting their needs to a Home Health Aide. From meal planning to medication support, a Home Health Aide will be able to help your loved one get through their day. This support allows them to live exactly how they’re accustomed.
If you would like to further explore your options for senior home care, reach out today.
