Home Instead Senior Care

Caring for a senior loved-one is never a walk in the park. Most people are ill-equipped when it comes to providing care during S enior living in Vancouver . The following are some of the common mistakes people make when providing care to their senior family members:   1. Going in blind. Caregiving is not something you can do based from pure instinct alone. It is something you learn. In fact, there are courses for it. That is because when you are dealing with symptoms of geriatric diseases like dementia, you need to know what to do and you need to know what techniques will work. Doing some reading about the nature of the illnesses, what triggers it, what causes it to manifest and all the things related to it can help.  2. Carrying all the burden. It is not a job for one person only. If it takes a village to take care of a child, it also takes a village to take care of elderly parents. Share the burden with other family members who can pitch in their ef

Boredom is often at the root of geriatric depression. When days pass by with nothing meaningful to do and not a lot of people to talk, seniors who live alone may develop boredom that will eventually lead to depression. It is important for family members to talk about how they can help their loved-one living alone prevent boredom. Here are a few strategies that can help: 1. Encourage your senior loved-one to take up a new hobby or learn a new skill. If there is a hobby that your senior loved-one used to like doing in the past, now is a good time to rediscover that hobby as long as your senior loved-one is physically able to do that. You can also help your senior family member discover new hobbies by encouraging them to take lessons. They can sign up to classes or even learn through online resources and video tutorials. It is important to find something meaningful to do.   2. Maintain good social interaction. Social interaction is