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The winter holiday season is a joyful time of year meant for family get-togethers and creating memories with loved ones. A senior loved one may feel the stresses of keeping up with the festivities and may become overwhelmed with the decorating duties. Especially if your loved one had always been the Clark Griswold of the neighborhood, their increasing frailty may be frustrating. Many elderly individuals take special pleasure in decorating for the winter holidays. Nothing says the holidays like driving through a neighborhood of homes shining with brightly colored lights, decked out in garlands and wreaths. Inevitably, one house always goes all-out with inflatables: snowmen, angels, snow globes, stars, and more. It’s December, and as the immortal lyrics of The Christmas Song says, we’re all just kids from 1 to 92.
To many, the holiday season is often filled with the imagery of happiness, family gatherings and joyous celebration. It is easy to forget there are those who aren't so lucky to have these positive associations with the most wonderful time of the year. For many, especially older adults, this can be an even more lonesome time of year. A reliable caregiver will provide peace of mind with regular, daily visits to your loved one. The companionship alone can provide the spark needed to keep spirits up during the holidays.
When families live a long distance from their elderly loved one, they may worry about their safety when they are unable to give them the assistance they need. Professional in-home help for seniors and elderly provides your elderly loved one with companionship and help tackling the daily chores of their household. When light housekeeping, vacuuming, laundry, grocery shopping and other daily tasks are handled, your loved one can spend their time visiting friends and family. There is less of a chance of food going bad in the refrigerator with an extra set of eyes keeping things in order at your loved one’s house. There is less of a chance your loved one will be injured in their home due to injury over a misplaced object.
As we all transition to the winter months, filling our minds and hearts with resolutions to do better, do more, be better, and reach our goals, what we’re really calling for is change. In light of that, and especially for those who have become caregivers in life, the old adage ‘the only constant in life is change’ hits close to home. As a caregiver, a word you hear a lot is ‘consistency’, which can often feel like a challenge in the face of change. This year, though, maybe there is a way to embrace that change in order to build consistency into your life. Here are a few ideas we’ve come up with to help shape the remainder of 2024.
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Somehow, it’s already November. The year is rounding out to a close really soon. On November eleventh, we will celebrate our nation’s armed forces on Veteran’s Day. This is the day to pay tribute and honor those who have sacrificed their time with their families and their lives to protect our great country. Many of our senior loved ones have served in the military at some point in their lives. While it should be a daily practice to thank a veteran, it is especially important on this national holiday. Simply saying “thank you” is a small gesture that surely is appreciated. Post a message on a social networking site to thank our veterans. You never know who may come across that post and just needed to hear those words.
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The temperatures are officially dropping. The need for a coat or extra layer of clothing in the evenings and early mornings is becoming unavoidable. The days are getting shorter and chilly nights are growing longer. While light layering may be fine for dressing for most people, some elderly are more easily chilled with lower temperatures and might need to think about wearing more clothing during cooler fall days. If your elderly loved one is taking any medications that thin their blood, they likely to feel cold more often than not. With winter fast approaching it is best to prepare elderly loved ones with proper clothing for dressing for cooler weather.
In a blink of an eye, it seems, it’s already time for Halloween. Halloween is a wonderful time to really let your creativity shine. This can be a fun reason to get family and friends together for a gathering! Planning a Halloween party doesn’t have to be too complicated; just a bit of preparation is sure be a hit. First, you must pick a date; decide if you would like to include neighbors, friends and family. Create a theme to focus your party around. It can be as simple as a color scheme like orange and black, or it can be based on a spooky movie. When you have chosen a theme and date that seems to be a good fit; send out an invitation either in person, through the mail or text/email.
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October is known for breaking out the pumpkin spice and fall harvest time. More recently, October has also become more commonly known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer has claimed many lives, both male and female, so it is important to help shed light on ways to detect, prevent, treat and hopefully cure the disease.
With the summer season behind us, our day-to-day life resumes and routine schedules are honored. If you have school-aged children, it’s time for helping with homework assignments and dinner meal preparation each weeknight. Life can get pretty chaotic during the school year. This is the time of year that may make visiting elderly loved ones on a regular basis nearly impossible. If distance makes a visit difficult, a quick phone call to say hi or a gift of flowers “just because” will make your loved one feel special. If you are concerned that your loved one is spending too many hours alone, there are options for affordable in-home care to provide much needed daily companionship.
While it tends to be the trend, there’s no need to wait until the New Year to make a resolution to live cleaner and to take the necessary steps to a healthier lifestyle. A very simple and daily practice that will improve health is to eat a cleaner diet. Eating fewer processed foods and more fruits and vegetables will reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. Aim for foods with fewer chemicals and more ingredients that are simple and from nature. Practice moderation and look for variety. Healthy eating will improve health, make you feel your best and will even help reduce stress. Not only will eating better foods make us feel better, it will help us to live better.
It can be very tempting to sign up for every activity and sport available for your family. It is important to not overbook yourself so that you can still take the time to spend downtime together. It’s the lazy weekends spent lounging over brunch and conversation that build memories. Crammed schedules and rushing from commitment to commitment can be very overwhelming. Time spent together doing nothing can be more fulfilling than attending many hectic events.
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Our grandparents are so unique and special, that a holiday was created specifically to honor them. Grandparent’s Day is celebrated yearly on the first Sunday after Labor Day. This year, Grandparents Day is on September 8th. This is a yearly holiday was created to celebrate the connection of our eldest family members. This holiday is perfect for taking your grandparents out for lunch and a movie. Some museums are offering free admission; this could be a wonderful way to celebrate together.
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Did you know that fans can decrease the temperature in a room by up to seventy percent? If your aging loved one gets overheated, you can get a small and inexpensive fan to help circulate the cool air in the room. Fans help to keep the temperature balanced. Just make sure the fan is in a safe place!