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Should You Start Care Early in Your Parent’s Journey with Alzheimer’s Disease?

November 3, 2017Blogs by Assisting Hands Home Care Palm Beach, Caregivers in Wellington FL, Home Care for Alzheimer's Sufferersmramirez

Experts estimate that there are more than 5 million people throughout the United States who are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease. If you have recently found out that you are a family caregiver for one of these people, you are in a position of making a variety of very important, and potentially very challenging, decisions. You want to make sure that your senior continues to get the level of care, support, and assistance that they need, but you also understand that the nature of the progression of this disease will mean that their challenges and symptoms will increase over time, requiring you to increase the level of care that they get.

For many families, starting home care for their senior with Alzheimer’s disease is a highly effective way of making sure that they get the care that they need, while also managing caregiver stress and removing some of the burden from the family member giving primary care. While you can start this type of care later in the progression when you start to feel that you can no longer handle the tasks, there are many potential benefits of starting earlier.

Some of the reasons that you may want to consider starting care early in your parent’s progression with Alzheimer’s disease include:

• This will give your parent the opportunity to feel involved in the process of choosing the care provider and setting care tasks and routines
• Your parent can get more accustomed not just to the care provider, but to the concept of care in general, helping them to feel more secure and confident
• Together with the care provider, your parent can set routines for their day that will help them to feel more in control and keep them as independent and functioning as possible
• A care provider offers an additional source of social engagement and mental stimulation, helping to keep your parent more active and supporting cognitive health and maintenance of cognitive functioning throughout the progression
• This care enables you to focus your time and energy on giving your parent meaningful care and supporting and ongoing relationship, rather than just fulfilling care needs

Being a family caregiver for an elderly adult who is living with Alzheimer’s disease can be extremely challenging. Integrating a home care provider into your care routine, however, can make a tremendous difference not only in the care that they receive, but also in your well-being and quality of life as they progress through this disease. A care provider can be in the home with your parent on a customized schedule to ensure that their care needs are fulfilled, even if you are struggling with your own challenges and limitations, a busy schedule, distance, or other issues that keep you from handling all of your parent’s needs. It is vital to remember that, particularly during the moderate to later stages of the disease, it is virtually impossible for one person to manage all of the care for a senior with this condition. The personalized services of an in-home care provider mean that your parent will stay healthy, safe, and comfortable while you have time to focus on your other needs and yourself.

https://alz.org/10-signs-symptoms-alzheimers-dementia.asp
https://www.alz.org/facts/

If You Or An Aging Loved One Are Considering Hiring Professional Caregivers in Wellington, FL, Please Contact The Caring Staff at Assisting Hands Home Care at 561­-829­-3080 Today.

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