Changing Needs

In-home care clients are at a life stage marked by many changes and medical conditions.

In this article, Comfort Keepers^®  will offer some suggestions about how doing some research and talking with medical professionals, seniors and their families can be better prepared to know:

• What to do when these changes occur

• How to prevent certain conditions and reduce their risk or severity

• The types of treatment available

• The benefits of getting and maintaining treatment

• Caregiving Issues – How to introduce care and what to do when care is refused

  

Our office Greenwich and Norwalk recognized several years ago that most people didn’t know where to turn for information on caregiving or aging. Too often the questions were asked in the midst of crisis. To address this void, we created a one hour radio show, The Healthy Aging Show and a website, www.thehealthyagingshow.com . The goal was to provide useful topics in an informative and entertaining way. Shows are archived often and articles are posted continuously. We invite you to give it a try and join our growing  list of newsletter recipients.

AgingCare.com, The Community for Caregivers, provides an overview of a variety of common health conditions that affect the elderly, with information on symptoms, diagnosis and treatment, risk factors and advice for caregivers:

• Alzheimer’s & Dementia

• Arthritis

• Depression

• Diabetes

• Hearing Loss

• Heart Disease

• Incontinence

• Nutrition

• Osteoporosis

• Parkinson’s Disease

• Sleep Disorders

• Vision and Eye Disease

  We have found and used several articles that are beneficial when caregiving is new to the person and their family or when care is being resisted. Understanding that no one looks forward to the day they need in-home care, and approaching those discussions armed with more knowledge makes the process more successful. Whether it is called In-Home Care, Elder Care, Senior Care or something else, what we hear so often is “I’ve been doing this all my life. Why do I need someone to do it for me?” Below are several we hope you find useful.

  o       Do's and Don'ts of Communicating With Aging Parents

  o       The 11th Commandment

  o       Transition Issues for the Elderly and Their Families

  o       When Your Loved One Resists Care     

Comfort Keepers of Lower Fairfield County serves the following towns in Connecticut – Greenwich, Stamford, Darien, Norwalk, Westport, Fairfield, Easton, Weston, Wilton and New Canaan