Interactive Caregiving^®: A Better Approach to Massachusetts Home Care

Working To Promote Health and Happiness for Seniors

Research has shown that when elders feel that they contribute, in addition to being connected with others and physically active, they have a much better overall well-being. That is Comfort Keepers’ goal: to help seniors continue to live in their own homes, where they are most comfortable, and to help them maintain their independence. Comfort Keepers is known for its compassionate and professional home care service in Worcester, Framingham, Braintree, Weymouth, Hingham, Marshfield, Plymouth, Barnstable, Hyannis and many other surrounding Massachusetts communities.

Fighting Isolation and Depression

It is crucial that seniors continue to stimulate their minds in order to stay mentally alert and strong. The Comfort Keepers approach to home care is to blend a daily task or activity into an opportunity to interact with the senior, exercising their mind. This helps to maintain a positive emotional state and improve function as a senior is encouraged towards higher levels of social engagement and mental awareness.

Building Relationships Through Caregiving

The caregivers of Comfort Keepers are highly-trained and compassionate people who have proven to have a gift for working with seniors. Caregivers are constantly searching for opportunities to apply Interactive Caregiving’s unique and effective philosophy as they work to help seniors and families through home care services. Caregivers engage with each senior through activities such as:

• Taking walks
• Working puzzles
• Singing songs together
• Flipping through photo albums
• Sharing memories
• Discussing current events
• Listening or dancing to music
• And many, many more!

Caregivers make a point to take the time to get to know each client, making them feel respected and valued as people. By exercising their minds through reminiscing about the past, seniors can help to ensure a better future. According to research, significant health and wellness benefits can come even from medium levels of physical activities.

Caregivers consciously seek to instill a positive outlook on each senior’s life through the exercise of their minds and bodies. To stay well, happy and independent, a senior must stay active. This is why directly engaging seniors is such an integral part of the Comfort Keepers’ approach to home care.