Family Caregiver and Elderly Loved One Relationship
If you are a family caregiver for an elderly loved one, you might have your hands full. Depending on the needs of your elderly loved one, you may have many tasks and responsibilities. In addition, there might often be miscommunication between you and your elderly loved one. When this happens, it can make everyone have a bad day. However, there are ways that you can improve the relationship between yourself and your elderly loved one. If your elderly loved one has senior care providers, you can get them involved in improving their relationship with your loved one, as well.
Remember Your Elderly Loved One Has a Say (They Matter)
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When you are helping to care for your elderly loved one, it can be tough to do things their way. You might want your loved one to do things the way you want them done. However, it is important to remember that your elderly loved one as a say – their opinion matters.
Your elderly loved one might have physical or cognitive challenges. That should not mean they don’t get to have a say in what happens in their life. Your elderly loved one also has their own history. They have stories to tell and memories to talk about. Let them do these things. It will not only show your loved one that you care about what they have to say, but it will make them feel like they have people on their side.
Be Respectful
This tip goes along with remembering that your elderly loved one has a say. Your elderly loved one has a lot of experience. They have done a lot in their life and it can be tough for them to admit they need help. However, if they are accepting help from you and senior care providers, make sure you are still respectful toward them. Listen to what they want and what they have to say. Let your elderly loved one know that you respect them and want to know what they are thinking.
Ask How Your Loved One Wants Things to Be Done
If you or a senior care provider is helping your elderly loved one out with household tasks or personal care tasks, ask them how they would like things to be done. You are in their house and they deserve to have things the way they want them. If you can do this, everything can go much smoother with the relationship you have with your elderly loved one.
Conclusion
These are some of the ways that you can improve the relationship that you have with your elderly loved one. If you talk to your loved one’s senior care providers to ensure they are also doing these things, everything can go much smoother for everyone involved.
If you or an aging loved-one is considering Senior Care in Decatur, GA please contact the caring staff at Universal Home Care And Services, Inc today. (678) 426-2701.
Sources
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2665/
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