Can my senior loved one remain at home?

Yes! Seniors can remain home with the appropriate assistance and resources. In the past, many seniors had to move into assisted living or nursing homes to receive the services they needed. Today, more and more seniors are choosing to live at home. A Caring Heart care manager consultant can evaluate your senior loved one’s environment and design a plan for safety and supportive services. Ongoing care management can monitor and oversee all services on a continual ongoing basis, adjusting services as conditions change for your senior loved one. But, rest assured, seniors can live in their own home the rest of their lives no matter what their condition.

My senior loved one seems depressed. What can I do?

A Caring Heart helper activity professional can help. Sometimes, a person needs a little help staying active and interested in life. As we age, we often lose friends and contacts. We may have experienced some physical or mental decline. Perhaps there is a civic meeting we’d like to go to but it meets in the evening and we can’t drive in the dark. Or, perhaps we can’t drive at all anymore. We may not be as active as we once were and it may be a bit intimidating to try new things on are own. An activity assistant can work with you on activities of your choice. Social assistance can be just as important as physical assistance. Refocusing on some meaningful activities in life can help one feel better. As we say at Caring Heart, “We Don’t Grow Old…We Grow Onward! Onward and Upward!”

How can having a care manager help?

A Caring Heart geriatric care manager basically adopts your senior loved one as if she or he were their own family member. The Caring Heart geriatric care manager will look after all the needs of a senior to ensure that they continually receive the support needed to maintain living at home. Reports are routinely given to the responsible family member via email, telephone, or written reports.