Healthy aging is a big goal, but it’s something that’s possible, especially if your senior has the right help. Adult day health care services can go a long way toward helping your aging family member to be as healthy as possible as she continues to age. As the type of assistance she needs changes, so too can the amount of help she receives.
Improving Opportunities for Socialization
When your elderly family member has as many opportunities as possible to be around other people, that helps her to avoid loneliness and overall to improve her well-being. Adult day centers give your senior that chance to meet new people and to spend time with new friends. She can have as much or as little interaction as she wants with other people, making this an easy way for her to stay socially engaged.
Assisting with Personal Care
Needing help with personal care tasks like changing clothes and bathing isn’t anything for your elderly family member to feel bad about. Adult day health care can help your senior to manage these tasks on a daily basis, all while preserving both her independence and her dignity. That’s an essential part of aging in a healthy way and it helps your elderly family member to be hygienically safe as well as physically safe from potentially falling in the bathroom.
Offering Opportunities for Exercise
On her own, your elderly family member might find exercising just too challenging to keep up with. But having group activities at adult day care can encourage your senior to stick with a routine that helps her to move more often. It’s also more likely that she feels safe as she moves more often, which can be another big benefit. And because of the other types of care offered by adult day health care, your elderly family member may have a better understanding of how exercise helps her to manage her health issues.
Helping with Brain Engaging Activities
Keeping your elderly family member’s brain as active and engaged as possible is another way to help her to age as healthfully as possible. Brain engaging activities cover a lot more ground than you might think, too. Everything from crafts and projects to puzzles and games can help your senior’s brain to stay agile. That and socialization do a lot for brain health.
Eating Healthy Meals Regularly
Another big piece in the healthy aging puzzle is nutrition. If your elderly family member is having trouble cooking for herself or eating, adult day health care offers alternatives that ensure she eats a healthy meal regularly. Ensuring your elderly family member is getting the full range of nutrients that she needs becomes much easier when she’s got the help that she needs in order to do so safely.
Adult day health care can offer so many benefits to your elderly family member. Finding out exactly how they can help her the most presents her with a range of different ways to not only embrace aging, but also to do so in the healthiest ways possible.
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If you need respite and/or help with caring for your loved one in any corner of Ventura County, CA (Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Ventura, Camarillo, etc.), talk to the caring staff at Oxnard Family Circle, Inc. today. 1-805-385-4180
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