One of the best reasons to consider adult day care for your senior is because you want her to be as safe as possible. This alternative allows her a variety of options for safety.
She Can Get to Adult Day Care Safely
The first full week of every December is Older Driver Safety Awareness Week. This year, those dates fall between December 5th through the 9th. If your elderly family member is no longer able to drive, that doesn’t mean that she can’t ever go anywhere. With the help of transportation from the adult day center, your elderly family member isn’t driving alone, which will help you to feel more secure and helps her to be safer.
She’s Got Help with ADLs and Health Needs
Every day staff members at adult day care can help your elderly family member to manage tasks that may have become a lot more challenging for her over time. Some of these tasks, like bathing and changing clothes, may even be ones that your senior does not feel safe managing on her own. If she’s dealing with health issues, it’s also important for her to have help keeping an eye on what is going on.
She’s Able to Socialize with Other People
There are plenty of other people there at adult day care with your senior, which means that she’s able to build relationships and socialize as much as she wants. On the surface, it might seem as if this isn’t a safety concern, but it truly is. Keeping your elderly family member socially engaged protects her mental health more than you may realize.
Her Self-esteem and Independence Remain High
Your senior has lots of help at the adult day center, but only as much as she needs. When she’s able to handle tasks on her own, she’s empowered to do so. That helps to validate that she can still be independent and that she can still handle certain tasks. These are important things for her to remember, even as she’s facing challenges in other areas.
She Lives in Her Own Home but Has Help During the Day
Lots of aging adults are not interested in moving from their homes at all. They want to age in place, but they may also need a little extra help with daily life. By spending time at the adult day care, you know that your elderly family member isn’t pushing herself too hard at home to accomplish tasks that she knows she can get help with regularly.
Her Quality of Life Is Improved
Overall, spending time at adult day care improves your senior’s overall quality of life. When someone’s quality of life is higher, they’re safer overall because they’re having their needs met and you’re reassured that nothing is being overlooked. All of that is important in keeping your senior happy and healthy.
Your senior’s safety is important to everyone who helps her throughout each day at adult day care. They’re there to ensure that she has what she needs and that she’s able to live her life the way that she wants.
Oxnard Family Circle: Safe, Reliable, Social and Fun!
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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