If your senior parent has diabetes and you’re worried that they won’t be able to manage it well on their own, home care services can help. A care provider who has experience helping seniors with diabetes can provide the support that your mom or dad needs to learn how to manage their diabetes at home.
Learning to manage diabetes can take some time. Seniors often need to make big lifestyle changes that affect their diet, their activity levels, and much more. Having a home care provider with your mom or dad can make them less scared about their condition.
A home care provider helps your senior parent by:
Being More Active
Your mom or dad is much more likely to add activity to their day when they have a home care provider. Even if walking is difficult for your mom or dad, a care provider can encourage them to be more active.
Chair exercises, like chair yoga, can increase the amount of activity that your mom or dad gets. Occupational therapy exercises can also help improve your mom or dad’s balance, flexibility, and muscle strength while getting them to be more active.
Eating A Diabetes-Friendly Diet
Dietary changes are often very difficult for seniors. Your mom or dad has probably been eating the same meals for the last twenty years, and now they have to change their diet.
A home care provider can work with your mom or dad to find healthy ingredients they want to try. And they can help your mom or dad cook new meals, try new cuisines, and embrace healthy eating.
Learning More About Diabetes
Managing diabetes means learning as much as possible about diabetes. An aide can help your mom or dad read books about diabetes. They can also help your senior parent go online to research living with diabetes.
And if your mom or dad has social media accounts a care provider can help them join social media groups for seniors with diabetes so that your mom or dad can connect with other seniors.
Taking Them To Medical Appointments
Your senior parent is going to have a lot of medical appointments, especially right after diagnosis. If you work and can’t take time off to keep taking your parent to medical appointments a home care provider can take them.
Having a caregiver go with your mom or dad to their appointments will make your senior parent feel safer and more comfortable. And you won’t have to worry about your senior parent making it to the appointment on time, or getting home safely.
Medication Reminders
Your senior parent will also have to get used to taking new medications. At first, they may have a hard time remembering when to take their medications. A home care provider can be there to remind your mom or dad when they need medicine, how much to take, and how to take it.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Home Care Services in Newport Beach CA, please call the caring staff at Canaan Home Care today! 1-844-CANAAN-1 (1-844-226-2261)
Canaan Home Care – A Premier Provider of Senior Home Care in the La Jolla, Del Mar, San Diego, Rancho Santa Fe, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Tustin, and Manhattan Beach areas.
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