Encouraging them to eat and healthy diet and make other choices that can reduce their weight. Being overweight or obese increases risk and lowering their weight will help to reduce it.
Providing physical support and assistance to help your parent stay more physically active. Moving around helps keep the blood flowing through the body and reduces the chances that a clot will form.
Providing medication reminders if your parent is taking any form of anti-clot medication. These reminders will help ensure that your parent takes their medications when and how they are supposed to so that they will get the maximum benefit from them.
Providing support to your parent as they work toward quitting smoking. Smoking is a high-risk factor for clots and for every day that they do not smoke, their risk is lessened.
Providing assistance for tasks that could lead to dangerous situations, such as going up and down stairs or getting in and out of the bath. This can help prevent your parent from getting injured, which lessens the chances that they will face a long stretch of immobility.
Supporting your parent in a strong germ control approach that will help to keep them from getting sick, which will also lessen the chances that they will face a long stretch of immobility.
Being a family caregiver for your aging parent can be one of the most meaningful choices that you make, but it can also be one of the most challenging.
You are likely to find yourself feeling stressed and overwhelmed throughout your experience. This can be particularly true if you are in the sandwich generation caring for both your parent and your children, or if your parent struggles with health challenges or limitations. Fortunately, home care can help. A home care provider can step in to fill care gaps, manage care needs that are sensitive or too challenging for you, provide valuable support and assistance, and ensure that your parent has everything that they need when you are not able to be with them. This will give both of you peace of mind and confidence as they see greater independence, fulfillment, and quality of life throughout their later years.
Co-Owner, First Choice Senior Care
Kayla Stephens is the co-owner of First Choice Senior Care. She grew up in Northeast Arkansas, and has worked in rehabilitation, hospice care, managed nursing homes and a large home care agency. She has received several awards for sales and quality achievements in hospice and long-term care.
Kayla believes in advocating for and educating seniors and their families on a variety of topics and issues that impact them. Reflecting on the need for an independent home care provider interested in quality over quantity, she chased her dream of building her own company that would make a significant difference in the lives of seniors, providing a much-needed service in her own local community.
Kayla holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Arkansas State University, is licensed by the state of Arkansas as a Long-Term Care Administrator, and is a Certified Senior Adviser.
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