Does your elderly loved one have depression? Whether it is new for them or it has been going on for a long time, it is essential that someone helps them to overcome it. You could go to your elderly loved one’s house and spend time with them and that could help. However, sometimes, senior citizens need a third party, someone outside of their family, to spend time with. They need someone who doesn’t know their entire history to socialize and talk with. You can hire 24-hour home care providers to help your elderly loved one if this is what they need. There are other ways that these home care providers can help your elderly loved one, too.

Staying Active in the Community

Some elderly people get depressed because they don’t get out of their house often. Not being able to socialize with others or see other people their age can make the depression even worse. If you hire 24-hour home care providers, they can help to relieve some of your elderly loved one’s depression by getting them active in the community. For example, if there are senior citizen bingo nights at the local community center, the senior care providers could drive your elderly loved one to and from those events.

Regular Transportation

Some elderly people get depressed because they don’t drive anymore. Not driving means not leaving their house often. Everyone probably has a pretty decent idea of how depressed they can get when just sitting home all the time. The good news is that 24-hour home care providers can drive your elderly loved one wherever they need to or want to go. For example, if your elderly loved one wants to go to the store just because, the elder care providers can drive them to and from the store.

Companionship

The 24-hour home care providers can also help to relieve depression for your elderly loved one by just being there for them. Sometimes, people only need someone to sit by them while they are watching television or someone to talk to later in the evening when they are feeling anxious. The home care providers can do this for your elderly loved one. Hopefully, just having someone around more often can help your elderly loved one to feel better.

Conclusion

Is your elderly loved one experiencing depression? If so, the 24-hour home care providers can make a positive impact on their life and hopefully, help to relieve some or all of your elderly loved one’s depression.

If you or an aging loved one are considering hiring 24-Hour Home Care in Spartanburg, SC, contact Heart of the Carolinas Home Care at 864-991-3116. Providing Home Care Services in Greenville, Simpsonville, Greer, Anderson, Spartanburg, Mauldin, Seneca, Laurens, Charleston, Columbia and the surrounding areas.

Sources

https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/depression-and-older-adults

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Edward Harrison

Founder at Heart of the Carolinas

Edward Harrison founded the Heart of the Carolinas Homecare in 2007 when he saw there was a need for caregivers that provide non-medical home care services, at a price that most people could afford. It was standard in the industry to require hourly minimums and it was common to be assigned a caregiver, not matched with one based on your individual personal needs. Edward understood that to make a successful relationship between caregiver and client, skills were not enough, personality and compatibility plays as much a role as do skills.

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