Home For The Holidays

As we gear up for the Hol­i­day Sea­son, our first thoughts are about our fam­i­lies. We will strive to make this year the hap­pi­est one ever. How­ever, as the days melt away, our stress increases and joys are fre­quently chal­lenged by worries.

Pri­vate Duty Home Care can help alle­vi­ate some of these wor­ries. Care Con­nec­tions offers trained, con­sci­en­tious home health aides to assist with the care of your loved ones allow­ing you to con­cen­trate on the mag­i­cal spe­cial touches that will make this a mem­o­rable year for you and yours.

Per­haps your par­ents reside in a retire­ment com­mu­nity and you want them home for the Hol­i­days to enjoy every moment pos­si­ble. We can make it happen.

So many of us live with our elderly par­ents or dis­abled loved ones, and just need some extra time for shop­ping, cook­ing, and mak­ing plans. We can make it happen.

Maybe you are mak­ing travel plans this year but are wor­ried about leav­ing a loved one home alone. We can make it hap­pen.
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Alzheimer’s and the Holidays

A loved one with Alzheimer’s dur­ing the Hol­i­days brings dif­fer­ent concerns.

It is best to focus on suc­cess and cur­rent capa­bil­i­ties. For exam­ple, bake one batch of cook­ies together. Wrap presents and they can be the des­ig­nated “bow” per­son. It is also a great time for rem­i­nisc­ing, focus on past mem­o­ries with photo albums and saved cards.

How­ever, with all the fam­ily mem­bers and friends vis­it­ing, this also brings change in rou­tine. Change and over stim­u­la­tion may cause increased con­fu­sion and some­times even agi­ta­tion as the per­son with Alzheimer’s tries to process all of this new infor­ma­tion. Ide­ally, main­tain the famil­iar home rou­tine and pro­vide short, small vis­its with vis­i­tors. Dur­ing large din­ner fes­tiv­i­ties, per­haps have a com­pan­ion sit with your loved one in another room and share a more inti­mate, quiet meal.

It is espe­cially impor­tant for you to ask for assis­tance dur­ing this time. Your loved one with Alzheimer’s may feel your stress and expe­ri­ence more con­fu­sion or anx­i­ety. Ask fam­ily or friends to help with shop­ping, clean­ing house, or putting up dec­o­ra­tions. If you would like extra help, call Care Con­nec­tions (517) 381‑2433 for an addi­tional pair of reas­sur­ing hands.

Make 2011 the Hol­i­day Sea­son of your dreams with the help of Care Con­nec­tions Pri­vate Duty Home Care — Home but not Alone.