Are you worried that your elderly loved one isn’t getting the care they need? Does it seem like they are withdrawing from you and their other family members? Are you noticing more health concerns with them? If you notice these things or have other concerns about your elderly loved one, it may be time to hire elder care providers to help and care for them.

Dealing with Wandering and/or Agitation

Unfortunately, there are millions of senior citizens who develop dementia or another neurodegenerative condition. When this disease develops, it can cause wandering, agitation, and many other symptoms. These symptoms may start out as mild. However, over time, they can be quite difficult for family caregivers to deal with. If your elderly loved one is wandering away from home or wherever you are with them or they are agitated often, it is okay to ask for help. You can get elder care providers to step in and assist you in caring for your elderly loved one.

Transferring and Personal Care Problems with Elder Care Assistance

Have you noticed that your elderly loved one is much less mobile than they used to be? Do they need help to get out of bed? Maybe you have noticed that they aren’t taking showers very often or keeping up with personal hygiene. If these things are happening, you may want to talk to your elderly loved one. Ask them what is going on. You may come to find out that your elderly loved one isn’t able to do personal hygiene tasks on their own anymore. If this is the case, you can always get elder care providers to help them with transferring and personal care problems.

Preventing Falls

Are you worried that your elderly loved one is going to fall? Maybe they already had a fall and got injured. If that is the case, they may need someone to take care of them while they recover from the fall. In addition, your elderly loved one may now be worried that they are going to fall in the future. That worry, alone, can be enough to cause another fall. If you are trying to help prevent your elderly loved one from falling, you may want to hire elder care providers. The providers can help your elderly loved one get things they can’t reach. They can help in other ways to reduce the risk of your loved one falling, too.

These are some of the times when your elderly loved one may need home care providers to care for them. Now that you know what to look for and when to hire elder care providers, you can decide if these services are needed for your elderly loved one now.

Source: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/aging-place-growing-older-home

If you or a family member are in need of hiring Elder Care Services in Boynton Beach FL, call the caring professionals at Star Multi Care today at (954) 870-4770. Providing service in Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Coconut Creek, Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Lauderhill, Margate, Pompano Beach and Tamarac.

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With over 35 years of experience, Stephen Sternbach has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Star Multi Care Services since 1987. After the sale of the New York and New Jersey operations of Star Multi Care Services, Sternbach brought the company private where he remains President and CEO of this 40-million dollar company. With Sternbach at the helm, Star Multi Care Services employs more than 650 employees, in six offices throughout Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York.

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