As your loved one gets older they will undoubtedly lose their partner, friends, siblings, and other family members. It can be hard to support your loved one during this time of need. They may need more help around while they’re grieving, this may mean you need to go over to their house more or look into hiring companion care at home providers while you are at work. Having someone care for a senior while they grieve can help you ensure the house is being maintained, they’re sticking to a routine, and recovering from the grief they feel.
Here are some tips that may help your senior loved one heal after losing someone special.
Take Time to Accept Feelings
After losing someone even when they’re older, it can take time to process feelings. This is never something that someone can just get over. It is going to take time to accept feelings and maybe even acknowledge the loss they have just had. You need to encourage your loved one to take time to accept all of these feelings and to encourage them to talk about them openly. If you feel like your loved one is holding back with you because they don’t want to burden you, encourage them to talk to companion care at home or even a therapist. If they don’t feel like talking to anyone, buy them a journal so they can write out their thoughts privately and cope with what has happened on their own.
Allow Them to Acknowledge Their Pain
Greif is something that no senior should bottle up. If you think your loved one is not acknowledging their pain, this is something you may want to sit down and talk to them about. It can be an uncomfortable topic but there needs to be a good level of trust to talk openly about a senior’s pain. This is not physical pain, this is mental pain. They may not know how to acknowledge it right away or they may not have the words to describe it yet. But they need some way to let out their feelings whether that’s through writing, coloring, painting, or other forms of art and expression.
Go For Walks
Your senior loved one may feel like they can’t focus on anything other than their loss and grief. One of the best ways to take that negative energy and get it out is by going for walks. Walk with your senior loved one around the neighborhood or on an easy walking trail. This allows their body to get moving and gives them time to be outside. Sometimes this movement will also promote happy chemicals within the body which will help them feel happier and lighter throughout the day.
Stick to a Routine
It can be hard to grieve and stick to a routine. It can feel impossible to get up and do the things that help you thrive when you’re sad. Companion care at home can help your loved one continue to work on their routine while still allowing them to grieve. A senior may need more help during this time, but something consistent to focus on can feel good.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Companion Care at Home Services in Squirrel Hill PA please contact the caring staff at Extended Family Care Pittsburgh today. Call 412-241-7292
Extended Family Care Pittsburgh is a Trusted Home Care Agency in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania including Allegheny County, Beaver County, Butler County, Fayette County, Mercer County, Washington County, North Hills, South Hills, Fox Chapel, Monroeville, Murrysville, Oakland, Plum Boro, Squirrel Hill.
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