Sense of Purpose: Your senior’s health and the challenges she faces as she ages can take a toll in many different ways.

She may even start to feel as if she has no personal sense of purpose any longer. When that happens, many areas of life begin to feel even more difficult and draining. That’s not something you want for your aging family member.

Encourage Her to Stay Socially Engaged

Social engagement is crucial for aging adults, but it isn’t always easy. Your elderly family member may have had friends and family nearby that have moved or who aren’t as socially active themselves anymore. Finding ways to keep in touch with other people can help her to rebuild those relationships. Another idea to consider is hiring senior care providers to offer companionship. They can also help with anything that your senior needs help doing including helping her to find her sense of purpose.

Help Her to Find Activities She Enjoys

Knowing that she’s got activities planned that she enjoys gives your senior something to look forward to. When every day is the same and is full of uninspiring things she has to do, life doesn’t feel like very much fun. Help your elderly family member to find activities that are new and enjoyable for her, whether that’s taking up baking or joining a dance class.

Work with Her to Establish Supportive Routines

Routines are something that everyone needs and that everyone has, even if they don’t fully recognize those routines. Talk with your senior about what her days are like and how her routines flow. It might be possible to help her to reframe her days in a way that supports her needs and her wants, while also letting her do things on her own timetable.

Look for Ways to Boost Her Independence Safely

It might sound counterintuitive, but to increase your senior’s independence, she may need to have help. Hiring senior care providers gives her assistance when she needs it, and a supportive presence when she doesn’t. Senior care providers don’t take over tasks for your elderly family member. They’re simply there to make life easier for her and to give her little bits of assistance as they’re needed.

All of these areas of life work together to help your senior to build or to maintain her overall sense of purpose. Having extra help along the way is the best way to make sure that all of her needs are met.

If you or an aging loved-one are considering hiring Senior Care in Menlo Park, CA, call the caring staff at Aviva In-Home Care.
Call today: (415) 795-2203

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Evan Loevner

CEO at Aviva In-Home Care

As a former hospital administrator, I launched Aviva with the goal of having a more focused, direct impact on the delivery of care than I could ever accomplish within a hospital setting. For me, the joy of running an organization like Aviva In-Home Care is having the ability to positively improve the lives of individuals needing customized care. As a passionate Bay Area resident, I know that many local seniors can benefit from new approaches to in-home care, that will bring them more connection to the community, and provide families with a greater sense of comfort that their loved one is indeed matched with an ideal caregiver.

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