Dealing With Dementia Is Not Easy For Seniors In Santa Cruz, CA
Dealing with dementia isn’t easy because of the way it affects the memory, mood and personality of the individual suffering from the disease. When the brain weakens, the outcome can be catastrophic. This is why the most well-equipped family caregivers still struggle to provide quality dementia care. Visiting Angels Central Santa Cruz understands this difficult time and is here to provide both you and your loved one with the care you deserved.
Expect Uncertainty With Dementia
You should expect uncertainty with dementia, as that is a signature trait of the disease. It’s possible that your parent doesn’t recognize you for weeks then knows exactly who you are again. The same can happen with names, and the situation can be reversed. Physical strength may vary from time to time too.
This can all be very taxing on you as a family caregiver, and can even make you question if you are acting in your parent’s best interests. Because of the uncertainty, dementia care can really test how compassionate your behavior is toward your parent. To make matters worse, this uncertainty can last indefinitely.
For these reasons, dementia care is often too much on the plate of the family caregiver. This is why professional care should be enlisted, or at least considered. Not to mention, it’s unsafe and unrealistic to handle alone. Visiting Angels Santa Cruz has the experience to provide care to your loved one so you can get back to your daily routine.
Reprieve Is Not Selfish
Feeling ashamed or selfish for taking time away for themselves is prevalent among family caregivers, but it couldn’t be less true. Dementia care often requires multiple people and you deserve a reprieve from caregiving to just be a concerned son or daughter. This is the perfect time to call Visiting Angels Santa Cruz. We allow you to rest while we take care of your loved one.
In fact, a reprieve is necessary to avoid health risks, a study by the National Institute of Health on family caregivers revealed. Some issues you could risk having are:
- Increased stress levels
- Symptoms of depression
- Physical health concerns
Visiting Angels Santa Cruz Care Services
Should you find yourself feeling burned out, look into our respite care. If your parent has medical needs you should consider palliative care, or if you can manage his or her basic needs, consider companion care. We have an array of in home care services that are perfect for your loved one.
Just remember that dementia care will be harder sometimes than others, even with professional care. Should you find that your parent isn’t open to professional care, go to our website to learn how to warm him or her up to the idea.
Contact us to schedule your free in home care assessment.