Here is a video about 10 tips on how to start the conversation about elder home care services with a loved one as part of the Nurse Next Door Senior Home Care Services: 24 hour home care elder assistance provided in your city across North America.
A: Convincing a loved one to accept care can be difficult Our care team is experienced in supporting you through the decision making process to welcome home care. We also have tips on how to start the conversation with your loved one – click on the link below the video.
1) Seek the advice of a trusted professional. A physician can be your best ally in getting your parents to accept help. We often find that bringing in Nurse Next Door for a free consultation and having an outside expert opinion can go a long way.
2) Start small and hire a caregiver to manage household tasks before any hands-on care. This is less threatening to a loved one’s independence and will serve as a means to “get the caregiver in the door.
3) Direct your attention to the parent who need more help. By allying yourself with the more independent parent, you may ultimately be able to get them both to accept the help they require.
4) Focus on you as the caregiver needing the help and not them needing assistance. “I’m not sleeping; I can’t eat and can’t think at work because I am worried about you. Please do this for me; work with me to come up with a solution we can both live with.” Your parents love you and have always taken care of you. Helping you with this dilemma is just another thing they can do for you.
5) Tour a few nursing homes to show them the alternative. Let them choose whether they want to move or stay at home. Tell them that if they want to stay at home for as long as possible (or forever!), then hiring a caregiver is going a long way in making that come true!
6) Give them a potential out and ask them to try it out for a few months. “Let’s try this for two months. If you still don’t like having someone help you with the chores, then we can consider other options.”
7) Discuss money. Let them know that spending money on their happiness and keeping them in their own home is worth far more to you than a few extra dollars of inheritance.
8) Show them the statistics. Almost all injury-related hospitalizations are a result of a simple fall, and 1 out of every 3 seniors will fall this year. Do they realize that a little bit of help may prevent these things from happening?
9) Ask them about their fears and their goals. Ask them about what they fear about getting older (recent studies show that the number one fear of aging is losing independence and the number two fear is moving out of their own home and into a nursing home). Then ask them what their goals are and start working together to help make these goals come true.
10) Hire a “friend” to help. Schedule a rendezvous at their favorite restaurant and have lunch. We know it isn’t being completel y honest, but it could mean the difference between getting the help you and your parents need and watching your parents end up in a situation they don’t want to be in.
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