How to take care of an elderly person?

Nothing is more beautiful than caring for an elderly loved one. This same person who often took care of us in his time. Find out how to take care of an elderly person? With Autohome.

How to take care of the elderly?

Listening and communicating are the priorities in all support. Indeed, it is essential to listen to the needs and desires of the elderly person in order to communicate clearly with them to ensure that you understand their wishes.

Ensure a healthy diet , ensure that the elderly person has a healthy and balanced diet, without this ever being a constraint. Having a piece of cake at 96 years old while having some diabetes problems, is it serious? Make sure you never deprive the elderly person of the little pleasures that make life beautiful. Offer varied meals, rich in nutrients, colorful, appetizing, adapted and make sure that the elderly person drinks enough water, dehydration being a real geriatric subject.

How to care for a dependent person?

Always encourage independence , maximum autonomy for as long as possible. Caring does not mean “doing instead of…”. You should always pay attention to your role as a caregiver by asking a few questions like this: “What do you need? What do you want me to help you with? » Autonhome care workers are very vigilant on this subject.

Pay attention to safety . Hearing problems, reduced acuity, restricted mobility, all factors that can put the elderly person at risk. Make sure the accommodation is safe, pay attention to steps, carpets, light, identify the installation of ramps, grab handles, etc.

How to look after an elderly person?

Encourage physical activity , a few minutes of walking is very often incredibly effective, both physically and morally. A few small movements to favorite music stimulate the body and mind and often bring smiles. Physical activity to reduce health problems .

Offer moments of pleasure , so that life is beautiful and colorful. Allowing people to continue living and not surviving is the key to delayed aging. Go out, go to the cinema, to a painting exhibition, to a classical music concert, go to a restaurant whenever possible. The purpose of Autonhome is to support elderly people in their respective life projects, well beyond the services provided on a daily basis such as help with washing, meals and household chores.

Keeping track of medical appointments is also a valuable help for an elderly person. Being accompanied greatly reduces the stress of making the appointment, finding the location, being on time, making sure you have heard and understood clearly.

And finally take care of yourself . You cannot help someone if you yourself are in difficulty. Caring for an elderly person can be exhausting. Allow yourself moments of rest and relaxation to recharge your batteries. What you are doing is already enormous. Just do your best.

How to get home help for the elderly?

Autonhome , professional in supporting the elderly for 17 years in Rouen and its surrounding area, will be able to support you and guide you in your caregiving efforts. Both on a human level and on a material and/or financial level, the entire team is at your service to provide you with the best solution(s).

And all this for free, without any commitment. Amandine, our coordinating nurse, will be able to carry out a home assessment with you and the elderly person, Alexie from L’Essentiel will be able to take stock of the technical and material aids to make your support simpler and easier.