Living In Place Might Just Be What The Seniors Prefer
You are now grown and you realize that your parents or grandparents now need your attention more than before. The age is catching up with them and they are now succumbing to some old age syndromes including the loss in physical ability. It is now clear to you that your work may not give you the opportunity to attend to them as they deserve. The first thought that may come to your mind is to take them to a nearby senior care facility where they can be given more attention. However, before you consider this option, has it ever dawn on you that living in place may be a better option for them than a care facility?
As people grow older, the need to move to a place they are safe and easy access all they need becomes real. However, if they move from their residents, they get out of touch with a familiar setting and a friendly community attached with life long memories. They also lose a significant control of their life which undermines their sense of dignity and feeling, their quality of life and their level of independence. They no longer have the sense of security and feels like they are neglected by their loved ones.
As you already know, aging means changes in physical capacity. The aging seniors are likely to experience a decreased mobility as well as dexterity, a general decrease in the physical strength and stamina, problems with sensory acuity affecting thermal sensitivity, smell, touch and hearing and taste.
All these changes lead to some difficulties interacting with the one's environment. The most common physical changes include the decreased mobility and dexterity, decreased strength and stamina, the decline in sensory acuity, hearing, touch, smell, and thermal sensitivity.
They also become more vulnerable to the opportunistic diseases and the lifestyle diseases such as different forms of heart conditions, diabetes, high blood pressure, hypertension and arthritis among others. Mentally, the information processing speed is also affected. This means that they get slower in responding to the environmental changes, their memory gets shorter and are slower in finding the right words to use.
When living alone, they become the soft target for thieves, robbers, petty criminals and even idlers. As such, there are needs for prior planning to help them get accommodated in their own homes. This usually comes with changes in various areas in the home. These changes target to make the home secure and safer.
When left at home alone, they become an easy target for burglars, thieves, robbers and other criminals who take advantage to their physical incapacities to rob them. These security needs can be addressed by installing security alarms, reinforcing doors, windows and the gate. If possible, a caretaker should be employed to stay with the senior and offer company and support required.
In addition to these modifications, installation of security systems and alarm systems may also be necessary. In some cases, the gate and the doors may be changed or reinforced and the electric fences installed. All these are necessary given that the seniors are vulnerable to instances of robbery, burglary, and other forms of petty crimes. The criminals consider them easy targets.
As people grow older, the need to move to a place they are safe and easy access all they need becomes real. However, if they move from their residents, they get out of touch with a familiar setting and a friendly community attached with life long memories. They also lose a significant control of their life which undermines their sense of dignity and feeling, their quality of life and their level of independence. They no longer have the sense of security and feels like they are neglected by their loved ones.
As you already know, aging means changes in physical capacity. The aging seniors are likely to experience a decreased mobility as well as dexterity, a general decrease in the physical strength and stamina, problems with sensory acuity affecting thermal sensitivity, smell, touch and hearing and taste.
All these changes lead to some difficulties interacting with the one's environment. The most common physical changes include the decreased mobility and dexterity, decreased strength and stamina, the decline in sensory acuity, hearing, touch, smell, and thermal sensitivity.
They also become more vulnerable to the opportunistic diseases and the lifestyle diseases such as different forms of heart conditions, diabetes, high blood pressure, hypertension and arthritis among others. Mentally, the information processing speed is also affected. This means that they get slower in responding to the environmental changes, their memory gets shorter and are slower in finding the right words to use.
When living alone, they become the soft target for thieves, robbers, petty criminals and even idlers. As such, there are needs for prior planning to help them get accommodated in their own homes. This usually comes with changes in various areas in the home. These changes target to make the home secure and safer.
When left at home alone, they become an easy target for burglars, thieves, robbers and other criminals who take advantage to their physical incapacities to rob them. These security needs can be addressed by installing security alarms, reinforcing doors, windows and the gate. If possible, a caretaker should be employed to stay with the senior and offer company and support required.
In addition to these modifications, installation of security systems and alarm systems may also be necessary. In some cases, the gate and the doors may be changed or reinforced and the electric fences installed. All these are necessary given that the seniors are vulnerable to instances of robbery, burglary, and other forms of petty crimes. The criminals consider them easy targets.
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