It’s a fun little play on words, but Wellderly Week promotes an important aspect of getting older – staying healthy. Each year in March, Wellderly Week focuses on the health of the senior members of our society – your loved ones! Getting old isn’t just about hitting a new number each year; it’s about enjoying every year that a person has here on earth, and the best way your elderly loved one can enjoy life to its fullest is to stay healthy and well.
This year, Wellderly Week starts on March 17, and while the aspects of good health are widespread and all equally important, let’s take a moment to talk about how companionship is an important part of your senior’s overall health and how companion care at home services can play a vital role.
What Does Companionship Look Like For Seniors
While having a spouse or close sibling is a wonderful form of companionship for many seniors, it is not the only way. For some seniors, they may be the last living sibling, or their spouse may have passed away decades ago, leaving them in a vulnerable position of becoming lonely and isolated. They may have family members or friends who care about them, but no one is located nearby to provide physical companionship regularly.
One way to support your elderly loved one in getting the interaction she needs is to work with a home care agency to provide regular companion care at home visits and services. These companion care at home providers will visit with your loved one regularly to connect and reduce feelings of isolation or loneliness. They may play a game with your loved one, enjoy a cup of coffee together, or take your loved one for a stroll around the neighborhood so she can say hello to neighbors or pet a friendly dog.
Key Health Components that are Improved by Companionship
Cognitive Function
Regular connections with others, like a companion care at home provider, stimulate the brain by forcing the person to participate in back-and-forth conversations, actively engage their memory as they tell stories from their past, and process information that they hear from the other person.
Social Connection
One of the many benefits of connecting with one person is that it often leads to another and another. Friends love to introduce friends, and many groups live by the adage “the more the merrier.” Creating moments when your loved one can connect with others will organically lead to other connections as well.
Physical Health
Having a companion care at home provider stop by and offer to go for a walk or assist in gardening is a great way for your loved one to have an accountability partner who will keep her body moving and physically active. Activities are often more enjoyable, and the person will do them for longer when they have a companion joining them as they participate.
Reduced Feelings of Depression and/or Isolation
Having a person to talk to about not only daily events but emotions, fears, concerns, and more is an important step in reducing the risk of depression forming in your elderly loved one. A companion care at home provider is a shoulder to lean on, an ear to listen and a heart that cares for your loved one consistently so that she doesn’t feel alone and isolated.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Companion Care at Home in Highlands Ranch, CO, please contact the caring staff at Talem Home Care & Placement Services of Denver, CO, today. Call (303) 647-1800
At Talem Home Care & Placement Services of Denver, CO, we provide passionate, understanding, and flexible caregivers in Denver, Englewood, Lakewood, Aurora, Littleton, Highlands Ranch, Parker, Centennial, Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Castle Rock and surrounding areas in Colorado.
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