Are you looking into aging in place for your elderly loved one? If so, it is important to know why staying in their own home would benefit them. By learning about these benefits, hopefully, you and your elderly loved one can make the right choice as to what would be the best living situation for them. 

Familiarity

Home Care Columbia, SC: Aging in Place

Senior citizens are very familiar with their homes. Most of them have lived in their home for years. They have organized it the way they like and they know where everything is. They have their belongings because of the space they have in their home. They have memories with family and friends in the home, too. Being in a familiar place is relaxing for most people. If you want your elderly loved one to stay in a familiar place, aging in place may be the best solution. You could always get them home care assistance, if they need extra help. 

Sticking to Routines

Another reason why it may be best for your elderly loved one to stay in their home is because they can stick to their routines. Your elderly loved one is likely used to the things they do each day and in the order they do them. If they had to move, this would all change and could lead to increased confusion. 

Maintaining Their Health

Did you know studies show senior citizens who have to move experience more health issues than those who are allowed to stay living in their own home? Now that you do know this, it may be a good idea to let your elderly loved one stay in their home instead of having them move someplace else. Again, if extra help is needed, it may be a good idea to have home care providers come in to assist. 

Keeping Their Independence

Last, but not least, senior citizens want to keep their independence. If they have to move into a home or in with a family member, they will lose their independence. Sure, they may have some things they can still do on their own, but they will constantly be held to other people’s routines and standards. If your elderly loved one wants to keep their independence, but they need help at home, let them stay there, but just hire home care assistance providers, too. 

Conclusion

Is aging in place right for your elderly loved one? There is not just one answer for this to meet every senior citizen’s needs. However, if you feel that your elderly loved one would do best staying in a familiar place, they want to stick to their routines, and they would like to keep their independence, staying at home would likely be best. Don’t forget that if your elderly loved one does need extra help with tasks at home, you can always get them home care assistance services as much or as little is needed. 

If you or an aging loved one are considering hiring Home Care in Columbia, SC, contact Heart of the Carolinas Home Care at 864-991-3116.  Providing Home Care Services in Greenville, Simpsonville, Greer, Anderson, Spartanburg, Mauldin, Seneca, Laurens, Charleston, Columbia and the surrounding areas.

Sources

https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/aging-place-growing-older-home

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Edward Harrison founded the Heart of the Carolinas Homecare in 2007 when he saw there was a need for caregivers that provide non-medical home care services, at a price that most people could afford. It was standard in the industry to require hourly minimums and it was common to be assigned a caregiver, not matched with one based on your individual personal needs. Edward understood that to make a successful relationship between caregiver and client, skills were not enough, personality and compatibility plays as much a role as do skills.
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