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How to Keep a Home-Bound Senior Involved in Life

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When someone is confined to their house due to illness, surgery, or disability, their world shrinks significantly. It’s easy to become estranged from others and the world at large.

The following are some things you, as a friend or relative, may do to help someone who is homebound stay active.

Plan to call or visit when you’re not rushed for time. Set a regular date to meet, and when you do, treat the person the way you usually have. Allow them to express their emotions openly. Illness and disability have a physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual impact on people. Listen intently, offer compassion, and provide words of support.

Encourage them to take care of themselves by eating healthily, exercising (if suitable), getting enough rest, and avoiding needless stress. Encourage them to keep medical visits as well. Do everything you can to make this happen. Ask, rather than assume, what kind of practical assistance you can provide. Encourage them to seek and accept ADL assistance rather than struggling alone.

Encourage them to develop some solitary interests that bring them pleasure or fulfillment and allow them to enjoy their own company, such as word puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, writing, sketching, or a handicraft. We rarely consider home care until a crisis occurs.

Most of the time, the demand occurs unexpectedly, throwing everything out of whack. Sunshine Palliative + Home Health Services, Inc. is available when you need home health services in Long Beach, California, and you need it immediately.

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