Long term care is referred to as elderly care. It provides a variety of services to those who are unable to carry out their day to day activities because of cognitive impairment or not being physically able to do things for themselves. Due to the increase of the elderly population, health care information is needed to educate everyone on how an elderly person can live a helthier life.
Care for the elderly can be provided at home, in a community or in facilities such as assisted living, adult day care, long term care, nursing homes and hospice care. In my country, the elderly population is normally cared for by their family members. Both of my grandparents were cared for by my parents and as I can remember, sometimes I even helped out in the process. Due to the modernization of society, elderly care is now being provided by state or charitable institutions.
There are many ways that you can recognize that your loved one, who is an elderly, needs assistance. Some of the warning signs to look for are: difficulty walking, poor grooming, loss of appetite, spoiled or expired food in fridge, unable to drive, not interested in activities or socializing, poor concentration, memory loss, confused on which medication to take, fatigue, irritableness and poor maintenance of their home.
There are also websites that provides you with specific instructions on what your next step should be, if you are faced with a situation of providing long term care for your loved one. The website addresses are: ElderCareLink and HelpWithElders.com. There is also this website that has elderly accessories to make your loved one day to day life more comfortable, the website is http://www.solutions-for-seniors.info/.
Work Cited
http://www.rightathome.net/elderly-care.asp
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
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