6 Signs That Your Loved One May Need Assistance
Do you worry about an elderly loved one living at home?
Consider these six signs that may indicate your loved one is in need of assistance:
1. Self-Care Difficulty
The refusal or inability to shower, change clothes, brush teeth, and other activities of daily living and care.
2. Weight Loss
Unable, unwilling or forgetting to shop for groceries, prepare and cook food, and/or eat.
3. Confusion
When asked simple questions, they cannot answer about where they are, when they last ate, what the date is, etc.
4. Isolation
Physically unable to attend or not interested in social events and detachment from friends and family.
5. Resistance
Unwilling to leave the house or general combativeness that is not normal.
6. Forgetting Meds
Not taking medication as prescribed or at all due to confusion or forgetfulness.
Reach out today with any questions or to see what kind of care assistance might be right for your loved one.
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