Caregiver in West Palm Beach FL

Your mother can no longer grasp reality. She may have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s several years ago and at the time you and your father were doing whatever you could to help her. You know that the average life expectancy for somebody diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease is between eight and 10 years, but maybe you didn’t expect her to lose her grasp on reality so quickly.

It may only be a couple of years after diagnosis. How can it be that she is having difficulty keeping track of the year, where she is, or what’s actually happening in her life?

Alzheimer’s will affect people in many different ways. There are things you can do, though, steps you can take that can help when your mother is beginning to lose her grip on reality.

Hire home care support.

During her more lucid moments, you need to make it clear that the challenges she is facing is putting undue pressure on you, your father, or other family members and friends. Let her know she is not safe, especially if she’s home alone when these delusions or other memory related challenges occur.

She may be frightened enough as it is, and she may be more inclined to accept help from outside sources when she can rationally contemplate that.

Make sure you discuss it with her.

Your mother may not have many lucid moments, but she still has the right to decide how much and what type of care she receives. Somebody with Alzheimer’s will likely understand what’s happening to them during those lucid moments.

When you discuss the prospect of hiring a home care aide, you are giving her the respect she deserves to make those decisions for herself.

Make sure she stays safe.

You want your mom to be safe. If you can’t be there every minute of every day, you want somebody who can. That’s where a home care aide and other support services can be instrumental. The more experienced a caregiver is, the safer their elderly client likely is.

If you or a family member are in need of caregiver services in West Palm Beach, FL, call the caring professionals at Star Multi Care today at (954) 870-4770. Providing service in Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Weston, Southwest Ranches, Pembroke Pines, Cooper City, Lighthouse Point, and Wilton Manors.

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Stephen Sternbach

CEO at Star Multi Care Services

With over 35 years of experience, Stephen Sternbach has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Star Multi Care Services since 1987. After the sale of the New York and New Jersey operations of Star Multi Care Services, Sternbach brought the company private where he remains President and CEO of this 40-million dollar company. With Sternbach at the helm, Star Multi Care Services employs more than 650 employees, in six offices throughout Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York.

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