What to Watch for at the Holidays – Signs of Decline in Your Elderly Parents

Many people visit their elderly parents at the holidays and realize things are not going as well as they sounded over the phone.

This is the time to involve a professional geriatric care manager in your parents’ care.

At Care is There Geriatric Care Management, our care managers and Aging Life Care associates will meet with your parents personally to assess their situation, to review your concerns – and theirs – and develop a plan that works for everyone. If your elderly parents live near Charlottesville, Staunton, or Harrisonburg Virginia, or Overland Park, Kansas, we can help.

This article from the Aging Life Care Association explains the signs to look for. They are summarized here:

• Changes in Physical Appearance
• Loss of Mobility
• Decline in Home Cleanliness and Repair
• Reduced Ability to Prepare Healthy Meals
• Changes in Mood, Memory or Behavior
• Changes in Routine
• Decline in Personal Hygiene

This additional article, also from the Aging Life Care Association, gives more tips about Making the Most of Visits to Aging Parents.

For more articles like this, see: Long Distance Caregiving, Resources for Central Virginia, Aging in Place, Care for the Caregiver. Also, visit the Solutions section of the Care is There Geriatric Care Management website.

Know someone who worries about their elderly parent in Charlottesville, Staunton, or Harrisonburg Virginia? Care is There Geriatric Care Management can help! Have them contact us for a free consultation: 434.326.5323 or info@careisthere.com.

For more information about our services, and to read testimonials from our clients, visit our website. Also, view this short video about our care management services.

Elizabeth Swider, Geriatric Care Manager, Certified Senior Advisor
President, Care is There Geriatric Care Management
Support for independent living and long distance caregiving; assisted living enhancement