With the coronavirus crisis expected to last months, many families are reconsidering whether nursing homes or retirement communities for elderly parents are the best option at the moment. For seniors living alone, the pandemic can be a problem when they need to venture out to buy essential food, medicine, and toiletries.
Always make sure that you and your senior wear a mask and disinfect your hands when your senior visits the grocery store or pharmacy. As for meals, it is much safer for seniors to have their food delivered on time than to go to the store themselves.
If your senior loved one lives with others, they should avoid close contact with them and keep a distance of at least six feet. Make sure they understand the rules and stay away from their living room, kitchen, bathroom and other areas of the house.
While many of these recommendations may seem simple, they are important practices that will help you keep your seniors safe. To protect your loved ones and community, focus on learning the facts and following the CDC’s prevention tips.
It is particularly important to protect those who are at increased risk of serious diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer’s, diabetes or other chronic diseases by obtaining COVID 19. Keep this in mind before you decide to visit.
Consider Using In-Home Caregiving Services
Keeping seniors out of homes and public spaces as much as possible to protect them from the virus is a life-or-death situation right now. By utilizing our in-home care services during these times, your loved one can maintain safe isolation to minimize their risk of infection by having our caregivers run errands for them. This includes grocery shopping or picking up medication from the pharmacy.
While it is crucial for seniors to stay home and not worry about the risk of infection, it is important that families keep in touch regularly. If families can’t avoid being around their elderly loved ones, health officials recommend protective measures, including limiting the time spent together to 15 minutes or less. As at the beginning of the year, social distancing and wearing a mask remains the most effective way of protecting everyone, especially the elderly.
Comfort Keepers of Santa Clarita is the largest provider of home care services in the Santa Clarita Valley, with over a decade of experience with senior home care. It is our mission to support families in need by offering services that range from part-time to long-term. Your aging senior deserves to stay in the comfort of their own home, and with our help, you can rest assured knowing that they are in safe hands. Each trained caregiver is a professional making sure your loved one is safe & happy. One of our Care Managers would love to answer any questions you may have, so give us a call or visit our website to learn more about our wide range of services for both you and your senior loved one.
Comfort Keepers of Santa Clarita
23900 Lyons Ave
Santa Clarita, CA 91321
(661) 417-0904
www.homecaresantaclarita.com
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