If your senior parent recently lost someone close to them, like a partner, spouse, sibling, or friend they will need support while they are grieving. Your senior parent is probably feeling lonely, isolated, and sad.
They may not want to talk about their grief with you, especially if the person they lost was your other parent. Many seniors were raised not to talk about their feelings, so they have a hard time talking through their grief with their adult children. Your senior parent also may not want to add to your grief.
If you know that your senior parent is struggling with grief, but they don’t want to talk to you about it these are some excellent ways that you can support them right now:
Get Companion Care at Home
Companion care at home is a wonderful way to make sure that your parent is getting the social contact and support they need as they grieve. With companion care at home, your mom or dad will get regular visits from someone they trust who is just there to talk to them, listen to them, and do activities with them.
Your senior loved one may have an easier time talking to a companion about their grief. Sometimes it’s easier for older people to talk with a friend instead of their child. Companion care at home lets your loved one process their emotions at their own pace.
Encourage Them To Join A Support Group
Support groups can also be a great way for seniors to get the support they need. Talking with other people who have lost a spouse will help them realize that what they are going through is normal. And it will help them connect with other people who have felt the same things that they’re feeling.
Try To Get Them To Go To Family Counseling
If you and your senior parent have a complicated relationship, or if you’re worried about the two of you drifting apart due to grief encourage your senior parent to go to family counseling with you. Together, you and your senior parent can work through your grief in a way that will unite you instead of divide you.
Find An Activity To Do Together
You and your senior loved one can engage in an activity together to remember the person that you lost. Scrapbooking is a wonderful way to go through old photos and talk about family memories and stories.
Or you could do an activity that your loved one liked to do like watch a particular movie, sing songs they liked, or make a memorial quilt. Finding something that you can do together to honor your lost loved one can be very healing.
Let Them Know You Care
What’s most important is just letting your senior loved one know that you care and you support them. Sometimes a hug, a card, or a daily phone call is what they really need to know that they’re not grieving alone.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Companion Care at Home in Ponchatoula, LA, please contact the caring staff at BrightCare Homecare today at (985) 224-0404
BrightCare Homecare is a top provider of home care services in the Northshore areas including Mandeville, Covington, Madisonville, Hammond, Ponchatoula, Slidell, Lacombe, Abita Springs, Goodbee, St. Tammany Parish, and more.
Through a personalized care plan, BrightCare Homecare provides the necessary services and care to cater to your unique personal and health needs. With us, we ensure around-the-clock services and supervision to help achieve optimum health and wellness.
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