Helping Loved Ones Accept Caregiving Help

If you think your loved one in Fort Gratiot Township needs senior care, but they’re not so keen on the idea, there are ways you can broach the subject to help convince them. We’ve put together some tips for how to help your family member accept in-home care.

Some Ways to Help Your Loved One Accept Senior Care Services

Evaluate the Risk

Before broaching the subject of senior care, make an honest assessment of what you think your loved one’s needs really are. Be prepared to negotiate and keep any safety related concerns as your main priority.

Gentle Approach

Seniors are very sensitive to being infantalized or losing control over their own lives. Talk to them honestly but with empathy for what they are feeling. Stress that your intention is to keep them safely living at home, where they want to stay.

Explain This is For You Too

Your loved one may be resistant to outside help, but if they understood that you need the help more than them, they might be more apt to appreciate the benefits.

Stress The Benefits

Speaking of benefits, make sure to stress the many benefits of professional care. Having a caretaker will actually help them maintain more independence, stay in familiar surroundings, and have access to safe transportation and companionship to appointments and/or social events. Tell them that their hesitancy is normal but that most seniors who felt the same way wound up loving their caretakers and enjoying their visits.

Start Slow

Rather than making a huge change all at once, allow your loved one to begin slowly and ease into senior care. Make sure they understand they are still in control but that the most important thing, again, is to keep them safe.

About Our Senior Care in Fort Gratiot Township

Because we are locally owned and operated, our team at Visiting Angels^® St. Clair is committed to and involved heavily with the local senior community.

We offer hourly rates and flexible scheduling. Our caretakers are available whenever you need them, even around the clock. 

Our professional caretakers know how to help alleviate your loved one’s stress and encourage them to do as much on their own as safely possible. They are very respectful of their personal boundaries and the need to maintain a sense of control over their own lives.

Our Senior Care Service Area

We gratefully serve our local senior neighbors throughout Port Huron, Fort Gratiot Township, Marysville, St. Clair County, and the surrounding area.

To learn more about our senior care in Fort Gratiot or to schedule a complimentary in-home consultation and assessment, please reach out to Visiting Angels St. Clair today.