Tips on Elder Care
- Pray for understanding, guidance, help, wisdom and mercy.
- Try to understand about the fears, quirks and frustrations that beset the elderly. My mother had a strong faith in her Lord.
- Uplifters for elderly parents: hearing Bible read, singing praise songs and praying with them. \
- Organizations can help:
- Cancer Societies, Life Abilities, Easter Seals and churches can provide things such a wheelchairs, portable potties, crutches etc
- Meals on Wheels can provide hot meals to the home daily
- Your church or local Senior Citizens can provide help in various ways
- Social Services can give guidance in matters such as nursing homes and Medicaid. Take care of yourself; there’s only so much you can do before your own well-being fails!
This goes particularly for those who take care of loved ones at home. You need to get away for a few days once in a while. Ask the Lord to give you someone who will be there for your loved ones while you are gone. Perhaps someone at your church or a family member could come stay at your home. And even if you have to pay for somebody to do it, it would be worth the price!
