Lifestyle choices that are acceptable

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Changing health and wellness conditions

Senior adults will under many changes that will have lifestyle choices that need to be made. The best scenario is to sustain elderly parent caregiving thru their acceptance. As time goes by, the type of care needed changes. This change can be stressful for a senior.



Usually the level of care increases and can become more complicated. Mental, emotional, and physical health will all require more attention. These areas are all inter-related. Adjustments to caregiving become a constant issue.

Seniors may not actually be aware themselves that adjustments are needed. Or they may not admit the need, trying to stay as independent as possible. Staying independent is important to all of us.

When change is required, the following questions become a concern:

• Can I still take care of my physical needs?
• Who will help me with my needs?
• Where will I live?
• How can I relieve my pain?
• Why am I alone?
• Will I lose my home? My independence?

These are all questions that we are facing with my wife's father and mother. Her father has one view of how things should be handled. The children have various points of view.

One of the major issues is their remote location up in the mountains. It is difficult to provide for the physical care that they need. It becomes stressful to those who are being burdened with the majority of responsibility. The remote location makes it even more complex and stressful. This is something that is still being worked out. Can the needs of the aging parent be balanced against the needs of the siblings? Will the parents listen to their children? Will the children hear their parents? Will the siblings be supportive of each other?

There may be things that the aging parents can do to make it easier on their children. But for the most part, the adjustments and sacrifice will come from the children. The best situation is to sustain elderly parent caregiving thru their acceptance.

Careful consideration is needed in making lifestyle choices.

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