MadeUrDay

As elderly ones step into the higher stages of life, they may start feeling depressed and dependent. We can not stop them from feeling static, however, we can help them deal with these feelings. We can cheer them up and make them transform downcasted feelings into positive emotions by improving their quality of life. Here are a few ways to improve life’s quality of our ageing parents. Be in touch with Geriatric Care Manager Be in touch with Geriatric Care Manager to ensure the good health of the elder, get a Care Plan and Care Management for them. A geriatric care manager for your elderly parents will help you identify the needs of ageing parents and ways to fulfil them.  They assess the overall living environment of the elders and identify glitches, unmet needs and eligibility for required services. Sometimes, Geriatric Care Managers monitor in-home workers to confirm that the needed care is given. Frequent Communication Frequent communication has been a proven way to check the m...

Everyone cares about the health and safety of their loved ones, especially the elderly parents who have nurtured us with care, love, and tenderness. However, while listing out their requirements, filtering the best options and making the right choices sometimes become overwhelming and we end up missing out some common yet important points in search of the best. Here are a few points to ponder that can help you devise a realistic plan for the happiness & health of your mom or dad. Underlining the needs of ageing parents Figure out the care the ageing parents really need. To underline the same, a list that specifies the care & supervision that must be given every hour, day, week and month can be made. This list along with important notes should be handed over to the in-home caretaker to ensure the fulfilment of responsibilities in an effective and timely manner. The Care For The Elderly Parents Should Be Individual-Centered One must ensure that the care f...

Well said "Youth is the gift of nature. Age is a work of art" by Stanislaw Jerzy Lec” Old people are living diamonds, transformed and polished from youthfulness with the passage of time and the process of ageing. Elderly parents in the family are valuable gems but their brilliance is often camouflaged by age and wrinkles, yet their value is nonpareil and inevitable.  Let us have a look at the points that illuminate the worth of these hidden gems. Experience and wisdom The quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes, “The advice of their elders to young men is very apt to be as real as a list of the hundred best books” is an undeniable fact. The experience of elderly people lays a great foundation to mentor the family members. Besides, the elderly people pass on the ethics and wisdom to the budding ones. Especially in the new-fangled society of today when families rely on the dual-income earned by both- the wife and the husband, the role of elderly parents has been elevated ...

Covid-19 has been encountered to be highly ill-boding for the elderly and children. But why? Why are the elderly parents and kids not immune to Covid-19 ? Let us read. Whether it's China, Italy or India, it has been witnessed that the novel corona virus contaminates the elderly people and the young ones the most.  Two primary reasons contribute to this age-specific corona virus contamination viz. Immunity and Self-Healing powers.  It is a science-based fact that immunity reduces with the increase in age and the newborns also have low immunity power.  DNA is a genetic element that monitors most functions of the human body, however, it behaves sluggishly in newborns and elderly and so does not quickly & successfully go up against alien particles that enter the body. This brings down the immunity in newborns & toddlers. However, in elderly people, with the progress in age, the DNA communication gets distorted and the correct message to fight ...

“Extremes are easy. Strive For Balance”, quoted by an international speaker- Colin Wright justifies the evaluation of a person's success via the maintenance of harmony between personal and professional life. Wise is a man who holds an ideal balance between his career objectives and social responsibilities that may vary from going for a vacation with his spouse to taking care of parents' physical, emotional & mental well-being. Neither of them should be neglected, as imbalance leads to distress and discontentment. In a high-paced life to achieve financial freedom, an individual tends to sidestep his family responsibilities. At one extreme, they have a business or nive-to-five responsibilities, while at another extreme, they hold the bag of child and elderly care. This disharmonies their professional & family commitments and thus increases stress. However, at no cost, earning can be labeled inconsiderable as although money can't buy you all the happiness,...

Elderly people are like assets in our life with lots of experience, knowledge, and skills that not only grease the wheels for us but also help us gain proficiency. However, while gathering this informative know-how & meeting their career, financial & family responsibilities, these aces of our lives let go of their self-healing powers, strong immunity, strength & endurance and this happens naturally. As a result, at the delicate phase of old-age, these people tend to draw in diseases like heart failure, arthritis, BP, diabetes, etc and so need more support, understanding, and comfort. And above everything, they need to sense the compassion, care, and connectedness of people around them, which can be offered by associating with them, making them a part of societal happenings and with the new-fangled trend of hiring a caretaker for them.  A few reasons that can contribute to the fact that elderly people need more care and tenderness include the love that th...