Caring for the elderly: a hindrance or self-development, it is a question we all need to ask ourselves.
Victor Hugo once said, “It is adorable to see grace along with wrinkles. There is an unspeakable dawn in happy old age”.
Parents Didn’t Leave You, when you were YOUNG – So Don’t Leave then when they are OLD
I feel that the highest honor and peace is to care for someone’s elderly or aged parents who once cared for us when we needed care. We all are going to get old one day; it is an inevitable process and of course, we all are aware that with age come maturity, wisdom and respect. There are tons of precious points to discuss as to why we should care for our aging parents or elderly parents. They are the revered members of our family, wise sages and keeper of traditions. They are a goldmine storehouse of knowledge.
A good deed will never go in vain. Sometimes senior citizens can live healthy lives and care for themselves, but as most parents’ start to age, they need caretakers at some point. We often think that providing quality assured healthcare services for the elderly population is a challenge. The answer is no, but only if we plan and have a joint approach and strategies. Failure to address our elderly parent’s health needs may lead to a costly problem tomorrow.
Some useful tips for caring elderly parents are as follows:
- Take care of the elderly parents at home and make them feel special
- Spend a few minutes to inquire if they have eaten, slept well, or would like to go out
- Check if they need their pharmacy prescriptions refilled on a regular basis
- Keep tracking elderly parent’s health via electronic health record
- Take them out into fresh air away from city pollution
- Don’t let them go to hospitals alone even if they can
- Safeguard their health by every means necessary as health is always a precious aspect of life in elderly parents
Sambav aims to sow a courtesy seed to reap friendship by way of educating people and also through its Health and Safety app. Now is the time we imbibe ways to improve our ageing parent’s healthcare, as all these years they have provided us with the best platform to grow and flourish. Sambav for elderly parents necessitates a multifaceted approach incorporating active collaboration of health and social welfare, yes it is Sambav – it’s possible!
