Winters can be soothing for us with warm home feels and cozy couches. Still, they also add extra challenges to the family to take care of the elderly at home as winters can sometimes take a toll on the health of the elderly in many ways, physically, mentally or emotionally. To preserve your parents’ health in such unwanted situations, you need to seek the help of elderly home care centers that serve your parents 24*7, right from daily care to emergency care, without having to worry about them no matter where you are staying. Anvayaa is one such home care center that stands as a strong support to your parents by giving them profound home health care and companionship. To keep the balls rolling, let us look at some of the best ways that you can take care of your elderly parents in the winter season.
Ways we protect your elderly’s health in winter
Managing their clothing
Temperatures sometimes fluctuate and dip heavily during winters demanding warm and cozy clothing for the elderly. Always help them with their wardrobe in winter and ensure that they wear woolen clothes, hand socks, heavy coats and blankets that keep them warm all the time. The elderly’s bodies will be weak and will not resist the cold weather outside, so we need to take care of the elderly’s clothing without fail. Anvayaa’s committed team of caregivers will be on the dot in
- Arranging a perfect wardrobe for your parents
- Escorting your parents for warm sunrise morning walks and soothing evening walks
- Spending time with them before bedtime by arranging a warm, cozy bed that your parents love in winter
This way, your parents not only feel comfortable by inviting winters with warmth and peace.
Taking care of their flexibility
Winters never come alone. They bring us the cold weather of the world along with joint pains and muscle sprains, especially in seniors. That is why we need to make our parents stay warm and carry out physical activity to keep them fit, healthy, and, most importantly, flexible throughout the day. Anvayaa never ceases to ensure that your parents are in safe hands by carrying out a variety of safety precautions to preserve their mobility and flexibility like
- Prompt physiotherapy sessions that improve your parents’ body functionality
- Arranging them perfect hot water bath so that their muscles relax and function well
- Escort them to warm and fun-filled morning and evening walk to enhance their mobility and indulge them in various physical activities that improve the strength of muscles and bones.
Feeding them nutritious food
Immunity is one of the most important things that must be taken care of during winter. Everyone, especially the elderly, will have less immunity and can easily be affected by colds, coughs, high fever and other risky consequences of winter that make them weak. Anvayaa, with its empathized and ready caregivers, will see that our parents will be fed highly nutritious food and foods that boost their immunity. Anvayaa also makes sure that
- Your parents’ diet charts are managed well by the doctor’s prescription.
- Your parents’ food includes healthy nutrients and immunity boosters like lean meat, dry fruits, foods with vitamin K, eggs, etc.
- Our dedicated care managers will never leave a chance to sit with your parents and feed them with care and concern.
Dealing with mental health
Winters not only challenge the physical health of the elderly but also affect their mental health by leading them to depression, anxiety and other mental health issues. Suppose your parents are already suffering from depression. In that case, winters tend to increase the condition with the gloomy surroundings, dipping temperatures, and lack of proper sunlight, resulting in a sad winter onset. This sometimes throws a challenge at the family to tackle the loneliness of the elderly, especially when the parents cannot get out of bed. Anvayaa knows the pain and stress that you take to deal with such challenging situations, and we, as a team with our care managers and care coordinators, help your parents in
- Spending quality time with them to shoo away their loneliness
- Taking them out for family get-togethers
- Engaging them in Anvayaa’s Online Engagement activities that teach your parents about various things related to health and wellness
- Helping them cope with the winter on sad by keeping them in their warm company all day
Conclusion
Health is wealth, and sometimes more than that, it is our responsibility to take care of our parents when the weather is not suitable. Anvayaa is here to serve your parents without batting an eye and fill the void of their children, staying away from them by being their proxy kids in every way.
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