With age, the motor skills of an elderly person reduce a lot This affects their ability to do common tasks such as walking, taking a bath, and eating food. The loss of mobility affects the mental and emotional health of elderly people. They begin to have bouts of stress and anxiety because of the inability to contribute to the household chores. Lying in bed or moving around in a wheelchair evokes a sense of purposelessness amongst elderly people.
Hence, it is important they get compassionate care. Anvayaa’s home nursing care services operating in Chennai, Mumbai, and Bangalore help to ensure elderly patients with mobility issues have a support system.
Mobility loss in elderly people can be either permanent or temporary. In temporary mobility loss, the elderly person has partial body movements. They need support and utmost physiotherapy to recover completely. However, in the case of permanent mobility loss, constant care is required.
This becomes difficult for family members who are staying abroad or have hectic work schedules to provide the utmost medical, nutritional, and hygiene care to their elderly parents in a timely manner.
Whether it is temporary or permanent mobility loss, Anvayaa’s has efficient nurses who offer prioritized care at home to senior citizens living in Chennai, Bengaluru, or Mumbai so that medical or emotional health is not neglected. In return, this reduces the burden on familial caregivers.
Before we dive into the home nursing services offered to elderly patients who have permanent mobility loss, let us understand its causes.
Causes of permanent mobility loss in senior patients:
1. Cognitive impairment
Cognitive impairments such as dementia and Alzheimer’s disease have a direct effect on the motor skills of the senior patient. As the condition of dementia progresses, the senior person
may slowly forget to recognize people, their current environment, and the ability to do basic things like walk or chew food.
Cognitive impairments lower the focus and result in poor spatial awareness. Disorientation amongst dementia patients can cause sudden accidents while walking up the stairs. These physical hazards and injuries can cause permanent loss of mobility amongst senior citizens.
2. After a major surgery
In case a senior patient is affected by gangrene or has cancerous tumorous growth in their legs, it needs to be surgically removed to save their lives and prevent the spread of infection to the rest of the body. Sometimes, prosthetic replacement of the legs is not possible or suitable for the elderly person. Operation after a severe injury to the legs or spine can also leave a senior patient incapacitated permanently.
3. Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease is a neuro disorder that takes place in the central nervous system. The disorder affects muscular movement in the body. Tremors in the muscle and stiffness frequently occur, making it challenging for seniors to walk properly or perform any simple tasks. Unfortunately, Parkinson’s disease has no cure and seniors who have it need proper care and medication management.
4. Stroke and paralysis
Senior people having high blood pressure and cardiac problems are susceptible to stroke and paralysis. Also, for elderly people with a sedentary lifestyle and sodium-rich food, the chances of stroke and paralysis.
In the occurrence of a stroke, the blood vessels may pop, or the flow of blood to the brain might get restricted. This can paralyze any part of the body. Depending on the impact of the stroke and brain damage, the elderly person can be permanently bedridden.
Whether it is temporary or permanent mobility loss, Anvayaa’s has efficient nurses who offer prioritized care at home to senior citizens living in Chennai, Bengaluru, or Mumbai so that medical or emotional health is not neglected. In return, this reduces the burden on familial caregivers.
Before we dive into the home nursing services offered to elderly patients who have permanent mobility loss, let us understand its causes.
Causes of permanent mobility loss in senior patients:
1. Cognitive impairment
Cognitive impairments such as dementia and Alzheimer’s disease have a direct effect on the motor skills of the senior patient. As the condition of dementia progresses, the senior person
may slowly forget to recognize people, their current environment, and the ability to do basic things like walk or chew food.
Cognitive impairments lower the focus and result in poor spatial awareness. Disorientation amongst dementia patients can cause sudden accidents while walking up the stairs. These physical hazards and injuries can cause permanent loss of mobility amongst senior citizens.
2. After a major surgery
In case a senior patient is affected by gangrene or has cancerous tumorous growth in their legs, it needs to be surgically removed to save their lives and prevent the spread of infection to the rest of the body. Sometimes, prosthetic replacement of the legs is not possible or suitable for the elderly person. Operation after a severe injury to the legs or spine can also leave a senior patient incapacitated permanently.
3. Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease is a neuro disorder that takes place in the central nervous system. The disorder affects muscular movement in the body. Tremors in the muscle and stiffness frequently occur, making it challenging for seniors to walk properly or perform any simple tasks. Unfortunately, Parkinson’s disease has no cure and seniors who have it need proper care and medication management.
4. Stroke and paralysis
Senior people having high blood pressure and cardiac problems are susceptible to stroke and paralysis. Also, for elderly people with a sedentary lifestyle and sodium-rich food, the chances of stroke and paralysis.
In the occurrence of a stroke, the blood vessels may pop, or the flow of blood to the brain might get restricted. This can paralyze any part of the body. Depending on the impact of the stroke and brain damage, the elderly person can be permanently bedridden.
How Anvayaa’s nursing care at home helps patients with permanent mobility loss?
Anvayaa understands the challenges elderly people face with permanent mobility loss. It also brings a heavy toll on the family members to be constantly present to take care of their elderly parents. Thankfully, modern medicine and proper care can help to a certain extent to regain partial mobility. This is seen amongst elderly patients who are recovering from an accidental injury, Parkinson’s Disease, or paralysis.
With Anvayaa’s diverse home nursing care services operating in Chennai, Bengaluru, and Mumbai, end-to-end and priority care is provided to elderly patients with permanent mobility loss. The following services are included in the care plan:
1.In-home dementia care
Anvayaa is one of the few senior care service providers operating in Chennai, Mumbai, and Bengaluru that has specialized nurses to take care of dementia patients within the comfort of their homes.
The nurses efficiently handle the nutrition, medication, and hygiene of elderly people with cognitive impairments. They monitor their safety and well-being to prevent any further injury. With the nurses’ support and assistance, they can partially walk or get out of bed.
2.Bedside care
For elderly patients who have Parkinson’s Disease and paralysis, Anvayaa offers 24/7 bedside care. The nurses at home take care of the hygiene by helping to clean and groom the patient, assist them in the bathroom, and make sure bed sheets are cleaned to avoid the occurrence of bedsores.
They also coordinate with the doctors and ensure that proper food and medication are given to the elderly patient in a timely manner.
3.Physiotherapy and medication management
Depending on the prognosis and severity of the health issue, elderly patients with paralysis, spinal surgery, or accidental injuries can regain partial or complete mobility with physiotherapy and medication management. There are treatments available now to manage the condition of Parkinson’s Disease.
Anvayaa, under its home nursing care services, also offers medication management, doctor’s visits and physiotherapy at home. The nurses coordinate with the specialists and update them about the progress of the elderly patient.
Anvayaa makes sure that even with permanent loss of mobility, elderly patients’ health is not ignored, and they receive adequate care with compassion
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