Caregiving and Senior Depression
In Santa Clarita, senior in-home care providers that provide special care to seniors that suffer from depression are sometimes hard to come by. At Comfort Keepers, we recognize the need for this type of specialized care and provide our clients with trained staff to assist their loved ones. Reports show a vast majority of seniors are not leading fully engaged, happy lives and actually feel a sense of loss of all joy. Depression can damage your senior’s ability to complete their daily tasks, care for themselves, and interact with family and friends in so doing, reducing their quality of life.
Senior Depression Warning Signs
Depression is not a normal sign of aging as many people might think. Depression is a medical condition that can be treated just like any other disease process if seniors and family caregivers recognize it and get the treatment needed.
Contributing factors include:
- medications, especially multiple medications
- loss of independence or retirement
- grief, especially after the death of a family member, friend, or beloved pet
- transitions such as leaving their home or moving to a new town
- illness, chronic medical diseases
- isolation, feeling alone
- financial worries
- chronic pain
- awareness of increased confusion or memory problems
Professional Caregivers to Aid in Senior Care
As a family member, your influence will be vital to their happiness. You can not only strongly encourage interventions but also be a role model and a friend, facilitate activities, and schedule professional help as needed.
Caregiver assistance includes:
- reducing feelings of isolation
- encouraging physical and mental activity
- healthy eating
- keeping up with therapy
- close observation
- getting them out of the house
- reducing accidents
Interactive Care from Comfort Keepers
Training for in-home care providers is extensive. Each person that is qualified to be a caregiver has to complete this program to ensure they are qualified to offer this type of help that greatly improves a senior’s quality of life at home, even when you can’t be there with them.
Learn more about our Interactive Caregiving here. Comfort Keepers in Santa Clarita wants to provide you with the greatest care available. Call us today or visit our website for a list of services to see which will best benefit you and your senior.
Comfort Keepers
23900 Lyons Avenue
Santa Clarita, CA 91321
661-287-4200
