{"id":297,"date":"2021-03-02T09:33:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T14:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allhomecarematters.com\/?p=297"},"modified":"2021-03-05T11:41:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T16:41:08","slug":"when-is-it-time-to-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allhomecarematters.com\/when-is-it-time-to-move\/","title":{"rendered":"When Is It Time To Move?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"When Is It Time To Move?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6iws1DYPjKI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Watching our loved ones age is never easy. We want them to remain strong, capable, and independent \u2013 and they want the same for themselves. They might feel frustrated when they can no longer move around the way they used to \u2013 when stairs are more strenuous to climb, meals are harder to cook, hygiene is more difficult to keep up with. We can\u2019t always be there to help \u2013 we might not live in the area or just simply don\u2019t have the ability. Not to mention, our parents and grandparents yearn for independence and could be resisting any help offered. But maybe the best way to be independent is to get a little bit of help.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, that might sound like an oxymoron, but the reality is this: if a person has help with everyday tasks, they have more time to focus on things that matter to them \u2013 and they\u2019re safer.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to remember that aging is a natural and inevitable process, and that as we watch our parents or grandparents get older, we need to embrace a new way of life that allows them to thrive \u2013 even if they need a bit more help than they used to. At some point, that might mean helping them transition from independent living to assisted living or a nursing home. It\u2019s not always obvious when it\u2019s time to make that transition \u2013 and in some cases, it might seem like an extreme choice to your parents, even if you know that it\u2019s time.<\/p>\n<p>Assisted living could be just what your parent or grandparent needs to thrive again \u2013 but it can be difficult to know when it\u2019s time to make that transition or even have the conversation. If our parents are still relatively independent, but just need some extra help, they might be resistant to accepting it. We also might miss some subtle signs that it\u2019s time to make the move.<\/p>\n<p>There are some more obvious signs that independent living is no longer working. These tend to fall into a category known as ADL \u2013 or activities of daily living. If our loved ones can no longer take the stairs, have trouble transitioning in and out of bed, or need help with eating or using the restroom, assisted living or other types of long-term care such as home care may be necessary. The same is true if they have recently suffered a bad fall or been diagnosed with a debilitating disease like Parkinson\u2019s or Alzheimer\u2019s. There are other signs, too, though that we can look out for \u2013 red flags that might not seem as immediate but should absolutely be considered.<\/p>\n<p>Oftentimes, though, your loved ones might be resistant to the change \u2013 especially if they are not struggling with obvious daily tasks. They might feel that moving into assisted living is stripping them of any shred of independence they had left. It\u2019s important to remember that moving into assisted living can actually help them to gain some independence back. According to healthcare writer Lori Johnston, \u201cthe truth is that, while moving is a big adjustment, assisted living can help extend a senior\u2019s independence, improve their social life and provide assistance with activities of daily living.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When we first bring up this topic with our parents, it\u2019s important to be patient, gentle, and well informed. Make sure to express that this is not a move to take anything away from them, but rather to enrich their lives and help them thrive again. Phrasing is everything. Remember, we want our parents to feel good about this decision and not forced into it. If we use words such as \u201ccommunity living\u201d instead of \u201cassisted living\u201d this might make a world of difference \u2013 because our parents won\u2019t feel like they are losing something.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watching our loved ones age is never easy. We want them to remain strong, capable, and independent \u2013 and they want the same for themselves. They might feel frustrated when they can no longer move around the way they used to \u2013 when stairs are more strenuous to climb, meals are harder to cook, hygiene is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":443,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media","post_format-post-format-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allhomecarematters.com\/api-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allhomecarematters.com\/api-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allhomecarematters.com\/api-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allhomecarematters.com\/api-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allhomecarematters.com\/api-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/allhomecarematters.com\/api-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allhomecarematters.com\/api-rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allhomecarematters.com\/api-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allhomecarematters.com\/api-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allhomecarematters.com\/api-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}