Homecare Services Help Support Hearing Loss in Older Adults
When you look at all ages, World Health Organization estimates that 466 million people around the world suffer from hearing loss. Children make up a small percentage of this. Adults account for 432 million of those cases.
Homecare Sonoma CA – Homecare Services Help Support Hearing Loss in Older Adults
As your parents get older, the odds of hearing loss increase. The sensory cells that help with hearing age and become less effective. For some, the level of loss is minor and doesn’t affect too much. For others, hearing loss makes some daily activities challenging.
Studies find that older adults with poor vision and hearing loss are more likely to become victims of financial fraud. Studies have also found that hearing loss can increase the fall risk, and it makes socialization more difficult.
If an older adult cannot hear well when in a group or gathering, withdrawing from social activities is likely. That can lead to isolation and loneliness. Homecare services are one way to make sure none of those risks occur.
Caregivers Join Your Mom or Dad on Walks
Hearing loss can lead to a fall in some situations. If your parent cannot hear someone yell a warning, your parent may not miss a sudden obstacle like a child on a bike that can’t stop or a dog that’s just broken its leash. Caregivers can hear the warnings and alert your parent.
Homecare Aides Provide Companionship
When you hire homecare for your mom or dad, they have caregivers around for socialization. Even when hearing loss is an issue, one-on-one socialization is easier to manage. There’s less background noise to make it hard to understand what’s being said.
Caregivers Can Answer the Door or Phone and Go Over Emails Together
Scammers who call on the phone or come to a door may not be heard clearly by your parent, but a caregiver can hear everything and take proactive steps. A caregiver can also be available to help your mom or dad read emails and decide what should be reported as spam and deleted and what is a valid email.
Homecare Providers Can Drive Your Parent When Needed
Driving with hearing loss may not be an issue. If the level of hearing loss is severe, your mom or dad shouldn’t drive. Homecare aides can drive your parent to stores, medical offices, friends’ houses, and senior centers. You don’t have to worry about your parent being behind the wheel and not hearing a train, an emergency vehicle, or another car.
Hire caregivers by going over a list of possible homecare services with your parents. See what they think would help them most around the home. Once you have some ideas, call our homecare agency to learn more about schedules and prices.
Source: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/deafness-and-hearing-loss
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She became a discharge planner and immediately fell in love with the concept of home care and the autonomous clinical practice it affords nurses. Dr. Lucy was hooked and has been a strong supporter of home care ever since.Believing people need advocates in healthcare systems, she has championed that cause across the acute care and post-acute care setting.
Dr. Lucy has worked in every aspect of home care from Medicare Certified, DME, Infusion, Hospice and finally Private Duty/Private Pay services. She also works as a home care consultant across the country and as a legal nurse consultant for the home care industry.
Having worked in all areas of home care, Dr. Lucy has a well-rounded perspective of the challenges facing patients, families and the home care industry, and as a provider she advocates for patients through the maze of health care services. Dr. Lucy celebrated over 37 years as a nurse and patient advocate.
Dr. Lucy has a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois.In 1994, she received her Masters of Science in Health Service Administration from St. Mary's University, Moraga, California. Dr. Lucy received her Doctor of Nursing Practice awarded in 2016, graduating with Distinction and a 4.0 GPA.
She did her doctoral work on the global dementia crisis, aging and prevention strategies for healthy living. Developed dementia and Alzheimer's disease plans for aging patients leaving the hospital setting or entering long-term care or home health and hospice environments. She also developed a specialized program for those at risk for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
In 1992, Dr. Lucy was designated CAHSAH Certified Home Care Administrator in the inaugural offering of this designation through the California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH).
She is the founder and CEO of Creative Solutions Home Care Consulting Services and At Your Service Nursing & Home Care, a concierge nursing & home care agency that provides the services she believes are essential for seniors to age in place.She offers a higher level of care allowing people to be in their own homes with an emphasis on independence, safety, and quality of life.
Dr. Lucy is the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) and sits on the Board of Directors for California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH).
She has served on the boards for both state and national board associations, and is currently on the following boards and committees: Board of Directors, California State Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH), 2002-present, National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC's) Private Duty Home Care Association Director, and multiple state and national home care committees.
Dr. Lucy goes to Washington, DC, several times a year to advocate for senior services and home care issues. She was past Commissioner for the Sonoma Commission on Human Rights.She is past chair of the local Senior Advocacy Services.
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