{"id":5214,"date":"2022-04-22T15:04:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T22:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=5214"},"modified":"2025-04-25T15:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T22:41:13","slug":"caring-for-seniors-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2022\/04\/22\/caring-for-seniors-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Caring for seniors Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Sheila Kun RN, BSN, MS, CPN, FCCP<\/em><\/p>\n

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Abstracted by Sheila Kun RN, BA, BSN, MS<\/em>
\nFrom The Overwhelmed Woman\u2019s Guide to \u2026 Caring for Aging Parents<\/em><\/span>
\nBy Julie-Allyson Ieron<\/em><\/p>\n

Last week we began to explore ways to help seniors cope with their loss of independence due to aging by in depth discussion on these two strategies: Easing the tension and helping them Feel loved. We continue to seek more solutions to help our seniors by:<\/p>\n

Helping Them Feel Trustworthy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Experts agree another way to help our seniors through the stages of aging is by affording them as much decision-making participation as possible. With advanced dementia patients, this won\u2019t be as feasible. But in general, the more we respond to their needs as team players rather than bosses, the calmer responses we\u2019ll receive from them. It\u2019s a matter of helping them feel that their physical limitations have not robbed them of the credibility they \u2018ve worked a lifetime to establish.<\/p>\n

In an article titled \u201cTalking Points,\u201d Dr. Carol Anderson writes: When talking with your aging seniors, it\u2019s important to use an approach that let them know that you want to understand him or her better and that you are not trying to take over his or her life. Your approach should show a willingness to work together\u2026. It\u2019s also important to emphasize their strengths rather than dwell on any weaknesses.<\/p>\n

Helping Them Feel Valuable<\/strong><\/p>\n

That last bit of counsel leads to another way we can have a positive impact on our parents\u2019 moods \u2013 by dwelling on their best assets. It\u2019s a biblical concept. Paul writes, \u201cFix your thoughts on what is true and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise\u201d (Philippians 4:8bNLT). We \u2018ve often responded better to circumstances beyond our control when someone couched his comments with an acknowledgment of what we\u2019d done right \u2013 rather than diving into a litany of our shortcomings.<\/p>\n

Love to hear from you: kunlouis@gmail.com<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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