The Effects of Loneliness and Depression on Seniors

Senior Health and Wellbeing  |  December 8, 2018

What Every Senior in Vancouver, BC Needs to Know About Loneliness and Depression

Loneliness and Depression | The holidays are happy and full of celebrations with relatives and friends arriving for the festivities. Seniors with physical and emotional difficulty might decide that the season is not all that bright.

Chronic health conditions, pain, and discomfort, mixed with mobility challenges, make participation in holiday festivities difficult or impossible. Therefore, loneliness and isolation may follow, with sadness and depression impacting their physical, as well as emotional well-being.

The Impact of Loneliness on Seniors

Several studies have recently stated that loneliness may even affect the brain and hurry the onset of dementia or Alzheimer’s.

Seniors Loneliness: The Harvard Research

Researchers point out the connection between loneliness and cardiac disease, as well. Harvard studies showed that after 44,000 people with cardiac disease were studied for four years, 8% of the patients who lived alone had died, compared to only 5.7 % of patients living with a spouse, friend or family member.

Senior Loneliness: The University of California Studies

After a study at the University of California in San Francisco followed a group of aging people for six years, it was reported that almost 25 % of all the adults who had expressed feelings of isolation and loneliness had died by the end. Another 25 % had considerable health declines during this same time.

The good news is aging adults who had expressed contentment and satisfaction with their lives did much better. Only 12.5 % had declined, and 14.2 % had passed away.

Loneliness and Depression and In-Home Care

Professional care allows older adults to have meaningful interaction once again. Caregivers can assist with meal prep, decorating, holiday cards, and light housekeeping to improve the quality of life for the person in-home care. Caregivers can also transport their clients to holiday activities so no one will miss the tradition.

Comfort Keepers® is the Best Senior Home Care Provider in Vancouver, BC

Comfort Keepers® is the preferred choice for many families when arranging senior home care services for a loved one in or around Vancouver. 

If you are concerned about the health and well-being of your aging loved ones we can help with Respite Care, Overnight Care, Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care, End of Life Care, and much more! 

Comfort Keepers® Vancouver Can Help with Companion Care and Interactive Caregiving™

Trained caregivers help provide senior clients with the highest quality of life possible to keep them happy and healthy at home. Our Interactive Caregiving™ delivers a system of care that addresses safety, nutrition, mind, body, and activities of daily living (ADLs).

Our philosophy is to elevate the human spirit and our caregivers will be there every step of the way to ensure your loved one has a better quality of life. Personal and empathetic care is care that starts in the heart, and it allows us to meet our client’s exact needs. 

Senior Homecare in Vancouver, BC

Learn more about our unique service which offers personal care, companionship care, palliative care, and end-of-life care by contacting the Comfort Keepers® Vancouver office.

Comfort Keepers® Brings You The Best Home Care Assistance for Seniors Right Where You Live.

We are proud to provide home care throughout Vancouver that keeps seniors safe in their homes. We provide home care for the seniors of Vancouver and the surrounding areas of Burnaby, Langley, Maple Ridge, and Richmond please call (604) 689-8609. 

Quality and Accredited Respite Care for British Columbia Families

Comfort Keepers® Vancouver has been accredited with Exemplary Standing with Accreditation Canada. Accreditation is an intensive process in which industry experts examine an organization’s processes, policies, and procedures against quality standards. To achieve accredited status, Comfort Keepers® offices met or exceeded the rigorous standards for Home Care companies, as defined by Accreditation Canada.

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