How to Better Manage Holiday Stress with In-Home Senior Care Services

Interactive Caregiving  |  December 15, 2017

What Every Senior in Victoria, BC Needs to Know About the Benefits of In-Home Care Services

In-Home Senior Care Services | Do you ever get stressed out over everything to plan and do during the holidays? The holiday season should be a time of excitement, joy, family, friends and happiness, not stress. Senior in-home care services are available to help families, and their aging loved ones, cope with the anxiety and overwhelming activities that accommodate the holiday season

Five Tips to Help Families and Seniors Enjoy the Holiday Season

Tip #1. Remember the Reason for the Season:

Think of all the things you’re most grateful for and how they bring joy to your life. Don’t think of what you don’t have or can’t buy this holiday season. Family, food, laughs and good times will bring immeasurable joy

Tip #2. Remain Consistent:

If you exercise regularly, attend a fitness class or participate in other physical activities, continue to do so during the holidays. These activities help to eliminate stress and should be incorporated into daily living during the holidays. Senior care providers can remind aging adults to stay consistent with physical activity

Tip #3. Limit Alcohol Consumption: 

While it is common for alcohol to be served at almost every holiday festivity, it is necessary to limit the amount being consumed. Drinking too much alcohol can decrease your inhibitions and lead to aggressive or combative behaviour. When hosting holiday events, provide minimal alcohol to friends and family to create a less hostile and more pleasant environment for those in attendance.

Tip #4. Make Time for Yourself: 

The holiday season can become so consumed with things to do that you forget to make time for yourself. A few minutes a day doing something you enjoy can alter your stress levels. Get a massage or take a long bath to experience some quiet time.

Tip #5. Set a Budget and Stick to It: 

Spending more money than you have budgeted is easy during the holiday season. Purchasing food and buying gifts can cause a hit to your budget if you don’t remain within the budgetary limits and cause you stress. Before the holidays, review your budget and decide to stick to it. You don’t want to incur any extra debt during the holidays which will cause you to stress long after the holidays have passed.

Interactive Caregiving™ and In-Home Senior Care Services

Family and aging adults benefit from professional senior care services during the holidays. Stress management is essential in everyday life and increases during the holidays. Make every effort to control it to make the season more enjoyable.

At Comfort Keepers® Victoria we feel that home is the best place to be.

If you are concerned about the health and well-being of your aging loved ones we can help with 24-hour care, overnight care, respite care, senior care, companionship care, end-of-life care, post-surgery care, palliative care, personal care, senior living transition services, and much more! 

Comfort Keepers® Victoria provides in-home elderly care services

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

Comfort Keepers® Victoria in-home caregivers can help with Interactive Caregiving™

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. 

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

Comfort Keepers® Victoria is proud to provide senior care and home care services to keep seniors safe in their homes.

If you are searching for home care near me, Comfort Keepers® Victoria can provide home care for the seniors of Victoria and the surrounding areas of Colwood, Saanich, Sidney, James Bay, and Oak Bay. Please call (778) 265-5999 and learn how your loved ones can receive compassionate, professional in-home care.

Quality and Accredited Respite Care for British Columbia Families

Comfort Keepers® Victoria 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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