How Senior Loneliness and Depression May Be Affecting Your Loved One

Senior Health and Wellbeing  |  November 18, 2024

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

Is Senior Loneliness and Depression affecting your loved one? The holidays may be full of celebrations, gathering relatives and friends from afar. However, seniors with physical and emotional challenges may not find the season as festive and bright.

Chronic disease, discomfort, and mobility challenges can make it difficult for older adults to participate in holiday festivities. Isolation and loneliness may impact feelings of sadness and depression which can impact physical and emotional well-being.

Senior Loneliness and Depression Studies

Recently, studies have concluded that loneliness can affect the brain and even contribute to the onset of dementia. Researchers also point out the connection between cardiac disease and loneliness. Harvard researchers followed 44,000 people with cardiac disease for four years. The research discovered that 8% had died while living alone, while those living with another only accounted for 5.7%.

Seniors who reported feeling content and satisfied with their lives did better. Only 12.5 % had a health decline, and 14.2 % had passed away.

After researchers at the University of California in San Francisco kept watch on a group of older adults for six years, they reported that almost one-fourth of all the aging adults who had expressed feelings of isolation and loneliness had died by the end. 25 % more had significant health declines during this time.

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! We offer 24-hour care, overnight care, respite care, senior care, and companionship care. We provide end-of-life care, post-surgery care, palliative care, personal care, senior living transition services, and 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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