How do you feel about getting older?

gouf78
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:14:15 +0000

twoinanddone:

Why aren’t these people in nursing homes? Oh, they don’t want to live with old people!

A nursing home isn’t going to fix any problems for them because their problems aren’t fixable by moving to a nursing home. It might relieve caregiver guilt but it doesn’t help them. A near blind person needs technology–hearing aids vs. listening to an over loud radio and set up with simple apps that let the newspaper be read to you rather than trying to do so with a machine. The person craving experiences outside the house needs some things brought in–new food, movies or sometimes just driven around the neighborhood to see what’s outside the house. Don’t underestimate a “Sunday drive” to satisfy the urge to get out. A nursing home is not going to help these type issues–they call for creative problem solving. And yes, some people do get “old” --not necessarily in physical health but in attitude. I wouldn’t want to live with them either.