{"id":8186,"date":"2024-04-24T08:26:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T12:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carepatrol.com\/central-south-austin\/when-to-seek-help-and-how-to-begin\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T08:26:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T12:26:35","slug":"when-to-seek-help-and-how-to-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carepatrol.com\/central-south-austin\/when-to-seek-help-and-how-to-begin\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating Senior Care: When to Seek Help and How to Begin"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Shelley MacAllister, MSW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

After my grandfather passed away, it was almost jarring to see my grandmother by herself. They had always been together. Two peas in a pod, in all the good ways. The only time I didn\u2019t see them together was Vacation Bible School (VBS) Week each summer when we\u2019d stay with them. My grandfather was a beloved Methodist minister and they had different helping roles during VBS. My bro<\/span>ther and I would feel like mini celebrities when church families would realize who we were.<\/p>\n

After Grandpa died, though, my grandmother lived alone in their home outside of Gonzales, TX. Taking care of a home, making nut<\/span>ritional meals for just one person, traveling into town for groceries, medical appointments, and church, began to be too much. My uncle lived about 20 minutes away and would check on her often, but the frequency of her needing help became too much to live alone. One summer afternoon she fell and wasn\u2019t able to get up on her own. Fortunately, my uncle drove over to check on her after she didn\u2019t answer her phone. Even more fortunately, she didn\u2019t fall outside, alone, and in the hot, Texas heat. My dad and uncle moved her into an assisted living facility shortly afterwards and everyone in the family, most importantly, my Grandma, breathed a sigh of relief. She was safe and had a new community of friends.<\/p>\n

When is the right time to start exploring help for your senior loved one? I\u2019m not sure there\u2019s a \u201cright\u201d time, but it\u2019s better before an emergency precipitates the conversation. Change can be hard and acknowledging the need for an increased level of care can be especially difficult for everyone involved. Having to make rushed deci<\/span>sions when your loved one is in the hospital makes the situation even harder.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What if you could reach out to a neutral, trusted source who could help you navigate the options out there and listen to your hope<\/span>s and worries, just by making one phone call? What if you didn\u2019t have to do it alone? That\u2019s w<\/span>here I come in. If you\u2019re looking for help in three days, three weeks, or three months, one simple phone call to (512) 840-9822<\/strong> can get you started on this journey and you won\u2019t be doing it alone.<\/p>\n

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Shelley’s Family in Seguin, taking her grandmother out to lunch <\/em><\/p>\n

shortly after she had moved into senior living.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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