After a stroke, so many things can be up in the air for your senior.
She may experience a variety of complications, even after a mild stroke. Some of those complications are ones that you and she might not have really expected she would be facing. Make sure that you talk to your senior’s doctor about what she needs to know and do going forward so that you can help her to put that plan in motion.

She May Have Issues with Mood and Depression

Because a stroke affects your senior’s brain and other parts of her life, she may experience difficulties around depression and mood. If your elderly family member’s life has significantly changed, that’s definitely something that you would expect she would have some feelings about. Physical therapy can help with the physical changes she’s experiencing, but it might be worth exploring talk therapy, too.

She May Be a Lot More Tired Than Usual

Exhaustion is common for people who have had a stroke. Your elderly family member’s body and brain have been through a difficult experience. Taking the time to rest when she needs to for as long as she needs to is important. Having that time to rest helps her body to heal. If she’s trying to push herself too hard, that’s going to impede her progress in a lot of ways.

Sleep Might Be a Little More Complicated for Her

Even though she’s likely to be exhausted, your senior may still be experiencing trouble sleeping well or at all. Insomnia isn’t unusual for people who have experienced a stroke and that can complicate issues with healing and make exhaustion a lot worse. Sometimes little changes can help, like sticking to a sleeping schedule, but if those changes don’t work, talk to her doctor about what else she can try.

Daily Tasks May Be More Difficult

Depending on the severity of the stroke your senior had, she may have a lot more trouble with daily tasks than she expects. This can be upsetting and frustrating for her. One solution that helps a lot is to bring in elder care providers. They can assist with tasks, make sure your senior isn’t wearing herself out, and be there in case something else does happen.
Watching your senior recover from something as severe as a stroke is definitely not easy. It’s important that you get her the resources and tools she needs in order to recover as well as possible.

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Andy Howardis a Bay Area Native who holds a BA in Political Science (University of Colorado at Boulder, ’97). After college Andy worked in the surging tech industry.His Grandmother however, would suffer a significant decline in health and ultimately needed in-home care. The experience of a loved one depending on outside help to age in place proved to be pivotal for Andy as he left the tech industry in 2002 for an opportunity in the home care world with a large provider. After having success in home care, but being frustrated by corporate constraints Andy founded HomeCare Professionals in 2005.He methodically built the company one client at a time by focusing on hiring quality caregivers to ensure positive outcomes. Currently Andy serves as the CEO of HomeCare Professionals and is also highly active in the non-profit organization California Association of Health Services at Home (CAHSAH) which advocates for a higher standard of in-home care for those who wish to remain living at home in California.

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