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Here are Some Possible Warning
Signs: Physical:
- Difficulty walking
- Frequently falling or unsteadiness (presence of bruising)
- Poor hygiene or grooming (wearing stained clothes, body odor,
infrequent bathing or washing hair, wearing the same clothes day
after day)
- Changes in eating habits (snacks only, decreased appetite,
eating one meal a day, forgetting to eat, poor food choices,
lack of food in the home)
- Incontinence
- Unsafe home environment (unclean, cluttered walkways, poor
lighting, home needing repairs, broken or missing smoke
detectors, lack of security-leaving doors unlocked, leaving
stove on)
- Significant weight loss or gain
Financial:
- Unpaid and past due bills (especially home insurance,
utilities, home mortgage)
- Unopened mail
- Unable to manage checkbook
- Unable to deal with money properly
- Victimized by scams or financial abuse
Cognitive:
- Delusions or hallucinations (perception of objects or events
that others don’t see, holding false beliefs)
- Calling children repeatedly at inappropriate hours of day or
night
- Poor or decreased judgment
- Paranoia and forgetfulness
- Wanders off and can’t find their way back home
- Leaving stove on, unplugging refrigerator
- Little or no recognition of friends or family members
- Forgetting to take medications, or taking them improperly
- Increasingly forgetful (missed doctor's appointments, family
events, forgetting names, word finding difficulties, losing
things)?
- Frequent repetition,
- Physical/verbal abuse
Emotional:
- Isolation
- Mood changes (anger, suspicion, paranoia, agitation)
- Depression (crying, sadness, lack of energy, increase or
decrease in sleeping and/or appetite, feeling hopeless)
- Lack of interest in formerly enjoyable activities (isolating,
no longer participating in social, church or volunteer
activities)?
Caregivers:
- Are you or other caregivers unable due to constraints of
physical distance, time, physical ability, or finances to deal
with managing the care of your elder?
If you or your loved one answered yes to any of these questions,
it may be time for professional assistance. AgingPro Care
Management can help.
Contact us at 888-244-6499 for a free phone
consultation.
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