Learning to shift a bad or low mood can help a senior age in place. When a senior is happier, it can change their whole lives, and it may make it easier for companion care at home services to work with them. Working with someone who is sour or has a cloudy outlook on life can be a challenge. Luckily, even as a senior, it is never too late to change the way you look at life.

Here are some tips that can help seniors shift their mood when they know they are becoming low or down.

Practice Mindfulness

There are so many ways to practice mindfulness, and this is not just for the young but for seniors, too! If you are feeling stressed out, turn on some relaxing background or white noise and focus on your feelings. Allow them to enter your body, examine them, and then remove them.

Being positive doesn’t mean hiding away bad feelings; it means accepting them and letting them go. Of course, this seems easier said than done, but whenever you are feeling sad, anxious, or overwhelmed, it is a good time to check in with yourself. Allow those feelings to happen, and then set them aside so you can move on and have a good day.

Connect With The Ones You Love

When you have companion care at home services, staying independent is easy, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be reaching out. It is so important to connect with the family and friends you love. You will want to see everyone as much as possible, and seeing the ones you love can shift your mindset.

If you’re having a bad day, call your close friend to vent or maybe video chat with your grandkids to see what they are doing; this can help you get an instant mood boost.

Take a Nap and Focus on Sleep

Believe it or not, the amount of sleep someone gets will directly impact their mood, especially for seniors. If a senior is not sleeping, their outlook on life can be grumpy and cloudy! The more a senior prioritizes a healthy sleeping routine the more likely they are going to wake up happy and feeling good about life.

If your senior mom or dad needs help creating a routine, companion care at home caregivers can absolutely help. A senior should be getting the same amount of sleep as a younger adult, but if you have any questions, always ask a primary care doctor.

Take a Look At Who Is Around You

When you are around negative people, it is easy to adopt their outlook. This can be true with any emotion. If your best friend is negative, it can rub off on you. If they are always sad, you may become more sad, and if they are happy, well, you might be happier, too. It is easier to reflect on what is happening around you, which is why it is so important to understand who is around you.

If you or an aging loved one are considering Companion Care at Home in Ridgewood, NJ, please contact the caring staff at Applause Home Care today. Call (201) 326-8051

Applause Home Care provides independent, non-franchised quality Home Care for elders and families in and around Fort Lee, Hackensack, Ridgewood, Wyckoff, Paramus, Glen Rock, Pompton Plains, Franklin Lakes, Westwood, Montvale, and Fair Lawn, New Jersey.

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Jim Prussak

CEO at Applause Home Care

During the latter part of his successful 25-year career in control functions within the financial services industry, he volunteered in to assist elders in the community. The satisfaction and CARE that Jim RECEIVED from helping others in the “encore” of their lives helped him to learn about CARE PARTNERING not just “care giving”. These experiences also made Jim reconsider what he wanted to do with the rest of his career and life. Jim holds a BS Degree from New York University in Accounting and Finance and an MBA from Fordham University. He is also a Certified Homemaker-Home Health Aide by the NJ Board of Nursing and a Certified Public Accountant in New York.

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