As your parent gets older, he or she may have reduced interest in food. If your mother or father lives on their own, mealtimes may be lonely. If your parent has a lessened sense of taste or smell, food may be less appetizing. Medications can also have an impact on appetite. For aging parents with physical or mental impairments, challenges with grocery shopping and preparing meals may impede good nutrition. Even seniors who do eat well may not absorb all their nutrients. At the same time, nutritional needs change as people age. It all adds up to special needs—which can be met through a variety of A Better Care Option’s home meal services.
To be sure that your senior parent stays healthy by eating nutritious food, A Better Care Option caregivers can help with preparing a grocery list that is well-balanced. As part of our home care meal service, we can also assist with cutting out coupons, finding the best shopping deals, monitoring available food supplies, discarding expired foods and going grocery shopping.
Unintended weight loss impacts more than a quarter of people over age 65. It may be an indication that a senior is in need of home care meals or assistance with feeding services which our caregivers offer. In fact, research indicates that assistance with feeding can help seniors maintain a healthy weight by monitoring daily fluid and food consumption.
Studies reveal that more than half of all home-bound seniors are malnourished. Culprits might be an unbalanced diet, inability to properly absorb food or depression. As part of our home care meal services, our experienced caregivers can help with meal preparation and assist in monitoring the food and fluid intake of your senior parent, thus ensuring healthy nutrition.
When a senior parent or disabled family member can no longer cook a nutritious meal for themselves, their health will soon suffer. Through our in-home care meal service, our caregivers can prepare nutritional breakfasts, lunches and dinners with the appropriate portion sizes to ensure good health.
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