Avoid Senior Isolation: Plan Ahead with A-1 Home Care

If you are one of the 98 million seniors who may not have immediate family members around by 2060 (based on statistics from Administration on Aging, 2013), now is the time to start planning for the future and avoid senior isolation at all costs.  Once you reach age 65, your life expectancy is 20 more years on Earth, and twenty years is a long time to be alone.  Perhaps you have adult children who are helping, but they are helping from a long distance away.  If you are married, statistics show that 37% of men are survived by their wives, and almost 50% of women over age 75 live alone.  These are scary statistics for seniors who are married with children – what about elder orphans who have never been married or have kids?  What are their prospects for caregiver support?  With 24-hour support from A-1 Home Care in Fountain Valley, you never have to worry about being alone.

Senior Isolation, a Public Health Crisis

Seniors who live alone experience a wide variety of negative repercussions, such as anxiety, depression, loneliness, poor self-image, despair and helplessness.  New research from the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry shows that seniors who reported feeling lonely were more likely to develop dementia than their counterparts who had strong social support.  The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reported a proven link between loneliness and fatal heart disease (JAMA, 2012).  If you know an elderly neighbor who could be an elder orphan, get involved if you can, even if it’s just companionship.  If you want to go the extra mile, you can turn to A-1 Home Care in Fountain Valley for affordable live-in or live-out home care that could brighten up someone’s life.

About A-1 Home Care in Fountain Valley

A-1 Home Care was founded in 1991 to help seniors in Fountain Valley and all over Orange County.  Licensed, bonded and insured, A-1 Home Care provides safe 24-hour and part-time in-home care for seniors from all types of backgrounds.  Whether you live with your elderly loved ones or in a different state, A-1 Home Care will be there to serve as a liaison between you and your loved ones.  In-home care services entail assistance with meal preparation, light housekeeping, bathing, grooming, companion care and transportation and more.  We make high quality senior care within reach for anyone!  Choose from our easy financing options or go through your long-term care insurance provider.  A-1 Home Care salutes you if you want to be a Good Samaritan for a fellow elder orphan in your community.  Talk to us and one of our care managers will walk you through the process step-by-step.

To find a caregiver in your area, call A-1 Home Care today (949) 650-3800 or visit our website www.fountainvalleyinhomecare.com for services in Fountain Valley and surrounding cities such as Costa Mesa, Fullerton, Yorba Linda, Anaheim Hills, Orange, Tustin and Newport Beach.

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