Staying Active with Social Support

Evans and Renee, Envigor Home Care clients living at Seasons Caloundra, enjoy personalised care while living together in their seaside home. According to their daughter Eloise, the social support they receive not only allows them to remain connected, active and enjoying life but gives her the peace of mind that they’re happy and well cared for.

“Mum and dad both have dementia, but they’re different with their dementia and because they’ve also got different personalities, they do some things together and some things separate. We’ve been lucky enough with their home care packages to tailor it for both of them,” says Eloise.

Evans loves his independence and walking, so he can still walk to the local shops and the beach directly across from the community by himself. His social support then allows him to explore more of the Sunshine Coast.

“Because he enjoys walking so much, we’ve been able to include in his social support some outings where the carers take him in the car to a different area. While he does that, Mum plays scrabble as she’s a word person. It gives them some time apart.”

Eloise says that once Renee saw how much Evans was enjoying his weekly outings, she wanted to go out too.

“Two of the outings per week they do together. Because Mum can’t walk as much as Dad, they’ll take them to a place where they can have a cuppa or an ice cream and a view and they’ll just sit and enjoy that hour socialising.

“The geriatrician told me that Mum and Dad won’t always remember the activities but if they’re happy when I talk to them after, it means that they’re enjoying what they’re doing.

“So, I usually ring Mum and Dad once a day – mostly in the evening – and they are always happy.

“Having the care plan in place with social activities has given me my life back. I am happy with the fact that Mum and Dad say they are happy and like living at Seasons – that is a really big thing for me. They’re in a safe environment and care is there all the time.”

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