COPD can take a lot out of your senior. She may find that life with COPD is a lot more challenging than before she started developing symptoms. Having a way to manage all of the various ways that COPD makes life more difficult is crucial for your elderly family member. Palliative care options are available for her almost immediately, but what can palliative care do for her?
Dealing with Daily Struggles Like Anxiety and Dyspnea
It’s extremely common for people with COPD to experience dyspnea, or shortness of breath, as well as anxiety. Some COPD patients are so anxious, in fact, that they can make shortness of breath more of a problem. Learning how to deal with those feelings enables your senior to feel empowered again, even when facing a chronic health condition like COPD.
Education Around COPD Itself
Your elderly family member might have learned a lot about COPD already, but there’s always much more to learn. There are also new studies and new therapies that might help your senior. It never hurts to have as much information as possible for your senior so that she can put new techniques to work.
Assisting with Lifestyle Changes
Some people with COPD might still smoke, or might be scared to exercise even if their doctor has recommended it. Working with palliative care providers can help your elderly family member to find other ways to make some lifestyle changes that can help. Even small adjustments can make a big difference.
Helping Manage Illnesses and Exacerbations
Exacerbations are a big part of having COPD. Every now and again your senior may experience a temporary worsening of her symptoms, which is what an exacerbation is. She may also be more susceptible to illnesses that can quickly become serious, including pneumonia. Having help to manage these situations before they become life-threatening is really important.
Improving Quality of Life
Quality of life can be a huge issue for your elderly family member living with COPD. Learning to conserve her energy can be one of the best tools, because that allows your senior to pick and choose her battles. The more that she can learn to rely on other tools, people, and solutions in order to make life easier, the better her quality of life is likely to be.
COPD is a progressive illness, but palliative care can help your senior to make the best of the time that she has left.
If you or an aging loved-one is considering Palliative Care in Carrollton, TX please contact the caring staff at Arcy Healthcare today. 469-293-1515
My name is Jimmie Stapleton. I am the founder and CEO of Arcy Healthcare. Arcy Healthcare includes Arcy Hospice, Arcy Supportive Care, MaximaCare Home Health and Arcy at Home.
Arcy Hospice was opened in 2007 to provide care and support for individuals and families facing a life limiting illness. It was established after my wife Ellen, who had been diagnosed with breast cancer, had completed her chemo and radiation therapies. At that time, things were looking positive, and we wanted to do something for our community that had been so supportive of our family during her treatments. Unfortunately, the cancer returned a few years later, and she subsequently passed away under our care in 2010.
In the years that followed, I began to see the need to provide the same level of excellent care to patients across the continuum of care. Therefore, we have added a home health division (MaximaCare Home Health), a palliative care division (Arcy Supportive Care), and a home care division, (Arcy at Home). With the addition of these divisions, we can meet most of the post-acute care needs for you and your family in your home.
I started Arcy Hospice with my wife as my motivation to provide exceptional care and support in the patient’s home, where they are surrounded by family and where they feel most comfortable. I’m proud to say that our staff provides some of the best in home care in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area.
Please let us know if we can enrich the quality of life for you or a loved one.
Sincerely,
Jimmie Stapleton – Founder and CEO
Arcy Healthcare
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