Communicating with a Senior Who Can No Longer Speak
Some of life's changes related to aging include disabling diseases that can render your senior loved one incapable of communicating. An older adult who has had a stroke, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, or a brain injury can be left unable to talk or understand language. This condition is called Aphasia. The type and severity of symptoms of this disorder will vary with each individual, and it can be frustrating for the older adult and the caregiver. Most often when the senior loved one is non verbal, family members and the caregiver go into a non responsive mode where they just look, and pass the time. In-home care Prescott has some tips for you; Find a Way of Communicating It is important to find a way of communicating with the non verbal senior loved one because they still have their other senses that work. It is often said that a person's hearing is the last sense that they will lose. This being true, the older can hear when someone is talking to them. R...