Senior Helpers of Contra Costa recently came across an article published on the AARP website, which discusses a common struggle faced by those interacting with or being a caregiver for the elderly: trying to communicate with individuals suffering from a loss of hearing. We all know that it can be difficult to hold a conversation with someone that has hearing loss. However, we at Senior Helpers, along with health care experts and those in the hearing loss community believe that it is important, in fact, it is very important. It takes a lot of patience to try and communicate with the elderly who are hard of hearing, but it is vital to their mental wellbeing.

At Senior Helpers, our caregivers understand and prioritize the need of adequate training for caregivers supporting individuals who are living with Parkinson’s. Caring for those living with Parkinson’s disease can be a difficult task, as caregivers have to adapt and adjust to new challenges as the disease progresses.