How to Support Your Morris County Senior Through Their Diagnosis
Morris County Seniors, Cancer, and Caregiving
After the shock of a cancer diagnosis is passed, it is your job as your Morris County senior’s caregiver to spring into action and to help your loved one stay organized, upbeat, connected, and always feeling a sense of normalcy within a world of uncertainty. Heavy news like this is too much to carry alone, so it is your job as the caregiver to be there for moral support every step of the way, ensuring that your loved one never feels alone in their journey.
The first and most practical way of supporting your loved one after a cancer diagnosis, is to help them to maintain their normal lifestyle. While you as the caregiver have the role of helping out with various tasks and responsibilities your loved one may need some help with, do not take over completely. Your senior will want to feel that they are still capable and have some sort of control over what happens in their life. You as the caregiver, need to help them achieve this goal.
Cancer is not a quick process, in fact, treatments are rather long and strenuous. Now is the time to be there for your Morris County senior. They may feel that people may have forgotten about them after the initial shock of the word cancer has worn off, and now they are alone in their journey as everyone has continued on in their normal routines. Continue your constant relationship with them, not only accompanying them to treatments, but talking to them about it as well. You know your loved one more than most, so you know what support they need most.
BrightStar Care of Morris County provides ‘In Home Care’ during and following cancer treatment. We offer a full range of care, from companionship and personal care to highly skilled medical care, allowing us to be your dedicated home care partner as your loved one’s needs evolve.
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BrightStar Home Care of Morris County, NJ proudly provides support for the elderly and children, including 24 hour skilled nursing and support in senior independent and assisted living communities. Additionally we provide Medical Staffing and In-Home Physical Therapy for pediatric, adult and geriatric patients, Companion and Personal Care for Elders with Alzheimer’s or Dementia. We also provide Home Child Care, Sitter and Nanny services for Children and Support for New Mothers. We Support Veterans and Accept most Long Term Care Insurance benefits, provide Hospice care, Live-in care, CNA, Caregiver, RN, LVN, RN Supervision, Compassionate Care, and Compatibility Guarantees. Other services include safe discharge and transportation from the hospital or rehab facility, Post Op care both short and long term, Pre Operation and preparation help and assistance, and client monitoring for out of town family members. Proudly serving Morris County including Morristown, Madison, Florham Park, Mendham, Brookside, Chester, Long Valley, Budd Lake, Succasunna, Kenvil, Randolph Mine Hill, Flanders, Ledgewood, Netcong, Cedar Knolls, Chatham, Gillette, Green Village, Millington, Mount Freedom, New Vernon, Stirling, Boonton, Mountain Lakes, Parsippany, Pine Brook, Oak Ridge, Dover, Denville, Hibernia, Lake Hopatcong, Landing, Mount Arlington, Rockaway, Wharton, Mount Tabor, East Hanover, Morris Plains, Randolph, Chatham, Parsippany, and Whippany in New Jersey.