Senior Sunrise

The term residential care refers to a system of non medical custodial care which can be provided in: 

• a single family residence
•  a retirement residence  
• or in any appropriate care facility including a nursing home.

Getting older isn’t always a good experience. Many elderly people are lonely due to having lost their life partners. Children move away and friends die, leaving an elderly person without a support system. This is why families should consider senior housing.

Senior housing is beneficial for many older people because it puts them in proximity with the resources they need to survive. Many of these housing developments also have medical centers on site. Aging doesn’t always have to be depressing. Senior housing may be just the answer you need to improve your life.

Morning Prayer

I adore you, O my God , and I love you with my whole heart.  I thank you for having created me, and preserved me during the night past.  I offer you all my actions of the day; grant that they may be done according to your holy will and for your greater glory.  Keep me from sin and from every evil.  May your grace be always with me and with all those who are dear to me. Amen

Evening Prayer

I adore you, O my God and I love you with my whole heart.  I thank you for having created me, and preserved me during the day past.  Pardon me the evil I have domne this day, and if I have performed any good action, deign to accept it.  Watch over me during my repose and free me for all dangers.  May your grace be always with me and with all those who are dear to me. Amen

An Act of Faith

O my God, I firmly believe that you are one God in three divine Persons, Father, and Holy Spirit. I believe that your divine Son became man, died for our sins, and that He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe these and all your truths, because You have revealed them, who can neither deceive nor be deceived.

An Act of Hope

O my God, relieving on your infinite mercy and promises, I hope to obtain pardon of my sins, the helps of your grace and life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and redeemer.

An Act of Love

O my God, I love you above all things, with my whole heart and soul.  I love my neighbor as myself for the love of you.  I forgive all who have injured me, and I ask pardon of all whom I have injured.

     Sometimes words aren’t enough. If you’re caring for a loved one, you know there’s no way to explaing the complex emotions and concerns that fill your days…and nights.

     Yes, years ago you may have watched and even helped your mother or father take care of a grandparent. Your, your borther or sister may have been the caregiver for his or her spouse. Yes, you may have a friend whose child has special needs.

     However, it’s different when you’re the caregiver.  When your loved one is the care-receiver It’s different when your parent, your spouse, your child is depending on you, and it seems that need is increasing at an alarming rate.

     You know that now. You know so many things about the caregiving that words alone, - or even witnessing the example of others -  could never teach you.  You know now that caregiving can include hard lessons that come fast and furiously, that a new challenge can be thrust on you at any time, day or night. And you know that - at the same time - it can include moments of grace and incredible blessings that fill your heart and soul.

     In the midst of all this how can you make through one more day? Three keys - three ways of taking a small step back and looking at what’s happening  - can help you take a big step closer to becoming the loving caregiver you want to be.

First Key: Understanding - The stress of caregiving can unleash a torrent of unexpected emotions and brings challenges that often have not clear solutions. At times, anger can surface for reasons that would be easier to identify and understand if you and your loved one weren’t alreadly so physically and emotionally drained. As your loved one’s health continues to fail, he or she is going to need more and more attention, but that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to continue to match that need. Keep in mind also that no matter how much you do for your loved one, his or her health is going to deteriorate. You Loved one is going to die, and it will not be your fault.

Second Key: Empathy - You loved one values his or her independence, and many decisions you and he or she make revolve around this key concept. Giving up control, or having it snatched form us, can make us angry and frightened. What you may se as a mere detail can be monumental to your loved one. The process of aging or dealing with a terminal condition is a process of letting go bit by bit.  It’s losing many things and being forced to accept that many if not most of them will never be replaced.

Go slowly, Be gentle. Don’t suddently charge in and take control. Start with small things. If at all possible, let your loved one play a part.

Third Key: Acceptance - No matter how you arrived at this point, no matter what your particular responsibilities and concerns have become, you may find it helpful to realize-or to consider once again-that caregiving has a spiritual component.You may find it helpful to pause for a moment and make the conscious decision to be your loved ones’ caregiver, to accept this role, to acknowledge this God-given vocation.

God alone knows all the prticular circumstances - the feelings and emotions, the life experiences and personality quirks, the baggage and hot buttons - that can make taking care of another person hard work. And knowing all that, God has chosen you to play a central role in providing that care.

The love we offer to an aging parent spouse, family member, or friend is always accompanied by God’s infinite love for that person  …and for us.

Everybody should have health insurance because you will never know when you will be hospitalized or when you will need constant medication.  It might be easy for younger people to get health insurance because they are still healthy.  But the elderly might not have the same coverage as their younger counterparts.

They should get senior health insurance that will have wider coverage.  The elderly will require a lot more health coverage because they are at that stage in their lives where diseases, illnesses and other health issues arise.  Some might even require prolonged hospitalization that will cost a lot of money.  And they will need more medicines to maintain their good health.  They won’t be able to afford their medical bills without health insurance.