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Geriatric Counseling

Providing the most comprehensive and evaluative solutions for elders, Athulya offers all-inclusive geriatric counseling at home.

Athulya believes that seniorhood and its highs and lows should not come as surprises for seniors. Ideally, the aging life should give seniors enough space for adaptability and room for their physical validation.

But times are changing in more confusing ways for seniors. Seniors deserve a smoother transition from active work-life to retirement. Aging life has its physical and mental limitations, and many seniors find it challenging to change.

Geriatric Medical Counseling for Elders at Home

From support in managing the early symptoms of aging to coping with memory loss, geriatric counseling sessions help elders learn their limitations and find new solutions that contribute to the quality of life.

Breaking the stigma around geriatric counseling, Athulya Home Healthcare is helping elders find their groove in life back again. As the essential part of a senior’s wellness, Athulya brings the goodness of these therapy sessions to your home.

Counseling for Seniors at Home : A Quick Overview

As part of medical counselling services Chennai, Bangalore and Cochin, Athulya Home Healthcare offers complete medical counselling for elders. The experienced counsellors from Athulya help your loved one embrace seniorhood with grace.

The counseling sessions at home are for seniors facing anxiety issues, sudden mood swings, disinterest in receiving the treatment, and elders who doctors have referred to see a counselor.

If you have a loved one who needs a fresh perspective of life, get in touch with Athulya for totally worthy counseling sessions.

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Benefits of Geriatric counseling for Seniors

Geriatric counseling is a recommended solution for the growing mental needs of seniors. Elders are forced to deal with challenges related to physical and mental changes, societal changes, behavioral changes and to establish communication with the outside world.

And, the experienced counsellors from Athulya Home Healthcare help you make the whole transition a smooth ride.

A Fresh Sense of Purpose - The counseling sessions are great for discussing their problems and concerns. Geriatric counselors help your loved ones find a sense of purpose in life that keeps them stay motivated.
Breaks the Stigma - Many seniors might not be willing to share their exact physical or mental limitations, fearing how their family members will react. Geriatric counselors help them break the stigma and establish healthy communication between the elders and their family members.
Helps in Living in the Moment - The past can cast a shadow, and the future can never be more daunting for seniors. With their mindfulness activities, geriatric counselors help elders prioritize the present moment and stay in it.
Stay Connected with Life - Senior counseling at home encourages elders to stay connected with their life by reminding them that they are capable of many things. It helps them develop new interests, ideas, and perspectives for a more engaged life.

According to geriatric psychiatry specialists, individuals above 60 and older experience mental illnesses, including anxiety, depressions, and behavioral problems. Some seniors experience memory loss and several cognitive disabilities.

Psychological counseling for Seniors - A Step-ahead Therapy

An older adult’s life can be full of physical and mental limitations, and a one-size-fits-all approach is just not enough to address their issues.

Taking comprehensive steps to analyze each senior’s issues, the counseling team at Athulya provides practical solutions that enhance your loved one’s overall wellbeing. Most importantly, experienced counsellors help you bridge the gap between you and your loved one.

How Do Counseling Sessions Work?

The geriatric counselors thoroughly evaluate their findings and come up with the most appropriate therapy plans or practices.

Besides the regular longitudinal follow-ups with the seniors, the Athulya team ensures the individual’s progress by coordinating with the other healthcare providers.

The counselors and neurodegenerative disorder specialists will address severe issues like memory loss and Alzheimer’s as a combined team.

Respecting the privacy and personal dignity of your loved ones, our counselors conduct result-bound and evidence-based sessions that are conducive to a better life.

Who Can Avail Geriatric Counseling Sessions?

Geriatric counseling is recommended for seniors experiencing frailty and medical conditions that are impacting their quality of life.

Age-related Medical Issues - Aging is a natural process, and when it occurs, it brings certain physical and mental limitations. Elders who are experiencing a noticeable decline in their visual and verbal memory, visuospatial abilities, short-term memory loss, and declining physical strength and energy levels.
Cognitive and Mental Health Issues - counseling sessions help seniors with anxiety, sleep deprivation, and depression. Today’s most seniors are baby boomers who grew up in an era where mental issues are stigmatized. They don’t open up quickly, but geriatric counselors can help!
Behavioral Changes - With increased age-related stress and mental issues, your senior might display sudden behavioral changes, including verbal outbursts and impulsive aggression. Thorough counseling sessions can address these issues.
Post-traumatic Stress - Seniors tend to deal with a lot as they age. Be it an injury, surgery, or death of a loved one; the trauma can take a severe toll on the way they live their life. Geriatric counseling sessions help them get back onto their feet.

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Athulya Home Healthcare brings healing to your home, exclusively for seniors. Get in touch today for overall senior care.

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FAQ's

Why is Geriatric Counselling an important aspect in senior care?

Geriatric counselling for the elderly is not given as much importance as it deserves in senior care. When a person reaches the curve of life in their matured adulthood, life kind of comes to a halt (at least it feels so for many).

On the other hand, seniors have to deal with the likes of loneliness and various medical issues.

What makes the home counseling sessions from Athulya unique?

Geriatric counselling sessions at home from Athulya helps elders adapt to reality and stay in the course of life.

It keeps them motivated about tomorrow and living life with positivity by providing the much-needed psychological help at the comfort of their home.

What to expect from a senior counselling session at home?

Geriatric counseling sessions can be considered meaningful conversations intertwined with expert medical advice. And, seniors need it with all the physical and medical issues they are facing.

Psychotherapy and psychoanalysis sessions from Athulya help the doctor to understand your loved one’s concerns, problems, and pressures.

Our experts restore a sense of positivity and self-worthiness to improve a senior’s quality of life. The certified geriatric counselors are also experts in helping elders make the right decisions and solve their issues.

What are the issues that might lead to geriatric counselling?

As they advance in age, seniors tend to deal with many issues related to their personal, physical, and psychological aspects of life. Seniors with anxiety issues, prolonged stress, grief, panic attacks, and personal issues can avail geriatric counseling at home from Athulya.

What are the age-related issues that need counseling?

Physical issues including visual and verbal memory issues, losing the immediate memory and visuospatial abilities, hearing loss, vision loss, receding physical strength and appetite can also disturb their quality of life thus giving scope for geriatric counseling.

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Testimonial

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Really, I was benefited by Athulya Home Healthcare, I enquired for my grandmother, they gave me a complete picture about the cost types of care takers as well about the types of services they providing as the same they gave excellent counselling to him. thank you, Athulya Home Healthcare

Joncy Mary
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Thanks to Athulya Home Healthcare team for taking good care of my grandma, who was sick for the past 6 months and she needed counselling too. I came to know about this through my friend. At first, there was many questions like, if they will feed her in time, give medicines in time and guide her. Well, it didn’t take much take to prove me wrong, the nurses took care of my grandma like their own and excellent service done by Athulya Home Healthcare. I would definitely recommend Athulya to everyone who are looking for geriatric home care services. open the branch in all over Tamil Nadu and help to all geriatric people's...

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Thanks for the counselling service provided to my grandmother and never had an easy co-ordination with the members. All the best and continue the same

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