Romantic Relationships: How Home Care Providers Help Seniors

| Friday, March 30, 2012
By Layla Frayne


Lifestyles and needs of many seniors change as they grow older. Their needs can be met with a reputable home care company who can provide caregivers to work in their home. Lots of seniors enjoy more independence and freedom to pursue romantic relationships with help from a home care provider. This really is becoming more common as seniors are now finding love later in life. Seniors should feel free to date and find companionship for a lot of reasons; including emotional fulfillment, increased health and sexual enjoyment.

Emotional Fulfillment

As seniors age they will experience the loss of friends and loved ones and go through many transitions with older age, it can be difficult to be alone during these times. In particular, widowed seniors may feel lonely and can find fulfillment in a loving, romantic relationship. Companionship is important and a loving support system including friends, family and romantic partners can help provide support and emotional fulfillment. Traditionally, home care providers have not acknowledged this need in seniors but attitudes are changing and an experienced respite care provider will realize that a romantic relationship is about more than sex, it is also about companionship and emotional health.

Health Reasons

Revera and Leger Marketing did a survey recently, asking Canadians questions about relationships and their importance. They found that 70% of seniors (those over 75 years old) indicated that love and romantic relationships were important to them. Many people believe that as they get older, sex and romance will become less important and relationships will evolve over time more into friendships. This survey shows that love is still just as important as we move into older age. Seniors place a lot of importance on romantic relationships as a great way to interact socially and receive emotional support. Seniors who are feeling more supported have less emotional problems and have been found to live longer.Better Sex

As they grow older, many seniors find their sex lives actually get better. They have more spare time without kids and work to distract them so now they will really focus their energy on enjoying themselves. Below are great tips for enjoyable senior sex.

* Make sex about more than just the act; create intimacy by sharing a kiss or a massage or holding hands.

* It may take longer to get aroused so start becoming intimate well before the act with expressing your emotions and touching one another.

* Find the time of the day when your energy levels are at their highest and take advantage of this time to enjoy sex.

* Keep active and stay fit to increase your stamina and energy levels.

* Keep the lines of communication open and be creative, enjoy this time of freedom and exploration.




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