Depression support services from our caregivers can provide you and your loved one with the support you need. We understand the challenges of caring for those with depression. Safety and improving the quality of life is our priority. Our depression support services offer specialized services for the unique needs of our clients in following areas:

• Monitor common signs & symptoms of depression and suicide risk so that they can communicate with family members and patient’s physician and some form treatment can be initiated.
• If the clients are already on antidepressants, our caregivers can watch common side effects of medications. They remind patients to take medication on time.
• Set goals with the client for self-care, pleasurable activities, and social contact.
  • Self-care for clients includes eating healthy diet, maintaining personal hygiene, and participating in activity regimen.
    ii) Planning daily pleasurable activities such as reading, watching videos, listening to music, doing puzzles or engaging in hobbies they enjoy.
    iii) Reminding patients to stay connected to family and friends through phone, video chat, and email.

Golden Age offers specialized in-home support to those with depression. Our care givers help our clients maintain quality of life and prevent adverse outcomes resulting from depression. Golden Age has partnerships with licensed and pre-licensed therapists for counseling and psychotherapy.

In older adults, the combination of memory loss, disability and other medical and surgical problems contributes to worsening of physical and mental health. Amid the other illnesses, depression may go undetected and is likely to be under-treated. The prevalence of depression in older adults is exceptionally high in home healthcare, with 1 in 7 older patients with major depression and 1 in 3 with clinically significant depression (Bruce et al., 2002; Knight &Houseman, 2008). Research found that depression in older adults is also associated with adverse events like falls and hospitalization (Byers et al., 2008; Sheeran et al., 2004; Sheeran et al., 2010). With growing evidence, geriatric depression has gained increased attention in home care. Early detection, symptom management, compliance with medications and home care support are very crucial to depression care.