Strep Throat Symptoms and Relief for Seniors

By Jessica Ott | September 25, 2025 | Comments Off on Strep Throat Symptoms and Relief for Seniors

Strep throat is a much more serious condition than a simple sore throat brought on by a cold or allergies. Strep throat is very contagious and is often spread by close contact with a person. If someone in your family has had strep throat and visited your elderly loved one, and now your loved one has a sore throat, she likely caught the Streptococcus bacteria that causes strep throat. A home care assistance team can help provide relief efforts when you are not available.

Home Care Assistance East Berlin, PA - Strep Throat Symptoms and Relief for Seniors

Home Care Assistance East Berlin, PA – Strep Throat Symptoms and Relief for Seniors

Strep throat needs to be treated with antibiotics. Penicillin and amoxicillin are two common antibiotics doctors use to treat strep throat. Your loved one’s healthcare provider may give her an antibiotic shot, or she might be prescribed an antibiotic in either pill or liquid form to take for about 10 days.

Strep Throat Symptoms

The first symptoms of strep throat are common to those of a sore throat, but they often come on much more quickly than a sore throat does.

  • Severe pain that can’t be relieved. It can be painful to drink a glass of water or breathe.
  • A high fever that develops quickly and gets worse on the second day of infection.
  • Swollen tonsils that have white spots on them or streaks of pus.
  • Tiny red dots on the roof of the mouth.
  • Extreme body aches.
  • Nausea and vomiting.
  • Chills.
  • Fatigue.
  • An excruciating headache.
  • Extreme fatigue.

Complications from Strep Throat that isn’t Treated

Strep throat that isn’t treated with the proper antibiotics does run the risk of developing into more serious complications like rheumatic fever or even causing permanent damage to the heart valves. It can also lead to other health complications, all of which can be dangerous to your elderly loved one if she has a weakened immune system.

  • Sinus and ear infections are caused by the swelling and inflammation of the areas around the sinuses
  • An abscess could occur on her tonsils.
  • Scarlet fever, in which a bumpy rash develops over the body.
  • Kidney disease. Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis can develop after a strep infection.
  • Invasive streptococcal infection is an infection that occurs when bacteria enter the tissue. It can be life-threatening, with conditions occurring such as streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, necrotizing fasciitis, and other serious infections. This can ultimately lead to rapid decline and death.

Providing Relief at Home for Strep Throat

Once your loved one has some antibiotics to help her body fight off the bacteria that causes strep throat, then it’s time for the relief efforts to begin so she can rest up and feel better as soon as possible.

With home care assistance, your loved one can find relief by having someone else take care of some of the light housekeeping she is too exhausted to do or by preparing a healthy meal that will feel good on her sore throat and taste delicious as well. Home care assistance can also help with medication management if your loved one needs reminders of when to take her antibiotics for her strep throat or needs encouragement to finish them up, even when feeling better.

Home care assistance providers can bring relief for your loved one’s physical needs while also providing relief for you, knowing that she’ll be well cared for as she recovers.

If you or an aging loved one is considering Home Care Assistance Services in East Berlin, PA, please get in touch with us. Our friendly staff can answer all of your questions.

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