You know Mom needs a little help around the house, but just because she’s having a few problems doesn’t mean you have to move her somewhere else. Taking advantage of the variety of today’s senior home care services, especially non-medical home care services, may be all she needs to remain in her own, familiar home.
Enhancing Lives
Non-medical senior care at home focuses on helping seniors with the daily activities they need to engage in to remain safe and healthy. Many seniors need help to get their day started with assistance showering, preparing breakfast and taking their medications. Likewise, help before bedtime, or even overnight, can be an important safety net for seniors at home who often are more apprehensive at nighttime. However, one of the most important needs of home care for a senior who lives alone is often simple companionship. The companionship component of a professional caregiver’s job can be just as vital as the physical assistance a professional will provide. Seniors need conversation and one-on-one contact to keep their minds alert. They can thrive with someone to participate in their favorite activities such as gardening, baking or woodworking, or someone to go to the grocery store or attend a concert. A reputable caregiving organization like Home Instead will provide caregivers who can meet all these needs.
How non-medical senior home care differs from home health care
It used to be that a medical crisis could spell the end for seniors living in their own homes. But today, even older adults who suffer from chronic conditions or life debilitating illnesses can still remain at home. Advances in technology and life-saving equipment have kept many seniors at home.
What’s more, home health care agencies can also provide licensed medical professionals to go to an older adult’s home, offering a wide range of medical and therapeutic services.
Convalescing at home can help seniors to thrive. For instance, seniors with dementia may be less confused at home where they will more likely know where everything is located.
If your senior loved one only requires senior care service such as a doctor’s prescription, then you may choose to contact a more limited home health agency. Keep in mind, however, that home health aides generally are only authorized to perform specificied tasts. If your senior needs assistance getting to and from doctor’s appointments, cleaning the house or simply having someone to spend time with, you should contact a non-medical home care agency like your local Home Instead Senior Care® office. Many caregivers and older adults find that using a team approach of having both non-medical and home health care services concurrently provides the best solution.
To find out more about non-medical senior care and home health care, download The Home Care Solution guide.
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