Twenty-four-hour support is among the care options offered by the broader Arkansas organization. When appropriate and staffing is available, a coordinated team of Care Pros can provide continuous assistance across the day and night.

The customized care plan determines what support is needed. That may include personal care, meals, companionship, mobility assistance, reminders, household routines, and help during the night. Continuous care can be especially useful when an older adult can no longer safely remain alone or has several needs that occur throughout the day rather than during a limited visit.

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Around-the-clock support may be appropriate when an older adult can’t safely remain alone, needs frequent help overnight, has significant memory or mobility needs, or requires extensive assistance with everyday routines.

It can also be useful during an intensive transition after hospitalization. Because Home Instead Benton’s broader organization is experienced in complex care and discharge coordination, the team can look at the whole situation and help determine whether continuous care is appropriate or whether another schedule could meet the person’s needs.

Yes. Continuous local care can be especially important when a parent has substantial needs but their adult children live hours away.

Care Pros can provide the scheduled hands-on support, while family members remain involved from a distance. The Arkansas organization regularly encounters long-distance caregiving situations, so care planning can take into account both what the older adult needs locally and what the family can realistically manage from another city or state.

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Yes. A family may need continuous care during the first part of recovery and then reduce the schedule as the older adult becomes more independent.

That flexibility can be particularly valuable after a complicated discharge. Someone may initially need frequent help with personal care, meals, mobility, reminders, and nighttime routines. The care plan can then be reviewed as recovery progresses rather than assuming that 24-hour support will remain necessary indefinitely.

Cost depends on the customized care plan and the amount of continuous support required. Because 24-hour care involves substantially more caregiving time than several weekly visits, families should discuss the recommended schedule and pricing with the Benton team.

Home Instead’s Cost of Care resource can also help families understand the factors that affect the cost of home care.