In-Home Care for Seniors: Maintaining Independence & Comfort

The golden years can bring about uncertainty about daily activities that were once taken for granted. Home care prevents the elderly patient from going away to a commercial institution such as a group home or nursing facility. If an elderly person is in need of help around the home, a home care aide or caregiver can be brought in to help the patient live independently.

Benefits

• Having elderly family members cared for at home makes them feel comfortable in their own surroundings, and provides a sense of familiarity as new people come into the home to assist.

Housekeeping

• Many caregivers for elders assist with light housekeeping that the patients may no longer be able to do properly, such as dusting, mopping floors and laundry care.

Hygiene Care

• Many aids and caregivers are hired to bathe, groom and dress the elderly patients. This instills self-confidence, keeps the patients clean and less likely to develop sores and infections.

Respite Care

• Caregivers and home care aides can provide simple respite care such as staying with a patient while the family members rest or go on vacation.

Meal Preparation

• Assuring the patient has three meals a day by preparing, serving and cleaning up is a benefit to the patient receiving home care services. Making sure patients take their medicines with meals is also an important factor in overall care.