When seniors decide that they’re going to age in place, there are support systems they need to consider establishing. These systems help them to have the help that they need in order to keep up with the challenges of aging and keep them both safe and happy. Home care assistance is a crucial part of this process.
Companion Care
Even if seniors don’t need a lot of extra help, it never hurts to have extra emotional support. Companion caregivers are able to simply spend time with seniors, offering a friendly face, conversation, and other types of support as needed. This is often one of the first ways that seniors start to accept additional help.
Medical Providers
Depending on their existing health conditions, seniors may want to consider the ways that they can incorporate extra help with their medical needs. Telehealth and home health care are just two options that might work within existing needs. They’re also easy to add in later if needs change.
Transportation Help
No aging adult likes to think about a time when they need to consider leaving the driving to someone else. But it’s also important to be realistic. Depending on how their health issues are progressing, seniors may find that they need to give up driving sooner than they expect. Letting elder care providers do the driving keeps them safe and keeps them mobile.
Personal Care Assistance
Activities like changing clothes and bathing can also become more difficult over time. When that happens, it’s important for seniors to have someone there who can help them to manage those personal care tasks. This type of help keeps seniors healthy and safe while also preserving dignity along the way.
Fall Prevention Help
As mobility changes or seniors face greater health needs, they may find that it’s more and more important to focus on ways to prevent falls. Home care providers have experience keeping seniors as safe as possible in their own homes. This includes helping families to put together fall prevention plans that take a wide range of variables into account.
Home Care Assistance
Senior care providers offer a variety of different types of help. They’re there to help with meal preparation, household tasks, companionship, and so much more. The level of help that they offer can adjust depending on what seniors need at any given time.
Respite Care
Family caregivers benefit from home care services, as well. They do a lot for the people they love, but they have to be able to take time away occasionally, too. That’s a lot easier to do when they know that the seniors they care for are in good hands while they’re recharging and taking care of their own needs. That time away makes all the difference in mental health for family caregivers.
Aging in place is easy for seniors to do as long as they have the support systems that they need. Home care assistance ensures that seniors are able to get their needs met and remain both safe and happy at the same time.
The staff at Home Care Matters is available to talk with you and your family about all of your needs. Home Care Matters is a home care agency providing quality and affordable home care assistance in Lawrenceville, GA, and the surrounding areas. Call (770) 965-4004 for more information.
We provide elder care in Braselton, Buford, Dacula, Duluth, Flowery Branch, Gainesville, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Oakwood, Sugar Hill, Suwanee, Barrow County, Forsyth County, Gwinnett County, Hall County, Jackson County, North Fulton County.
Valerie has the unique experience with home care as she has experienced it from both ends of the spectrum, as a caregiver and as needing care herself as a cancer survivor. Valerie says, “Taking care of someone you love is a physically, mentally and demanding labor of love.Taking care of my mom was the hardest thing I have ever done. It has given me an insight and perspective not many people understand unless you are doing it or have done it.I loved taking care of my mom.I love helping others take care of their love ones too.And now that I’ve been sick, it’s given me a whole new level of empathy and understanding for those who are sick and need help.”
Valerie’s schedule varies daily, but she loves visiting with our clients, families, caregivers, our network partners and being in the office.Says Valerie, “Every day is different, but I wake up excited about what we do, inspired by our team, clients and caregivers.I strive to be a resource to the community.I love my team and I love what we do every day. I like to think my mom would be proud.”
You can reach Valerie by email (Valerie@homecarematters.com) or in our office (770.965.4004).
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