What are Senior Home Care Services?
Senior home care services are also known as senior care, elder care or elderly care services. They are designed to help adults overcome the challenges of aging and live safely and successfully in their own home.
Home Care Services Pair Professional Caregivers with Seniors who Need a Little Help—or a Lot of Help
Home care agencies pair professional caregivers with seniors who need assistance in any number of areas. The level of assistance can range from very little help to an extensive amount, depending on the individual senior’s needs.
Home Care Services are Customized for each Senior
Home Care Drexel Hill, PA: Senior Home Care Services
Home care services are tailored to each individual’s preferences. Even the schedule is completely customizable. Depending on the situation, a home care schedule might include:
- A few hours here and there, for example to correspond with particular appointments
- Routine visits once or each week
- Once — or more — daily
- 24 hours per day, 7 days per week
- Home Care Services Make it Simple
Home care agencies take care of the challenges of finding and vetting reliable caregivers. They perform background checks and ensure the aides are properly trained. They also ensure that someone will be there as scheduled if the regular aide may be unexpectedly unavailable.
What Services does Home Care Offer?
Home care offers a wide variety of services and pride themselves on meeting individuals’ unique needs. Seniors often request an assortment of services to be provided within each visit. Listed below are a sample of common services provided by home care agencies. Talk to the agency directly to find out how they can accommodate your senior’s unique situation and needs.
Light housework
Keeping a clean house is important for safe and healthy functioning in the home. Laundry, washing dishes, picking up clutter and performing other light housework is a very popular home care service. These chores can be difficult or dangerous for seniors, and they may sap their limited energy.
Light housework can be an especially good way to introduce home care services slowly to a senior who may be hesitant to fully embrace them right off the bat. Once the senior has gotten to know and trust their home care aide, they are often more comfortable with allowing them to help in other areas.
Cooking
Home care aides are able to prepare simple meals for seniors, which can make a big difference in their health and safety.
They can help with meal preparation ahead of time. For example, they can make and wrap sandwiches or plates of food for easy access later. They may come in once a day or once a week to prepare meals and snacks to last until their next visit.
Transportation, Shopping and Errands
Driving can be a hard thing to give up for many older adults. Home care can be a lifesaver for seniors who still want to get out and about but are no longer able to drive. Home care aides can transport seniors to medical appointments, or other engagements and activities. They can take them shopping, or can even shop or run various errands on their behalf.
Personal Care
Home care aides are trained to provide proper assistance with personal care, such as bathing, using the toilet and dressing.
Companionship and Activities
Many seniors appreciate the companionship of home care aides, and come to treasure their relationships and time together. Some seniors really benefit from companionship and assistance with activities, such as going for walks, manicures, reading or working puzzles together.
If you or an aging loved one are considering a Home Care in Drexel Hill, PA please contact the caring staff at True Direct Home Health Care today.
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Doc, as he is called by everyone - staff, patients and clients - first experienced home health care and hospice care while as a colleg student at King's College as he cared for his mother every day while she first battled COPD and then lung cancer. It was during this time that he came to understand that caring for a patient was more than just clinical expertise.
"Admittedly, my strongest attribute is my communication skills and the simple fact that I love to help people. Even the smallest thing you can do for someone really can mean so much to them long term. In fact, it could change them forever. That's what providing quality personal home health care should be all about."
In his spare time, he cooks for homeless shelters and children's music and arts events. He also is highly involved in his local youth sports soccer academy as a coach and Board member.
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