August 9, 2024
If your senior parent is living alone and you’re concerned about them, help is available for them. Home care assistance can be a big help for seniors that want to live independently but need a little help. If you can’t provide daily help for your mom or dad because you live too far away, you work full-time, or you have small kids to take care of home care assistance is there to fill in the gaps.
Home care assistance includes a range of services that can help seniors who are living independently be comfortable and healthy at home. With home care assistance your mom or dad will get the help they need with things like:
A home care provider will remind your mom or dad when they are supposed to take each of their medications. They can fill pill organizers, set reminders on the clock or on a virtual assistant system, pick up refills, and make sure that your mom or dad takes medications with food if necessary.
Assisting seniors with all aspects of meal preparation and cleanup is an important part of home care assistance. A care provider can plan, prepare, and serve nutritious meals that your mom or dad will really enjoy. They can also share meals with your mom or dad so that mealtime is more enjoyable for your senior parent.
A home care provider will also perform light housekeeping tasks such as cleaning, laundry, and dusting so that your mom or dad has a clean, safe, and orderly home. It’s very important for your senior parent’s physical and mental health to have a safe, clean, and organized space to live in.
But, cleaning can be very difficult for seniors as they get older. A home care provider can make sure your mom or dad’s home is comfortable and clean.
Getting regular visits from a care provider also can help your mom or dad stay connected to the world and provide emotional support. Seniors who live alone have a high risk of becoming isolated, anxious, and depressed without proper socialization.
When a home care provider is visiting your senior parent several time a week you can be sure they are getting the social interaction they need.
If your senior parent no longer drives or has trouble getting out of the house for medical appointments or other appointments home care assistance can help with that too. A care provider can take your senior parent to any appointments that they have, including medical appointments, vision screenings, dental cleanings, or even hair appointments.
Having someone they trust to take them to appointments, and stay with them, can make seniors much less anxious about going to appointments. You will have the peace of mind of knowing that your mom or dad isn’t sitting alone waiting to be seen at the doctor or the dentist.
