How much thought have you given home care? People may have incorrect assumptions about what home care can and cannot do. First, your parent doesn’t have to be ill or bedridden to qualify for home care. Second, it’s there to help your parents stay independent and live at home.

Home care offers the means for an aging adult to live at home and get help with the more challenging activities of daily living. Services are available on the schedule of your parents’ request. They can be changed when needed. These are the key benefits of home care.

Comfort and Familiarity

Moving to a new neighborhood or community can be a frightening thought. If your parents have lived in their home for decades, they may not want to go somewhere near and unfamiliar. Home care ensures that doesn’t have to happen. They stay in their homes where the layout and neighborhood are comfortable and familiar.

Companionship

Some older adults find their circle of friends shrinking after retirement. People move to new states or countries seeking a lower cost of living. It may be harder driving and getting out of the house. As the social circle shrinks, seniors may become lonely or isolated. Home care aides provide the companionship your parents crave.

Personalized Care Plan

Home care is personalized to your parents’ needs. If your mom has a hard time carrying the laundry basket up and down the basement stairs, she doesn’t have to. A caregiver can do it for her. If your dad forgets to take his blood pressure medicine each day, the caregiver will remind him.

That care plan is easily altered. If your mom has a bad chest cold, a caregiver can come more often to cook meals and make sure she’s drinking enough fluids. When she’s better, the home care services can be dropped as she’s able to do more for herself.

Peace of Mind

You gain peace of mind. Your parents have a companion to help them out. They’re not alone. They’re getting out of the house, staying active, and have the care they need each week. It helps you focus on your own work, family, and self-care needs.

Talk to a home care agency and discuss the things that your parents need help doing. They may simply need rides to the grocery store and appointments. They may need a wider range of services like medication reminders, help with laundry, and meal preparation. Discuss their needs and arrange home care today.

If you or an aging loved-one are considering hiring Elder Care in Daly City, CA, contact the friendly staff at Home Care Professionals today.
Call (866)-940-4855

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andy@hcprosonline.com

CEO at HomeCare Professionals

Andy Howardis a Bay Area Native who holds a BA in Political Science (University of Colorado at Boulder, ’97). After college Andy worked in the surging tech industry.His Grandmother however, would suffer a significant decline in health and ultimately needed in-home care. The experience of a loved one depending on outside help to age in place proved to be pivotal for Andy as he left the tech industry in 2002 for an opportunity in the home care world with a large provider. After having success in home care, but being frustrated by corporate constraints Andy founded HomeCare Professionals in 2005.He methodically built the company one client at a time by focusing on hiring quality caregivers to ensure positive outcomes. Currently Andy serves as the CEO of HomeCare Professionals and is also highly active in the non-profit organization California Association of Health Services at Home (CAHSAH) which advocates for a higher standard of in-home care for those who wish to remain living at home in California.

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