What do you really know about home care? When non-medical senior care services are needed to help your mom or dad complete daily activities of living, home care is a viable option. You probably know that a caregiver can help with meals and housework, but how about some of the other services?
Here are the lesser-known services offered by home care professionals.
Diet Monitoring and Meal Preparation
You’re used to home care professionals cooking meals for your parents. You might be surprised to learn that a caregiver can help your mom or dad stick to a specific diet. If your dad’s doctor recommended he go on the DASH Diet to get his blood pressure down, the caregiver can use information provided by the doctor or a nutritionist and prepare and serve meals and snacks that meet those dietary guidelines.
Errands
Your mom is out of milk. You don’t have time to go to the store, and she doesn’t drive. A home care professional can run errands for your parents. The caregiver can take some cash and go to the store to get things your mom needs. The caregiver can drop off dry cleaning or pick it up.
Holiday Care
You usually handle the care for your aging parents. The holidays arrive and you’re supposed to go to visit family who lives out of state. Your mom or dad refuses to go. You don’t want to cancel plans, but you can’t leave your parents alone.
Respite Care Services
Home care providers offer respite care services. If you need to get away and go to dinner with a spouse or best friend, a caregiver can come take over while you go out. This service is a must if you’re a family caregiver who is caring for a parent with dementia.
Dementia care typically has you on high alert at all hours. You try to sleep, but you worry about your parent getting up and leaving the house. Your parent may try to sleep all day and stay up until 2 or 3 a.m. With respite care, you have someone to take over while you take a break.
The easiest way to learn more about the full range of services offered to your mom and dad is by calling an agency. Home care services are designed to be targeted to your parents’ needs and budget. Make a call now to learn more.
For more information about hiring Caregivers in Coronado, CA, call the friendly caregivers at La Jolla Nurses Homecare who can help your aging parents remain in their own homes, at 858-454-9339. We are a home care agency providing quality and affordable senior care in La Jolla, CA, and the surrounding communities.
Today we are the oldest and most experienced private duty agency in San Diego County.She saw a need for quality private duty home health care and she worked diligently to build an agency that filled that need.I am proud to say, her vision is carried on today with our dedicated staff.
I believe our tenure in the community speaks well for us.We have had the opportunity to be of service to countless interesting individuals, including local and worldwide celebrities.It is the people we care for that makes this a fascinating industry.Whether high profile or a more ordinary citizen, we are proud that thousands have entrusted us with their care or the care of their loved ones.Our Mission is to provide high quality, very secure and the most compassionate home health care.We believe that patients heal faster and are happiest when they can stay in their homes.”
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