Ensuring that Your Parent Stays in Their Home

A lot of families know that their older loved ones want to stay at home for as long as possible. What they don’t know is how to make that happen. After all, part of being a family is to look out for the best interests of the people that you love. Living at home might be the goal of your elderly parent, but it might not seem like it’s in their best interests, especially if they have a disability or are having trouble doing the things that they once did. In these cases, you are torn. You want to honor the wishes of the person that you love so dearly, but you also want to ensure that they are safe. Aging in the home can seem like an impossibility in these instances.

 

In-home care is designed to help alleviate these concerns. An in-home caregiver comes to the home of your loved one and helps with those things that they struggle with alone. They can help with the daily tasks that were overwhelming your parent and provide company and companionship at the same time. This not only allows your mom to stay safe, but it gives them some much-needed social interaction, too.

 

It’s important to note that there are a few different types of in-home care available. Some caregivers have specialized training or expertise for different health problems. For example, a memory care professional specializes in helping those with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia. A caregiver tends to not be a medical professional and cannot perform medical tasks. This doesn’t mean that they don’t know how to respond in an emergency–in fact, this is something that you should require of whoever you do hire as a caregiver.

 

In-home care can help you to keep your loved one in their home for longer.

 

In-home health care does exist, if this is something that you’re looking for. Rather than a nursing home, where your loved one goes to live in a new location because of the constantly present medical attention, home health care allows your parent to stay in their home and the medical care comes to them. This is a great option for families that want to respect their loved one’s wish to stay at home for as long as possible. It can even be covered by insurance in many cases. If this is something that you want to know more about, getting in touch with your parent’s insurance representative will help a great deal in figuring out how senior care will be paid for.

 

The bottom line is that your parent has a lot of desires and needs, and a nursing home might not be the best way to meet those needs. In some cases, there’s no way to avoid a nursing home stay. But if this is something that your mom or dad is opposed to, it’s important to see what other options exist before you make a final decision.

 

If you have more questions about in-home care, please give us a call today. Paradise In-Home Care has been a leader in the senior care industry in the Bay Area for years, and we can help your family find a care solution for your elderly loved one.

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