What is In-Home Respite Care?

In-home care is non-medical care that is given in a home based situation. A caregiver comes into the person in need’s home and helps them with their daily tasks, like getting around the house, preparing meals, tidying up, and managing medications.

 

Respite care is care that is designed to be short term in nature. Either for a few days, weeks, or even just a few hours. It is usually for family caregivers who spend a good portion of their day providing care for an elderly loved one.

 

Both respite and in-home care can be professional or non-professional in their nature.

 

In-home respite care is exactly what it sounds like. It is care given on a temporary basis to an individual that has been cared for by someone else, but for some reason, the primary caregiver needs a break. At this time, a respite caregiver steps in and takes over these duties until the primary caregiver returns.

 

There are a number of reasons why in-home respite care would be beneficial to you and your family. Care is exhausting, for one. Sometimes, just taking a break from that exhaustion and taking care of yourself for a period of time is necessary if you wish to continue to be an effective caregiver. Caregiver burnout is very common, unfortunately. Using a respite care service can help to alleviate burnout, and even prevent it in some cases.

 

Respite care can also be beneficial for allowing you to take care of other things that might pop up in your life. For example, if you are asked to go out of town for work for a period of time, respite care can step in and handle your responsibilities. The same can go for other times when you need to leave town for a time. Respite care is designed to help your loved one stay safe and happy while this time away is needed.

 

In-home respite care is there to allow you to care for yourself and your responsibilities while an elderly loved one gets the assistance they need.

 

Respite care can also be helpful to allow you to take care of other areas of responsibility in your life? Need to go to the store or to an appointment? Respite care can step in for a few hours while you handle these tasks. That’s what it’s designed for.

 

One thing that we highly recommend is to utilize a professional care service when looking for respite care. Not only will you be ensured that the caregiver that comes into your home to help take over some of the care responsibilities knows what they are doing, but the worry of not being there to help your loved one will dissipate a little as a result. No one can provide the same loving care and attention that a family member care, but having a trusted caregiver in the home can be the next best thing.

 

Questions about respite care? Get in touch with us. We have a team of professionally trained caregivers that specialize in respite care. Give us a call and schedule your free consultation to see how our services can fulfill your senior care needs.

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