What are home care services for seniors?

What is Home Care?

Home care is a category of professional support services designed to help seniors live safely at home. With home care, a professional caregiver or multiple different caregivers come into a senior's home or their loved one's home to provide whatever help is needed. The length of care and level of care varies.

For one senior, home care might mean hiring someone to come help with bathing and dressing. For another, it might mean an all-day companion who helps with all activities of daily living and monitoring vital signs.

Home care also goes by many different names like non-medical care, home health aide services, homemaker care, companion care, or senior care. It's similar to what's offered at an assisted living facility

What Home Care Services Are Available?

Home care service offerings vary depending on who you hire or what home care health agency you choose. Generally, available home care services include:

• Help with activities of daily living (ADLs) like bathing and dressing

• Help with instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) like grocery shopping, laundry, meal prep, and light cleaning

• Prescription management

• Transportation or help with errands

• Monitoring vitals

• Companionship

• Supervision for seniors with Alzheimer's disease or another type of dementia

Since available services can vary, it's crucial to clearly explain your loved one's needs when interviewing home care agencies or home care aides.

Types of Home Care

Under the umbrella of in-home care, there are several different types of assistance and different roles of those who deliver these services. The type of care one needs will depend on their health, abilities, and, sometimes, budget.

Companion care services, personal care assistance, and home health care are three common types of home care. Keep in mind that as the client’s needs change, they may transition from one type of home care to another.

Companion Care Services

Companion care services are ideal for seniors who live independently and do not need much assistance with their activities of daily living. Those in need of companion care services oftentimes live alone and feel isolated in their day-to-day lives. The aide provides some much-needed social support.

Personal Care Assistance

Personal care assistance is ideal for seniors who need regular help with their activities of daily living. Personal care assistants can provide a broad range of services, including help bathing and toileting, grocery shopping, and mobility assistance to prevent falls.

Home Health Care

Home health care differs from the other types of home care in that home health care aides carry certification to provide medical assistance. Unlike standard home care, which a senior or their family can seek out when they feel the time is right for them, home health care is typically recommended by a physician and may require a doctor’s written order to have the services covered by insurance.

Seniors who require frequent medical services, such as injections or infusions, can work with a home health care provider on a regular basis. Others may seek home health care on a short-term or as-needed basis, such as when recovering from an injury or surgery.

BEST SENIOR CARE IS DEDICATED TO HELPING SENIORS LIVE CONFIDENTLY AND AGE GRACEFULLY IN THEIR OWN HOMES FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.

Caring for an aging loved one and managing the demands of your own life can be stressful and tiring. You’re not alone! Let Best Senior Care manage the daily care activities so you're free to enjoy quality time with your loved one.

Whether it’s to play with grandchildren, garden in the yard or socialize with friends, we strive to keep older adults in the comfort of their own homes so that they can create cherished memories and enjoy life to the fullest for many years to come. Our primary purpose is to serve with patience, tolerance, kindliness and love as if we were taking care of our own parents. We focus on servicing the needs of families in Montgomery County and surrounding areas.

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