Saving Your Loved One’s Independence

Posted on: 24 March 2020

Home is where memories are formed and made. You know where everything is placed, and the sense of familiarity keeps you going without stress. So the adage that says there's no place like home is particularly accurate when it comes to aging citizens who want to remain in their homes while receiving necessary in-home health care services. Home care companies readily make this vision possible for elderly people when family members cannot be there to take care of them all the time.

Informing Your Loved One

It's important that you as a family member should in a caring manner tell your loved one that it's becoming difficult for you to render and meet the kind of health care needs he or she requires due to your demanding job responsibilities. Cheer up your relative by saying that you are looking for the best possible care services to bring right into the patient's home. That will be a relief to your relative who wants to continue living at home. You should also inform all the members of your family about plans you are about to make for your loved one's care. Keep everyone well-informed before hiring a licensed in home care facility.

Licensed In-Home Care Facility

Do not directly hire someone who is a lone person offering home care service. Hiring a licensed in-home care company ensures that all staff members are already trained and are licensed to go into the home of your relative and render specific services that are approved by the company they work for.

Interviewing the Company

Make a list of questions before interviewing the facility's practice manager. Discuss a monitoring device for your relative's home. It will have a Direct Link that has a button, which when pressed elicits a personal emergency response. The Direct Link device comes equipped with a fall detector that summons help if your relative suffers a fall at any time. You'll have plenty to discuss with the home care agency representatives. You'll be handed a booklet that covers all the services the company offers. This meeting gives you an opportunity to describe health issues that your loved one may have. You can discuss medications, exercise programs and diets as well. It's also inevitable that you'll have to address the coronavirus subject matter. 

Coronavirus

Of course in a time like this, your loved one will need the companionship of a select caregiver who will tend to all medical needs and social needs while spending time in your relative's home. Needless to say, this is a time of concern because coronavirus is wreaking havoc all over America. Your relative is as safe as can be at home, and the caregiver will already be briefed about what to report to the company should your loved one ever begin to experience coronavirus symptoms.

Contact a company like Cool Waters Home Care to learn more.