Important Things You Should Know about In Home Care Services (Part I)

Important Things You Should Know about In Home Care Services (Part I)

 Wanting to live an independent, decent and dignified life is something that we all desire to have. And everyone, even senior adults deserve to live this kind of life. With this in view, senior in home care services have been expanding over the last few decades in order to enrich the elderly people’s lives. In home care services allow seniors to remain at home, in an environment where they feel most comfortable, instead of being in an institution-based nursing care. This way, they can still be near their loved ones even when they have some disabilities or special needs in their daily living. 

This provides them a “normal atmosphere” to live a “normal life” in contrast to staying in a nursing home or hospice. For home care services, a senior may choose from the different categories available for them depending on the type of care and how much assistance they need. Care may include life assistance services or professional health care services or a combination of both. Services under these categories may include speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, medication teaching, psychological assessment, wound care, disease education and management, and pain management.

However, home care often involves providing help with the activities of daily living. In home care services include the following: personal care, home maker services, and companion services.

Personal Care Services

How much personal home care services will be provided depend heavily on the senior’s individual needs. However, it often includes bathing, which is an important aspect to how well a person may feel about himself. Also, because being active is essential not only to the physical well-being of a senior but also to his mental health, a home care provider plan of daily activities which a senior might need. Of course, his physical limitations have to be considered at all times.  Seniors who require a special diet can be provided meal planning and preparation by their home care service providers in coordination with the senior’s health care providers and family members.