If you want to help your senior parent live independently but live far away or can’t help them every day because you work, in-home care is available. In-home care for seniors includes various services performed by an experienced caregiver that will help your senior mom or dad live well in their home.
In-home care is available every day. You can even schedule 24-hour care for your mom or dad if they need extra care because they are recovering from an illness or injury. The services that a caregiver provides will depend on what your mom or dad needs and what their physical health is like.
But in general, you can expect in-home care to provide these services for your mom or dad:
Transportation
If your mom or dad no longer drives and they need to go to a medical appointment, a vision screening, a dental appointment, or even if they just want to go get their hair done, an in-home care provider can take them. You won’t have to worry about your mom or dad getting to their appointment safely, and they won’t have to worry about how they’re going to get where they need to go.
Light Cleaning
In-home care providers can take care of a lot of light cleaning for your mom or dad. They don’t do in-depth cleaning, like cleaning the bathroom, but they can do a lot of household chores like: dusting, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, doing dishes, folding laundry, washing clothes, washing linens, changing bed linens, and more.
If there are some chores that your senior parent can still do and enjoy doing, they can join the caregiver on those chores. For example, many seniors like to help fold laundry because it gives them a sense of purpose to have a task to do. A caregiver would put the laundry in the washer and then the dryer, then bring it to the living room so your mom or dad could fold it. Then, they would bring it upstairs and put it away.
Medication Reminders
If your mom or dad is taking multiple medications, an in-home care provider can remind your senior parent when it’s time to take each of their medications. They can also make sure that your mom or dad doesn’t take the wrong dose, and that they take the medication with food if it’s prescribed to be taken with food.
Having medication reminders can help your senior parent avoid medication mixups or missed doses.
Shopping And Errands
As seniors get older, they often struggle with tasks like shopping or running errands. Walking great distances, managing money, and getting in and out of the car can be physically and mentally draining for seniors.
An in-home care provider can do the grocery shopping for your senior parent and run whatever errands need to be run. They can also pick up a grocery order that your senior parent orders through an app and pick up medications at the pharmacy.
If you or an aging loved one are considering In-Home Care in New Haven, CT, please contact the caring staff at Talem Home Care & Placement Services of New Haven, CT, today. Call (203) 538-6273
At Talem Home Care & Placement Services of Fort Hartford, CT, we provide passionate, understanding, and flexible caregivers in New Haven, Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Cheshire, Derby, Milford, Naugatuck, Orange, Prospect, Seymour, Shelton, Stratford, Trumbull, West Haven, Woodbridge, and Woodmont and surrounding areas in Connecticut.
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