The Advantages of Home Care Services

Have you ever wondered how home care enables seniors to age where they choose to be? All while benefiting from family caregivers' peace of mind and wellness. Home care not only supports seniors in maintaining their desired living arrangements but also significantly reduces healthcare expenditures by improving health outcomes, increasing preventative care, and decreasing hospital admissions and readmissions. Furthermore, did you know that home care contributes to the economy by creating jobs in a rapidly developing industry? 

EMPOWERING SENIORS WITH SAFETY, HEALTH, AND ENGAGEMENT FOR A FULFILLING LIFESTYLE AT HOME.

Professional caregivers help elders live independently for extended periods. They provide a variety of programs that help seniors stay safe, healthy, engaged, and active.

STAY SAFE Reducing Falls and Other Typical Injuries.

Falls are the most significant cause of emergency room visits and injury deaths among seniors aged 65 and up. People over the age of 65 are twice as likely to die in a fall at home as any place else. Falls can occur when performing domestic duties such as taking laundry down the basement steps or reaching for an upper shelf to store a dish. Caregivers perform these and many other daily responsibilities, thereby preventing mishaps that could otherwise result in significant injury, months of rehabilitative treatment, or even death.

STAY HEALTHY Maintain Seniors Health

Carers help elders stay healthy through strict adherence to drug protocols, and this cannot be overemphasized since more than 40-75% of older adults are reportedly committing medicating errors. These errors can be as basic as missing a dose or taking the wrong medicine or dosage. Caregivers are of utmost importance in reminding, organizing pillboxes, and tracking medication schedules to avoid such errors and enhance the health of older adults. Caregivers also help seniors stay healthy by cooking nutritious meals and helping them eat right.

STAY ENGAGED Helping Seniors Stay Engaged and Connected.

Home care is a very appealing option to millions of elderly Americans wishing to age at home. Most active seniors who want to stay home face significant transportation problems. Harvard University research findings indicate that 21% of old people drop out of activities they would have pursued because of transport inconvenience. Professional caregivers assist senior elders by taking them to run errands or participate in social activities. A caregiver's plan of care includes more than only the cleaning and the dishing jobs. Carers talk about current affairs, listen to stories, play board games, share meals, and provide companionship in different forms. The areas of interest of these professionals are carefully in line with those of their clients to maintain consistency and create a higher possibility of making personal connections.

STAY ACTIVE Providing Companionship and Personalized Care 

The companionship of a caregiver has an effect on both physical and psychological health. Social isolation is a pressing issue among elderly Americans; 43% of them experience loneliness frequently. Senior loneliness is a social concern and a serious public health matter. A single study evidenced people aged 60 and over who felt lonely were almost 60% more likely to experience a decline in their performance of daily activities and 45% more likely to die compared to those who were satisfied with their social life. This stresses the need to tackle senior loneliness and ways caregivers can overcome it. Caregivers offer instrumental help, companionship, and emotional support, thus greatly benefiting the quality of life. Caregivers help in the fellowship and reduce social disconnection, which leads to preserving physical health and attaining mental wellness among the elders. A paper published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry found that elderly who considered themselves lonely had a two times greater chance of developing dementia.