If your senior loved one requires some assistance around the house, he or she should receive care that best suits his or her personal needs. But how do you decide between live-in and hourly care? Here’s some information to help you and your loved one choose.
How Is Your Loved One’s Health?
When a senior has non-medical needs requiring around-the-clock care, a live-in caregiver is the best option. This care is generally for seniors coming out of the hospital following surgery or accidents or those who were in nursing home facilities to recover from injuries or illnesses. A live-in caregiver will be in the home overnight, providing assistance as needed.
Even if your loved one hasn’t been in a retirement home or hospital, he or she may still need help completing some daily activities. Hourly caregivers are the best option if your loved one is generally in good health but needs some assistance for only a few hours a week.
The type of home care Livingston seniors need can vary. Some need assistance a few hours a day, while others require more extensive around-the-clock assistance. At Assisting Hands Home Care, we tailor our care plans based on each senior’s individual care needs, and the plans can be adjusted at any time.
How Will Your Loved One Adjust?
Elderly people are sometimes less open to change than younger people are. It can be difficult for seniors to adjust to changes that sometimes come with age, such as the inability to clean the home, run errands, cook, or perform personal care tasks like bathing or dressing.
To make the transition easier, the caregiving process can be started slowly. A caregiver can help on an hourly basis for a few days a week until your loved one becomes comfortable with someone providing care for him or her. If needed, you can then hire a live-in caregiver to provide 24-hour care.
If your senior loved one needs hourly or live-in care, Livingston Assisting Hands Home Care can help. Our caregivers can assist with exercise and mobility, prepare nutritious meals, provide timely medication reminders, and help with a wide array of other important daily tasks.
Is There Extra Room Available?
If you hire someone on a live-in basis to care for your loved one, there will need to be room in the home to accommodate the caregiver. A live-in caregiver may need to sleep over if the shifts aren’t split among multiple caregivers. There are generally two or three caregivers who rotate the days and hours they care for your loved one, meaning one of those individuals will be in the home at any given time.
Though you may be researching multiple agencies that provide home care service, Assisting Hands Home Care has much to offer your family and your elderly loved one. We are leaders in the senior home care industry, offering hourly and around-the-clock assistance from reliable, experienced caregivers. Trust Assisting Hands Home Care to help your loved one enjoy a happier and healthier life in the golden years. To create a comprehensive in-home care plan for your parent, give us a call today.
