10 Services Long Island Senior Home Health Care Provides

We know it’s a tough decision. But these will help you see the wisdom behind hiring this service for your parents.

The caregiver you hire helps start and end your parents’ day. He or she will do this routine every day until their services aren’t required.

The tasks they perform include:

-       Waking up your parents, if they haven’t at a certain time

-       Help them to ease out of bed

-       Perform morning stretching exercises to relieve muscle cramps

-       Help them pick clothing and dress

This positive start to a day results in overall better quality of life.

When your parents get older they may forget their proper grooming habits. This is why a caregiver is needed. Hygiene is important to mental and physical health.

The caregiver helps your parents with the following:

-       Provide a safe bathing environment to prevent injuries

-       Ensure teeth are brushed

-       Hair must be washed

-       Beards must be shaven

-       Makeup is applied

Healthy routines will help your parent stay functional for longer.

Your parents may forget to feed themselves or they simply don’t have the strength to prepare wholesome meals anymore.

Caregivers will prepare and cook all meals during the day. They also provide healthy snacks to ensure they receive necessary daily nutrients throughout the day.

If your parents battle to feed themselves the caregiver also provides assistance with feeding. This is a natural occurrence amongst the elderly so your parents shouldn’t feel embarrassed.

The home health aide you hire act as a living calendar. He or she remembers everything important regarding your parents’ daily activities.

For you this is the number one benefit of hiring this service. You’ll be stress free regarding your parents’ health because the caregiver will:

-       Give the required medication at the allocated time.

-       Remember important dates so your parents still stay part of their community which is essential for mental health.

-       Stick to weekly routines such as doctors’ appointments.

This also minimizes your parents’ stress so they can focus energy on other matters.

You don’t have to worry about missing work or finding an alternative driver for your parents. The in home assisted living services ensure their employees have valid driver’s licences.

Your parents can be driven wherever and whenever they want without causing an inconvenience to family & friends. The caregiver can drive your parents to

-       The doctor’s office

-       Exercise classes

-       Escort them to social events

All employers of senior home health care agencies do a screening and background check on their employees. You can trust them to safely drive your parents around with or without your knowledge.

You can also request a caregiver that knows how to drive speciality cars such as one that carries a wheelchair.

The assisted living caregiver you employ will help with all the errands your parents can't do by themselves. This limits the inconvenience to loved ones and the stress to your parents. Perhaps they hate being a burden to you and it’s easier to ask a favor from a care giver such as:

-       Getting dry cleaning

-       Picking up prescriptions

-       Going to the bank

-       Grocery shopping

This is how you help your parents stay in healthy routines.                          

Every day the caregiver will do light house cleaning. Maintaining a clean environment is essential to an elderly’s health.

A cluttered home is an open invitation to pests and other parasites. They leave bacteria that can cause illnesses. When they make contact with food it can lead to foodborne diseases through salmonella and E. coli.

General and light housekeeping prevent these types of illnesses.

Housekeeping includes:

-       Laundry including sheets, cushions and other linen

-       Washing and packing of dishes

-       Sweeping, mopping and/or vacuuming floors

-       Washing windows

Create a healthy space because this adds to the comfort and quality of life your parents can experience.

When your parents get older there is a chance they won’t be able to physically support themselves anymore. Their feet and legs can fail them which can cause them to fall.

This can lead to other risks such as broken or fractured bones. You don’t want this pain inflicted on them.

A home health care employee has the strength and/or knowledge to effectively help your parents to move around.

The caregiver assists with mobility and transfers in the following way:

-       Help elderly to walk up and down stairs

-       Help them to sit down and stand up

-       Help them get into and out of cars

A small fall can result in excessive injuries so it’s better to do all you can to prevent it.

Your parents may love their pets and flowers. However they may not have the energy to properly care for them any longer.

Your parents’ caregiver can help them look after these so your parents can still enjoy their presence.   

Organizing your parents’ home is just as important as cleaning it. The caregiver will help with:

-       Throwing away unused items to declutter the home

-       Open and read mail to prevent it from building up or bills not being paid

-       Answering mail that needs urgent attention

-       Organize closets to make it easier for your parents to reach items

It improves quality of life, ensures hygiene and can prevent injuries.

For an affordable solution to all your home health care needs contact a consultant. Find someone that will create a comfortable environment with the least disruption.

Do you see all the benefits of this decision? And do you feel confident you can hire the right senior home health care Long Island provider? This is the best solution if your parents don’t want to part with their home. Despite their age you can ensure they stay where everything feels familiar.

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