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Personal Care
Some older adults start to need help as they lose health and mobility. Elderly personal care is when a paid personal care assistant comes into their home and helps them with personal care services. These caregivers are non-medical personnel but are trained to provide compassionate assistance tailored to each individual’s needs.
At-home senior care, can help your elderly family member stay in their own home for longer, delaying the need to move into assisted living and helping them maintain independence and dignity.
Here are some things that personal care assistants can do.
Medication Reminders
Personal care assistants are not nurses. However, they can help with medication reminders, as long as the medications are set up into specific days they need to be taken. If your loved one is having difficulty remembering to take their medications, or log their insulin, the care assistant can help ensure these items don’t get missed. While this doesn’t replace medical attention, older adults often experience memory loss, and our care assistants can be the helpful reminder they may need to do the day-to-day stuff between medical visits. This also allows the person to be cared for by somebody they already trust.
Bathing & Hygiene Upkeep
Mobility and mild cognitive issues can make it hard to keep up with personal hygiene. Personal care assistants can help with routine bathing and other hygiene needs. They can help ensure your loved one remembers to bathe and clean their teeth but can also help them into and out of the shower or tub, ensuring they don’t slip and fall. They can help them have the “good soak” they need.
If individuals experience shaky hands that compromise their ability to shave safely, personal care assistants can provide the assistance they may need. They can also help with more private matters, such as successfully using the toilet or dealing with incontinence.
Mobility Assistance
Arthritis and other age-related conditions can cause a variety of mobility issues. This might range from needing to use a wheelchair to more minor issues, such as not being able to bend down to pick up a dropped item. A personal care assistant can help with all of these problems, and we can also advise on changes you can make to your or their home to help reduce the risk of a fall, such as threshold ramps or strategically placed railings. Whether it’s pushing a wheelchair or standing by your side, our compassionate staff can do it all.
Meal Preparation
For many older adults, preparing meals is a source of pride. Unfortunately, that may mean they stop eating properly, lose weight, and put themselves at risk of other health conditions.
A personal care aide can help with meal planning, take the person shopping or do the shopping for them, and prepare meals. If your relative has good and bad days, then they may only help on the days when they need it. They can ensure that your relative continues eating a healthy diet as they age. Home care for older adults can also include running other errands as needed and making sure there is always food and other necessities in the house.
Personalized Care Strategy
Every older adult is different. Elderly personal care services vary according to their needs and their willingness to accept help. Needs also change over time, and our well-trained staff can keep up with new or worsening conditions, can help with adjustments to the home, and will continuously change and adapt your relative’s care plan to fit their needs.
If you have a loved one who is struggling to live on their own and family resources are exhausted, then personal care services can be a great alternative to relocating to an assisted living or nursing home.
B Home Care provides compassionate, tailored care service for individuals who need assistance with activities of daily living and are trying to maintain their independence. Contact us to find out what we can do for you or your loved one.
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