What if you could take care of your loved ones and their tasks by merely using one skilled in-home caregiver instead of multiple shift care providers?
Wondering what a care provider is? Well, an expert caregiver who takes care of an older adult individual who needs help with daily tasks, activities and life maintenance. These caregivers help the elderly with any injury, illness, chronic condition or memory-related issues. Depending on the support required, these in-home care providers are there to help everyone!
Our ageing family members are in constant need of support. An expert must adequately cater to their daily medical and routine needs to avoid unfavorable circumstances. For some of us, time is money, and we are often on tight schedules juggling between work and home. So, a caregiver is the best solution to help on both ends. Each day the caregiver duties may vary, but the primary tasks will remain identical. A care provider’s responsibilities are to assess the medical condition, personal care needs, meal planning and preparation, companionship, and transportation.
Assessing Medical Conditions
On average, senior people take five medications a day. Most of the elderly either forget to take their medicines on time or take wrong doses, meaning retaking a similar tablet for their illness. To solve their confusion and fix their medication schedule, a care provider must manage its client’s medication. The caretaker must also address any medical appointments for the client and monitor the chronic conditions (if any). A qualified in-home caregiver will work closely with medical experts to ensure the patient is taking the right pills and educating them to reduce any risk.
Personal Care
As a person ages, it becomes challenging to carry out simple daily tasks on their own like getting dressed, brushing teeth or bathing. Many seniors neglect these chores because it becomes difficult to keep up with the daily routine. A caregiver can assist the elderly in keeping up with personal hygiene, grooming, using the toilet or helping with exercising. Trained caregivers assist the patient with minimum visible support so that the elderly feel independent.
Meals Planning and Preparation
Following strict diets and eating preferences are a must for the elderly. Senior citizens or people who are ill cannot eat everything, so they must have their meals planned and then prepared. A caregiver is equipped with knowledge of the medications and the meals that go with along. Each meal is self-prepared with the ingredients that fit the patient and his dietary needs. Alongside preparing meals, Caregivers will help the patients with their groceries make meal time more manageable.
Companionship
Depression and loneliness is one major illness prevailing among seniors and sick people. Those who are home-bound and do not have many activities to perform often get anxious and depressed. A caregiver more than helping with daily chores can also accompany the patient to reduce lonely hours. Giving the patients to someone to talk to during the day can help relieve and create friendship bonds between the patient and caregiver. Emotional support helps the elderly in enjoying the social aspect of their lives.
Transportation
Travelling can become a massive concern for older people as it becomes difficult for them to stay in the car or even sit properly without any additional help. Instead of struggling to travel or even sit or drive, an in-home caregiver can cooperate with the patients to help them out. Be it going to pharmacies or groceries or a small drive around the neighborhood, quality caregivers can provide transportation facilities. Assisting the elderly sometimes from wheelchairs onto car seats can’t be done by themselves, so a care provider will also help them sit properly and take care during travel.
Memory Care
Some illnesses like Dementia and Alzheimer require a person with the patient to make him remember the activities, people, and chores repeatedly because of the insensibleness and absent-mindedness that comes with the disease. Family members cannot be here with the patient around the clock so that a caregiver would be ideal for the job. Having an assigned caretaker would help ensure all work is done accordingly and on time. The patient would get help in activities and emotional support and stability.
Having an in-home caregiver provides comfort and peace of mind to the family and their loved ones. The quality care they couldn’t deliver due to insufficient time and not being around much can equally be provided in the same ratio to the patient without anything being compromised!