Personal care and companion services at home for seniors and veterans give families peace of mind and security, knowing that their loved one is not alone while at home. The phrase, “home is where the heart is” rings true for many people. Home is where they have built a lifetime of memories, including their fondest memories, and this is where they want to be for as long as they are able. The term “aging in place” is being used more frequently to describe how the elderly generation wants to live out their golden years. In-home senior care is one of the fastest-growing segments of the eldercare market and there are a variety of offerings to help your loved ones stay safe in their home. With this comes personal care and companion services.
Personal Care
Your caregiver can provide you or a loved one with assistance in bathing, dressing, eating, incontinence care, medication reminders, oral hygiene, walking and personal mobility, transferring to and from chair, bed, or wheelchair, toileting, and other services tailored to meet individual needs.
Meal Preparation
Overall health and well-being can be improved by ensuring your loved one is receiving healthy, well-balanced meals. In addition to tasting better, nutritious meals play an important role in maintaining good health.
An Assisting Hands® caregiver can perform everything from grocery shopping to preparing meals in accordance with any special diet, to serving the meal, providing eating assistance and cleaning up afterwards. Just let us know your situation and we will provide tailored services to your individual needs.
Grocery Shopping
Your caregiver can provide you or a loved one with assistance in grocery shopping, picking up prescriptions, organizing incoming mail and going to the post office, and any routine personal errands you or a loved one might require.
Light Housekeeping
Your caregiver can provide you or a loved one with light housekeeping services. This includes vacuuming, washing dishes, laundry, dusting, bed making and sweeping. Also included is mopping floors, taking out the trash, and any other items you or a loved one might require. Let us know your situation and we will provide tailored services to your individual needs.
Companionship
According to a recent article published in Graying with Grace, companionship keeps an elderly person’s mind and body active, helps avoid mental health issues, and leads to new memories and experiences. Learn more about getting seniors and the elderly the companionship they need.
Your caregiver can assist you or your loved one with recreational activities or hobbies. They can also simply provide good company for a game of cards or a nice chat! You or a loved one determines the schedule. This can range from a weekly visit to 24-hour care. Assisting Hands® will tailor its services to meet your individual needs. Personal care and companion services at home for seniors and veterans can help to create a quality of life for your family member, so it is important to consider.
ABOUT OUR SERVICES
Assisting Hands® Rockford can provide assistance in the privacy of their own home for you or a loved one. Our caregivers have training and experience in providing in-home care. They have successfully passed extensive background checks, as well as being insured, bonded, and trained in CPR and First Aid. Assisting Hands® Rockford will help you select the best matched caregiver from its pre-screened group of available assistants. We can have qualified help placed in your home generally within 48 hours or less of the initial call.
