Before, seniors commonly chose to move into an assisted living facility or nursing home to receive the elder care they need. However, elderly individuals are increasingly choosing to keep their homes and age in place. In order to do this safely, many seniors will seek help from elderly home care to ensure they get essential help at home.
Elderly individuals keep more than just their home when they decide to age in place. It allows them to maintain some level of control and independence in their lives, which is something seniors often give up when they move to an assisted living facility or nursing home. But it is likely that elderly individuals will reach a point where they need some help around the home, which is where home care services can be of great benefit.
Elderly Home Care Services in the Melbourne area
For Professional Elderly Home Care services in the Melbourne, Florida area, call Assisting Hands Home Care at (321) 455-5778. Request a Free In-Home Consultation.
With our elder care services, Assisting Hands Home Care – Brevard County can help seniors in need in the Melbourne, FL, area. We will conduct a care assessment and work with you to develop a customized care plan for your elderly loved one. Every one of the caregivers we employ is insured, licensed, and bonded to provide quality senior care and companionship.
Our senior care plans are always catered to meet the client’s specific needs to guarantee they have the care and assistance needed to live at home in a safe and comfortable manner. Our caregivers need to pass a background check and do additional training upon being hired. This ensures that our professionals can meet our standard of care. To begin, we will conduct a consultation, where we learn of your loved one’s care needs. We then work with you to come up with a thorough care plan. If care needs change, we can make adjustments.
Within our senior care plans, we can provide help with the following activities of daily living (ADLs):
- Personal Care and Hygiene: In both the morning and nighttime, our caregivers will provide assistance with personal care and hygiene tasks.
- Transfer Assistance: If seniors have limited mobility, our caregivers will help them get out of their wheelchair, recliner, or bed. We will also provide assistance as they move throughout their home.
- Bathing and Showering: We will provide assistance as needed to seniors when it is time to bathe or shower.
- Restroom Use: If seniors need help getting to and using the restroom, our caregivers will help as much as necessary.
- Getting Dressed: We will help clients get dressed for the day in the morning and get dressed for bed each night.
- Incontinence Care: If your loved one has incontinence issues, our caregivers will help with such incidents.
The following instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) are tasks our caregivers can also help with:
- Meal Preparation: Malnutrition can be a serious concern if seniors do not get the nutrients they need. Our caregivers will ensure your loved ones eat well by preparing daily meals for them, taking into account any dietary restrictions they may have.
- Light Housekeeping: We will do laundry, mop the floors, empty the garbage, and other light housekeeping tasks to make sure your loved one’s home remains clean.
- Grocery Shopping: Our caregivers can help with grocery shopping and other errands, including prescription pickups.
- Senior Transportation: We can provide rides for seniors who no longer drive so that they can make it to their doctor’s appointments and family gatherings.
- Dementia Care: We can provide effective care for seniors with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia and engage them in activities for critical mental stimulation.
- Companion Care: Our caregivers will do more than just provide care to your loved ones, we will also be a companion to them. We get to know our clients, engage in fun hobbies, and develop a personal relationship with them.
Call Assisting Hands for a Free Consultation
If you have an elderly loved one who would benefit from in-home elderly care, then give Assisting Hands Home Care – Brevard County a call at (321) 455-5778 for the services we provide in Melbourne, FL, and the surrounding areas. We will begin our services by providing a free consultation, where we will evaluate the client’s care needs, so we can create a comprehensive care plan.
