Almost half of family caregivers report helping their parents with two or more daily activities of living. The most common are:
- Getting out of bed
- Standing up or sitting down on a chair or sofa
- Getting dressed
- Making it to and from the bathroom toilet
- Taking a shower
- Eating a meal
When you hire home care aides, they take over all of those chores. And, they can help with instrumental activities of daily living. Your parents can have their professional caregivers cooking meals, doing the housework, doing the laundry, and driving them to stores. Here’s a typical daily schedule that many older adults rely on.
Waking Up and Having Breakfast and Morning Medications
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A caregiver often arrives in the morning when your parents are waking up and ready for breakfast. The caregiver can prepare the meal, clean up dishes, and help your parents eat if needed.
Your parents may need someone to remind them when to take their morning medications. The caregiver does this. At the same time, the caregiver can take note of pill bottles that are almost empty and let you know or order a refill for someone to pick up.
Bathing and Dressing
After the meal, the caregiver helps your parents bathe. Should your parents need help choosing clothing for the day, the home care aide takes care of that. If your mom and dad can shower on their own, the caregiver starts cleaning the house while they bathe and get dressed.
Getting Ready for Appointments
If your mom or dad has any appointments, the caregiver can make sure your parents are ready to go when you arrive. If you’d rather have the caregiver drive them, that’s possible.
Other Meals
Lunch, snacks, and dinner are other meals the home care aides can prepare. If your parents need more groceries, the caregiver takes note of things that are necessary. Grocery orders can be placed, or the caregiver can take your parents shopping.
Housekeeping Chores
In between meals and errands, the caregiver cleans your parents’ home. Aides will vacuum, sweep, and mop floors. They’ll dust and sanitize surfaces, run the dishwasher, and do laundry. When the laundry is dry, they can put everything away.
Throughout the day, your parents aren’t alone. They have a companion there to talk to, join them on walks outside, or take them to area attractions for an afternoon of entertainment or engagement. Caregivers can take your parents to the theater, a museum, or the local park.
Home care plans are customized to match your parents’ needs. If they need more care than you see on this sample care plan, it’s offered. If they don’t need as much, it’s easy to arrange exactly what they need. Call a home care agency to make arrangements.
Sources:
https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/ppi/2021/05/caregiving-in-the-united-states-50-plus.doi.10.26419-2Fppi.00103.022.pdf
If You Or An Aging Loved One Are Considering Hiring Home Care in St. Pete Beach, FL, Please Contact The Caring Staff At Assisting Hands Home Care Today! 727-748-4211.
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Becky Moultrie is Owner and Administrator of Assisting Hands Home Care Serving Pinellas. Guided by a motto to Do Good with Love, she’s well positioned to do just that at Assisting Hands. She has a passion for helping families keep seniors and those who are diabled happy and healthy at home. She serves on a number of boards in Pinellas County including the Pinellas Park Gateway Chamber and Better Living Seniors (BLS), leading the Membership Committee. Annually, she hosts a Silver Santa Party, collecting donations for nearly 100 low income seniors in the county. She attends Blessed Sacrament Church, Seminole where she is an Ascribed Member of the Rosminian Order. When not busy Doing Good in the community, Becky is at home with her husband David & their 4 children, tending to their beehives and digging in the garden.
