Call Assisting Hands Home Care at (224) 268-9068 to schedule a free consultation about our in-home Elderly Care services in Lake Forest, Illinois and surrounding areas.
When the senior members of a family reach retirement, they often get care and support from other relatives who can help them live in their homes. It is possible for many families to provide daily care and assistance for their elderly loved ones, but there may come a time when this is no longer a practical option.
Relatives can typically handle simple things for their elderly loved ones such as assistance at home and rides to important engagements. However, as the care needs of seniors increase or require more specialized care, the help of family members will become less effective. For seniors who want to continue to live at home as they age, elderly home care becomes the best option.
Professional Elderly Home Care Services
Assisting Hands Home Care provides elderly home care services in Lake Forest, IL to help seniors who are aging in place. We start our elderly home care by having a member of our staff visit you and your loved ones for a complete evaluation of their care needs. Our evaluation will help us create an effective care plan that accommodates the specific needs of your loved one. The care plan will also include a schedule for our caregiver that works for everyone involved.
The following may be part of your elderly care plan:
- Personal care: We can help your loved ones with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing dressing, personal hygiene, toileting, and more.
- Fall prevention: Falls are the top cause of injuries among the elderly. We will help reduce the risk of falls by helping your loved ones move through the home and keeping walkways clear of trip hazards.
- Companionship: It is important for seniors to have meaningful social companionship for their emotional and mental well-being. Our caregivers will be a companion for your loved ones and build a personal relationship with them through friendly conversation and fun activities.
- Meal preparation: We can prepare meals for seniors who no longer cook and make sure that these meals accommodate their dietary restrictions.
- Transportation and errands: We can provide transportation for seniors who do not drive to ensure that they get to family gatherings, doctor appointments, and other important events. We can also help with grocery shopping and other errands.
- Light housekeeping: We can help your loved ones keep their homes clean by helping with light housekeeping duties such as vacuuming, dusting, laundry, and taking out the trash.
- Respite care: If a family member provides full time care for an elderly loved one, it is important for them to get some time off. We provide respite care services in which our professional caregiver will arrive at scheduled times to resume providing care for your loved ones.
- Overnight care: Sometimes seniors cannot be left home alone at night safely. We provide overnight care services in which our caregiver will arrive in the evening and stay awake through the night to provide any assistance that may be needed.
- Live-in/ 24-hour care: We can help seniors who need a caregiver present in their homes 24 hours a day with our live-in and 24-hour care services. Our live-in care services will have our caregiver living at the home of your loved ones for several days at a time, but they will need to sleep at night. With our 24-hour home care, there will always be someone in the home awake and alert as we have multiple caregivers rotate shifts.
- Alzheimer’s and dementia care: Seniors who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia need to receive specialized care in the familiar environment of their homes. Our caregivers can effectively care for seniors affected by Alzheimer’s and dementia by responding to common behaviors and engaging them in activities that keep their minds stimulated.
- After-surgery care: It is difficult for seniors to return home from the hospital after a long stay due to an illness or surgery. Our caregivers can help ease the transition back home by ensuring that your loved ones get plenty of rest while following their discharge instructions.
- Hospice care at home: If you have an elderly loved one that is in hospice care, we can provide care to complement the hospice care they receive. Our caregivers will provide personal care that hospice care may not cover while not interrupting the care that hospice does provide.
Call Assisting Hands for Free Consultation
If you have elderly loved ones who need additional care to age in place, talk to our professionals at Assisting Hands Home Care to set up a free initial consultation. You can call us at (224) 268-9068 for more information about our elderly care services in Lake Forest, IL.
