At Assisting Hands Home Care, we provide patient sitting and non-medical after surgery care for hospitalized seniors and adults in Highland Park, Lake Forest, Libertyville, and the surrounding areas in Lake County, IL. Our caregivers will provide personal care that complements the care they receive from their doctors and nurses while advocating on their behalf.
Patient Sitters and Hospital Sitters
Seniors and adults may benefit from extra care and assistance as a patient in the hospital, rehab center, or other healthcare facility. Doctors and nurses provide necessary medical care, but they are often too busy caring for other patients to provide non-medical assistance. Our patient sitters can be in the hospital with your loved ones and provide the additional personal care they need to ensure their comfort. In addition to providing care, we will also act as patient advocates for your loved ones and communicate with the doctor and nurses. We will not disrupt the medical care provided by the doctor and nurses and instead only provide personal care that they do not.
You can expect the following from our patient sitter services:
- Patient advocates: Our caregivers will monitor the condition of your loved ones and communicate with the nurses and doctor to stay informed and alert them if there is a problem. We will ensure they get the medical care they need and provide medication reminders so that they remember to take their medication.
- Companionship: We will provide friendly companionship while your loved ones are in the hospital by engaging them in friendly conversations and appropriate fun activities.
- Fall prevention: We can help your loved ones get in and out of their bed and to and from the bathroom safely.
- 24/7 and overnight care: We can provide patient sitting services 24 hours a day if needed or overnight care for those who don’t want to be alone through the night.
- Respite care: We can relieve relatives who are keeping your loved ones comfortable in the hospital with our respite care services. One of our caregivers will arrive to provide patient sitting while the relative takes some time away.
Transitional Care
Patients are typically released by hospitals and rehab centers before they have fully recovered so they can finish their recovery at home. It is important for those returning home to follow their discharge instructions and get enough rest without overexerting themselves. Those who try to do too much before they are fully healed may suffer a setback that puts them back in the hospital.
At Assisting Hands Home Care, we can help those returning home from the hospital with transitional care. Our caregivers can provide personal care and assistance so your loved ones can rest and take them to rehab or follow up appointments. Our transitional care services can include the following:
- Understand and communicate the discharge instructions with you and your loved ones
- Schedule follow up doctor appointments, rehab, and lab work
- Non-medical transportation to take your loved ones home from the hospital and drive them to follow up appointments
- Provide medication reminders and pick up prescriptions
- Pick up or coordinate the delivery of medical equipment
- Ensure safe conditions in the home
- Help with grocery shopping
- Prepare meals while following dietary restrictions
- Light housekeeping such as sweeping, doing laundry, washing dishes, and taking out the trash
- Assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, and transferring
After-Surgery Care
It is not easy for seniors and adults to recover from surgery. Those returning home from surgery must follow their discharge instructions and get plenty of rest while avoiding activities that can cause a setback. At Assisting Hands Home Care, we provide after-surgery care that includes personal care and assistance that allows your loved ones to rest and recover at home.
You can expect the following from our after-surgery care services:
- Help with ADLs: Our caregivers will help with activities of daily living (ADLs) including dressing, bathing, changing positions in bed, toileting, transferring, and more.
- Companionship: Our caregiver will establish a personal relationship with your loved ones while providing care to be their companion as well. We will engage your loved ones in friendly conversations and fun, safe activities.
- Fall prevention: We can help your loved ones move around their home and clear their path to reduce the risk of falling.
- 24-hour or hourly care: We can provide 24-hour care services for those who need consistent care and supervision or hourly care services for those who need several hours of care a day.
- Overnight care: Our caregiver can come to your loved one’s home in the evening and stay with them through the night, so they are not alone. We will help your loved ones get to bed safely and stay awake through the night in case care is needed.
- Respite Care: We can relieve a relative who is providing care while your loved ones recover with our respite care services. Our caregiver will take over providing care so the family caregiver can have time off.
- Non-medical transportation: We can provide non-medical transportation that includes rides to doctor appointments and rehab.
Call Assisting Hands for a Free Consultation
At Assisting Hands Home Care, we can provide personal care for seniors and adults while in the hospital and while transitioning back home after a surgery or hospital stay. You can call us at (224) 268-9068 for patient sitter services in Highland Park, Lake Forest, and Libertyville, IL and the surrounding areas in Lake County.
