If your elderly loved one has any type of cancer, whether they are currently undergoing treatment for it or are in a remission stage, home health care services can benefit them. These home health care providers can help your loved one with medications, mobility, vital checks, light household tasks, transportation and assistance to and from doctor appointments, and respite care if necessary. Here are a few of the more specific ways that seniors in any stage of cancer treatment can benefit from the support of home health care services.
Medication Management
No matter what type of health condition your elderly loved one has, the home health care providers can help with medication management. Maybe your elderly loved one forgets to take their medication. Maybe they are taking too much of it because they forget when they took it last. The providers can help your loved one to ensure they are getting the medication they need at the appropriate times.
IV Therapy
In some instances, cancer patients need IV therapy. If this is part of your elderly loved one’s treatment plan, you can hire home health care providers to assist with this. The providers can come to your loved one’s home and provide the IV therapy, so your loved one doesn’t have to leave their home for it.
Providing Comfort and Companionship
If your elderly loved one is not getting treatment for cancer or if there isn’t much the doctors can do for them, they are going to need to be as comfortable as possible. They might also need someone to be there with them. If you hire home health care providers, they can help make your elderly loved one more comfortable as their cancer gets worse. They can also provide companionship for your loved one, as well.
These are some of the many ways that home health care providers can assist your elderly loved one if they have cancer. Be sure to get these services as soon as possible to provide your elderly loved one with the assistance they need.
Sources
https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/what-we-do/nih-almanac/national-cancer-institute-nci
https://www.ocaofsd.org/wp-content/uploads/FacingForward_LifeAfterCancerTreatment.pdf
If you or an aging loved-one are considering home health care in Cherry Hills, CO, please contact the caring staff at SYNERGY HomeCare today. Call us at (303) 756-9322.
