If your senior parent has a serious medical condition like diabetes or heart disease it’s still possible for them to live in their own home, if that’s what they want. Millions of seniors are able to continue living independently in the homes they love, with a little bit of extra help.
Home care makes it possible for seniors to live independently and manage their medical conditions. Home care can mean that a home care provider is with your mom or dad a few hours each day, or it can mean 24-hour home care so that your mom or dad is never alone. Home care visits can be as often and as long as your mom or dad needs.
24-hour home care is a great resource for seniors who want to live alone because a care provider is always there to help your mom or dad with tasks like:
Taking Medication
It’s very important that your mom or dad take their medication on time to help stabilize their condition and manage their symptoms. But, it’s easy for seniors to forget to take their medications on time. Especially when your mom or dad is taking multiple medications every day.
A care provider can remind your mom or dad when to take their medications and make sure that they take those medications as prescribed. If your mom or dad has any side effects from the medication, a care provider can help document those so you can share them with your parent’s doctor.
Making Meals
Making meals is another way that 24-hour home care helps seniors. If your mom or dad has a condition that impacts their ability to use their hands or causes them to have poor balance a home care giver can help make and plan meals. You won’t have to worry about your mom or dad eating healthy meals and snacks or getting enough to eat.
Keeping Up The House
Seniors who have chronic medical conditions are usually not able to do routine housework. A home care provider can take care of light housekeeping tasks like sweeping, doing the dishes, or dusting. They can also do the laundry, change linens, take the trash out, and make sure the home is clean and sanitary.
Shopping And Errands
If your mom or dad is chronically ill they probably also don’t get out much. A home care provider can take over the shopping and errands for your senior parent. Having someone that can help your parent shop for groceries, go to the post office or the bank, and do the rest of the errands for your parent can take a lot of stress off of your plate while also making life easier for your mom or dad.
Transportation
With 24-hour home care you will never have to worry about how your mom or dad will get to their medical appointments or get to urgent care or the emergency room if you can’t take them. A care provider can make sure that your senior parent gets to all their medical appointments. And they can make sure that your mom or dad gets medical help if they need it, no matter what time of day it is.
If you or an aging loved one is considering 24-hour home care in Littleton, CO, please contact the caring staff at SYNERGY HomeCare of Parker. 303-953-9924
