One of the most important responsibilities that you have as a family caregiver is making sure that your parent has the type of care that is right for their individual needs and challenges. This means that you will need to evaluate the different styles of care that are available and select the one that is best for your elder.
For some elders, a care provider being in the home with them for a few hours each day or even a few hours each week is sufficient to handle their needs. For others, however, more extensive needs require additional support and care to remain safe, healthy, and comfortable. In this situation, live-in care might be a good choice. Understanding what this type of care entails and what it is not will help you to make the decision that is truly right for your elder parent and for you as their family caregiver.
Despite the name, live-in care is not about a care provider moving in with your loved one. Instead, this type of care involves a care provider being in the home with your parent 24 hours a day. Your parent will have a primary care provider who is with them for the majority of the week and then one or two secondary care providers who will act as relief for this care provider.
Each day of service, this care provider will be in your loved one’s home all day and throughout the night. As opposed to awake and alert night care, however, this care provider has the expectation of a full night of sleep at the end of the day. They will sleep in your parent’s home, ensuring that they are available to address emergencies during the night and will be there for your parent first thing in the morning, but will not be awake or providing regular care during the night hours.
This type of care can be highly beneficial for those elder adults who need more support than they would receive from a care provider who is only with them for a few hours during the day, but who does not need someone regularly at night.
Being a family caregiver for an aging adult can be a tremendous challenge. Elder care can help. Despite popular belief, having an elder home care services provider is not just beneficial for those seniors who are of very advanced age or those who have extensive care needs. While these elders can certainly gain benefits from this type of care, it can also make a tremendous difference for younger elders and those who only have mild to moderate needs.
The highly personalized services that this type of care provider can offer your loved one can help them to save time and energy, fulfill basic activities of daily living and personal care needs, and remain more active and engaged when they are no longer able to drive. This can help your parent to stay safer, healthier, and more comfortable while also preserving more of their independence and autonomy throughout their later years.
Because there are various different types of care and this care will be arranged on a completely customized schedule, you can feel confident knowing that there is an arrangement and care style that will specifically address your parent’s individual needs and your needs as their family caregiver.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Elder Care Services in Sharon MA, or anywhere in Eastern Massachusetts, please call the caring staff at CARE Resolutions – (508) 906-5572.
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