Your dad fell and he hit his head and broke his hip. He’s allowed to go home, but only if someone is with him 24/7. His medical team recommends 24-hour home care services, but you’re wondering about how that works.
Here’s a quick breakdown of what 24-hour home care aides can do and how the service works.
24-Hour Home Care Aides Work in Shifts
With 24-hour home care, you have a team of caregivers working in shifts to ensure your dad’s care needs are covered at all hours. He might have three caregivers working eight-hour shifts. As one’s shift ends, another takes over. This ensures around-the-clock coverage.
What happens if a caregiver is sick, has an appointment, or can’t start the car? A replacement is dispatched until the original caregiver is available again. Your dad isn’t left alone, and you won’t have to drop everything to get to your dad’s house.
What Can These Caregivers Help With?
A 24-hour home care aide helps with anything normal home care helps with. His home care aide can help him get showered and dressed. If he needs help getting on and off the toilet, his caregiver can help him safely sit down and stand up. Caregivers are also there to help him get in and out of the shower without losing his balance.
Caregivers can clean his home, do the laundry, remind him to take his medications and cook his meals. They can wash dishes, tidy up, and make his bed. In the night, his caregivers are there to wake him for any medications he needs. They can also assist him in trips to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
How about having a caregiver there for companionship? Your dad is scared after his fall. He was on the floor for several hours until someone stopped by. He’s afraid of that happening again, even with a medical alert system, he’s struggling to feel comfortable. With 24-hour home care, he’s not going to be alone. Someone is always with him. That peace of mind can help him avoid stress and heal well.
Does your dad have appointments with a physical therapist or follow-up visits with his doctor or surgeon? He can’t drive. If you’re not free or live close enough to help him, his caregiver can drive him to appointments, wait for him to see his doctor, and then drive him back home.
When your dad has 24-hour home care, he has the support he needs to live independently and safely at all hours and during his recovery or throughout the rest of his life. Even if he has a serious health condition, 24-hour home care can be the best way to have him stay at home and avoid assisted living. Call our home care specialist to make the necessary arrangements.
If you or an aging loved one are considering 24-Hour Home Care Services near Wilton CT, please call and talk to our friendly and dedicated staff. (203) 744-8380
Home Care Advantage provides quality Non-Medical Home Care for seniors and families in Danbury, Bethel, Easton, Newtown, Redding, Ridgefield, Southbury, Weston, Westport, Wilton, and surrounding areas.
With over 25 years of healthcare experience working with seniors, our model and approach to non-medical home care services are straightforward, providing you with the compassionate care you deserve. Providing care from the heart is what we are all about; we proactively work with you and your family to develop a care plan designed to meet your specific need for assistance and budget.
In addition to having an extensive work background in healthcare, my recent educational experience allowed me to earn my Doctorate Degree in public healthcare. This achievement enhanced my knowledge of the ever-evolving healthcare delivery system and heightened my awareness that you cannot go it alone to get the best outcome. Additionally, I have seen how some of my family members struggled and were overwhelmed with ensuring that their parents were safe and their needs were met. They did not know who to trust or where to turn for reliable and affordable help. I have made it our mission to be part of the solution allowing seniors to remain independent and be treated with the respect they deserve.
We are committed to providing excellent care for our clients, just as we would care for members of our own families. Please be assured that I will use my knowledge and background to protect and be a trusted resource for seniors and their families.
You can be confident that our caregivers are carefully screened, dependable, and selectively chosen to meet the specific needs of our clients. They are experienced and highly trained to provide excellent quality care and follow a strict professional code of conduct and ethics.
Our caregivers are competitively paid directly by our agency; there is no additional charge to you. Home Care Advantage files Social Security/Medicare, Federal and State Withholding Tax, and Unemployment Insurance for our employees. Workers’ compensation insurance and a fidelity bond cover the caregivers and supervisory staff.
Our caregivers are here for you and will work hard to assist you with your specific needs in the comfort of your own home. It is said that “Home is where the heart is.” Let Home Care Advantage provide care that will enrich your life and help you maintain an independent lifestyle in the comfort of your own home, “where you want to be.” Call us now! We look forward to working with you and your family.
Dr. Beverly J. Ruekberg, DHP, MPH, MA, Ed.
President/Geriatric Care Manager
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