When your elderly family member is dealing with chronic health issues, insomnia, or other challenges, her days and nights may feel equally difficult to her. What can really help is for your elderly family member to know that she has help right there with her whenever she needs it. You’ll also know those elderly care providers are ready to step in when your senior really needs that extra assistance.
Medication Schedule Reminders
Sometimes medications have to be taken according to a very specific schedule throughout the day and night. It can also be imperative that your elderly family member is watched for signs of symptoms that might not be obvious to her. This can be complicated and difficult for your senior to manage on her own, and when she needs that assistance all day and night, 24-hour home care is the way to go. You’ll know that your senior is remembering to take her medications as needed and your senior’s health is more likely to be stable.
Alzheimer’s Care Help
Alzheimer’s disease and dementia create some very specific needs for your senior on a continual basis. You may be concerned that your aging family member will wander or that she’ll be even more confused if she’s alone. Having home care there with your senior at all times ensures that she’s got help right here with her for whatever she needs most. Stability and security are vital when your senior is experiencing cognitive challenges.
Daily Routine Assistance
Your elderly family member’s daily routine might be more difficult for her to stick to as she grows older and needs more help. 24-hour home care is there with your senior to help her whenever and however she needs, ensuring that she is safe and that she’s eating. That is vital for ensuring that she remains as healthy as possible.
Overnight Help
Even if your elderly family member doesn’t need much more than companionship during the day, overnight can be a different story. Your elderly family member might feel a lot more concerned overnight than she does during the day and knowing that there is someone there with her overnight when she wakes up or has trouble sleeping can help you to feel better, too.
Safety Concerns
Having someone there with your senior just in case something happens is not as unreasonable as it sounds. If a crisis were to happen, would your elderly family member know what to do? It is vital to ensure that she’s got the assistance that she needs, no matter what time of day or night she might need that help. And if she’s experiencing health issues, she’s likely to need that help even more.
Whatever your senior’s situation is, 24-hour home care can fill in so many of the care gaps she may have been experiencing. This is especially important if your elderly family member lives far away from other family members and doesn’t have as much friend and family support right there with her as she needs and wants.
If you or an aging loved-one are considering hiring Elderly Care in San Carlos, CA, and the surrounding area, call the caring staff at Aviva In-Home Care.
Call today: (415) 795-2203
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