Personal Home Care in Scarborough, ME, and the Surrounding Area
Let Comfort Keepers caregivers help your loved one look and feel their best
In our line of work, it is almost impossible to meet a senior who does not enjoy living independently at home, even when challenges of aging significantly diminish their ability to perform simple, everyday tasks. As many older adults are strong-willed and passionate about aging in place, Comfort Keepers is firmly dedicated to helping them achieve that goal. One way we do this is through our home care services.
Call us today at (207) 900-2645 to learn how Comfort Keepers can help your loved one live safely and comfortably at home.
What is Personal Home Care?
In simple terms, personal home care is a broad term commonly used in the caregiving industry to describe all types of support geared toward maintaining personal hygiene and other activities of daily living, such as dressing, grooming, and toileting.
The level of assistance is determined by the elderly person's age or vitality, and whether they may be unable to perform these tasks safely or single-handedly. It can range from standby monitoring to full care, and everything in between, depending on your loved one’s specific situation and needs.
In addition to basic hygiene assistance, personal home care plans often include services like meal prep & feeding a special diet, toileting, incontinence care, transferring and positioning, and more. For instance, if your parent is diagnosed with dementia, we will provide personal care by their condition or symptoms and include memory care in their customized care plan. The same goes if your loved one is prone to falls – we can run fall risk assessments and minimize fall risks in your loved one’s home, or tailor our care to address any other issues they might be struggling with.
What to Expect from Personal Care?
At Comfort Keepers Home Care in Scarborough, our home care aides are on a mission to elevate your loved one’s quality of life. This not only involves assisting with numerous routines to promote comfort and overall health, but also helping your Mom or Dad feel good about themselves and how they look. It is about minimizing discomfort or embarrassment while boosting their self-esteem and emotional well-being. Our respectful, trained caregivers can provide dignified assistance with:
- Bathing or showering
- Getting dressed/undressed
- Hairstyling
- Brushing teeth or cleaning dentures
- Applying makeup for Mom
- Shaving for Mad
- And much more
Contact Us Today
Learn more about the benefits of personal home care services and schedule your free care consultation with our friendly client coordinators to get started.
Call us today at (207) 900-2645 to learn how Comfort Keepers can help your loved one live safely and comfortably at home.
