Is Personal Care Right Choice?

Consider these benefits of personal care

In home care helps seniors live better. Here are a few reasons why.

Maintaining familiar surroundings.

Moving is stressful for anyone, but for seniors with dementia it's downright traumatic. Depression and anxiety are a real possibility. In addition, dementia makes it harder to learn new surroundings. 

It takes time to turn a house into a home. Even seniors without dementia prefer the comfort of familiar things and routines. 

Maintaining independence.

Home care allows seniors to remain as independent as possible for as long as possible. We can customize our services to provide the precise level of help required.

For example, some seniors may only need help with housekeeping, laundry, and cooking, but are perfectly capable of bathing and dressing themselves. Other seniors need a nurse to help them with their medication regimens...and a little company.

It's not just about independence. It's about autonomy. Personal care allows the senior to maintain a schedule which works for him or her, rather than remaining on the rigid nursing rotation schedule which might be offered in a home. 

Keeping the family involved.

"Out-of-sight, out-of-mind." Everyone in the family loves grandma and grandpa, but life gets busy. Seniors who are tucked away in nursing homes just seem to see less and less of their family members.

At home care keeps seniors where they've always been. This is even better if the senior is living with members of the family already. He or she will get lots of companionship from loved ones.

In addition, loved ones can provide supervision. In-home care means never having to worry your senior is being neglected, because you can be right there to check.

Keeping the furry friends.

There are many reasons why seniors should be allowed to keep the family cat or dog. Receiving additional companionship, having a reason to exercise, and managing stress are just a few of them. 

Most nursing homes don't allow pets. Many high-end assisted living facilities, which run more like apartments, don't either. 

Meanwhile, our personal care staff can even help you keep your pets fed and exercised.

Receiving care that grows with your senior.

Chances are there will be an even greater need for support as the years go by. Our personal care staff can adjust our level of service to provide for each new "normal." The senior who only needed some house help one year may well need full-service bathing, dressing, and toileting support the next. 

Your senior can receive all this from the same group of loving, caring professionals which have been helping him or her all along. 

It's all about quality-of-life!

Comfort Keepers aren't just checking services off a list. We're actively engaged in making sure your loved ones live the best life they can live today. We've developed a variety of approaches and tools to ensure this. 

Want to find out more? Give us a call to discuss your loved one's situation today. We'll be happy to answer all your questions and to walk you through what you can expect. We look forward to meeting both you and