24 Hour Home Care VS an Assisted Living Facility in Greater Herndon, VA and the Surrounding Areas
Did you know that, according to the CDC, the average nursing home resident gets only 12 minutes of nursing care daily?
What if you could keep them at home? 24 hour home care offers several advantages for seniors that are not provided by assisted living services. Please refer to the chart below for a summary.
Care At Home
Care At A Facility
Maintain your usual routines, like mealtimes
Mealtimes are set
Maintain privacy
Many different workers are working in the facility
One-on-one care
Assisted living can assign up to 17 residents per CNA
Stay in your own home
Moving from your home can be very traumatic
Keep your pets
You can’t take your pets to assisted, skilled, or memory care facilities
Maintain your relationships, especially with your spouse
When care levels change, spouses can be separated
Maintain relationships with neighbors
Moving outside of your neighborhood can be disruptive, and it’s often challenging for your neighbors to continue visiting you.
Stay in your familiar community.
Especially for dementia or Alzheimer’s, it can be very unsettling to move to a new community.
Families are more comfortable visiting in the family home setting
Home is more comfortable for everyone – assisted living can feel “institutional.”
Continuity of care
Same one or two caregivers every day
Visitors can stay at any time, and families can stay for the holidays
Can not host your family in your room in assisted living, skilled, or memory care
Cost savings for couples
Live-in care for couples is often more cost-effective than paying for two people in assisted living or one person at home and one person in assisted living.
The benefits of 24 hour home care strike the right balance between providing the dedicated care needed and preserving independence, allowing individuals to continue living in their homes.
If a senior in your family requires living assistance services, consider what best suits their specific needs. Often, services provided at home offer a higher quality of life, which is frequently impossible with the less flexible services associated with a facility.
