Often, an elderly person who is becoming increasingly disabled prefers to continue residing at home if at all possible. Instead of moving to an Assisted Living Community in Clearwater, the person can arrange for assisted living service at his or her place of residence. A nurse’s aide commonly is the best care provider in this situation. The aide can be at the home whenever the client needs help around the house.
An Example
Consider a woman who is in her 70s and who has multiple sclerosis. The condition was kept under control for many years, but now is worsening. She no longer can drive or safely walk up and down stairs without assistance. She has fallen while trying to get to the bathroom. Two of her adult children live in town and they are distraught about the situation. They can take turns being with Mom overnight, but they both work full-time and have their own family obligations as well.
Home-Based Care
Setting up an arrangement with a service such as Family First Homecare makes everyone feel relieved. A nurse’s aide will be at the house for 8 hours on weekdays when the two closest relatives are at work. For now, they’ll continue taking turns staying overnight and work on expanding their base of friends and relatives willing to help out on weekends.
Enjoying Life in a Familiar Environment
Instead of having to move to an Assisted Living Community in Clearwater, this older individual can continue to enjoy life in her familiar environment. She has someone to help her get to the bathroom, and to wash and comb her hair. This companion can do light housekeeping as needed and prepare tasty lunches that the two eat together, having fun conversing about various topics.
The client may fret about not feeling useful, and even that problem can be reduced to a certain extent. The companion might go to the basement and wash and dry laundry, then bring it upstairs for the client to sort and fold. With the addition of a tall, sturdy chair with rails in the kitchen, this person also can help with meal preparation. Like us on Facebook.
