Senior Home Care Services
Everyone shares similar concerns about health care for our parents, grandparents and loved ones as they reach retirement age and beyond. Perhaps your mother gets confused and can't keep her doctor appointments and medications straight. Or your dad seems depressed and doesn't enjoy fishing anymore. Maybe your grandmother needs regular attention for her Alzheimer's while you're at work. That's when Home Instead Senior Care can come into the home and be the caregiver for you.
Are you noticing that your loved ones need home health care as they age? Have you thought about a nursing home or assisted living facility, but want to keep them in their home for as long as possible? Are you starting to stress out because of the impact the care you are providing is having at work and with your family members? Do you fear for a loved one's safety?
Home Instead Senior Care can help with compassionate, home care services delivered right in your loved one's home. Whether a few hours a day or long term care 24 hours a day, a CAREGiver can assist you. All CAREGivers are thoroughly screened, extensively trained, insured and bonded, matched to your preferences, professional and reliable.
There are a wide variety of home help services available, and this list may grow to include activities and support that are unique to your needs. Home Instead Senior Care provides home care of the elderly nationwide. Our trained and trustworthy CAREGivers provide home help including meal preparation, light housekeeping, personal care, shopping and errands as well as non-medical home nursing care of elderly.
We offer seniors across the country expert arthritis care, palliative care, convalescent care and respite care as well as specilist Alzheimer Care and Dementia Care in the home. We provide elderly care at home for a few hours each week up to 24 hours a day depending on the level required.
Senior Care Services include the following and more and will be tailored to meet your needs:
| Advanced Home Care - Personal care
- High dependency care
- Respite care
- Convalescence care
- Dementia care
- Early Alzheimer care
- Palliative care
- Assist with continence care & toileting
- Transferring and positioning with hoist
- Other high dependency care
- Short term contracts (less than one month)
| Home Care - Meal preparation
- Provide light housekeeping
- Help with laundry & ironing
- Take out the rubbish
- Change linens
- Make beds
- Dust furniture
- Drop off/pick-up dry cleaning
- Pick up prescriptions
- Organise & clean cupboards
- Assist with pet care
- Prepare future meals
- Drive to appointments
- Accompany to lunch or dinner
- Transport to shops, post office and appointments
- Drive to religious services
- Assist with walking and exercise
- Assist with getting up and going to bed
- Assist with personal hygiene - assist with bathing and showering
- Guidance with grooming and dressing whilst maintaining independence of the client
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Companionship - Prepare snacks
- Monitor diet & eating
- Check food expiry dates
- Arrange appointments
- Reminders for medication
- Helping with reading
- Write letters & correspondence
- Assistance with entertaining
- Care for house plants
- Reminders for appointments
- Provide company & conversation
- Play games & cards
- Oversee home deliveries
- Supervise home maintenance
- Help prepare shopping list
- Post bills & letters
- Plan visits, outings and trips
- Organise visits to neighbours and friends
- Reminisce activities
- Assist with clothing selection
- Assist with T.V. programme selection
- Rent and play movies
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Please refer to our list of frequently asked questions for further information on our home care services such as how to avail of tax relief on home care fees - FAQS Click Here
We also have information on Alzheimer's and Dementia care or feel free to read more about us.