Reasons People Require In-Home Care

There are many reasons people choose in-home care. Following is a list collected from people needing in-home care for a loved one:

1. Beginning Stages of Dementia
2. Balance Issues
3. Alzheimer’s Post-Surgery
4. Post Hospitalization
5. Mobility Issues
6. The Primary Care Giver Has Passed Away
7. Adult Children Live Out of Town or Out of State
8. History Of Falls with Or Without Injury
9. New Diagnosis of a Disabling Disease
10. Want To Stay at Home and Avoid Going to Facility
11. Refusal to Go to a Facility
12. Palliative End of Life Care
13. Recurrent Infections & Multiple Hospitalizations
14. Respite Care (So Spouse or Child Can Have a Break)
15. Spouse Is Still Working
16. Loss Of Driver’s License
17. Post Stroke Care
18. Concern Regarding Social Isolation Leading to Depression
19. Poor Nutrition or Weight Loss Concerns
20. At Risk for Being Scammed / Targeted
21. Need for Incontinence Care
22. Being Bed-bound
23. Severe Hearing Loss
24. Not Bathing / Showering as Needed
25. Can’t Use Stairs / Confined to One Level of Multi-Level Home
26. Severely Impaired Swallowing Issues (Dyphasia)
27. Medication Reminders or Assistance
28. Unable to Properly Care for their Pets
29. Clutter that Creates Fall Risk
30. Need for Assistive Devices (Shower Chair)
31. Gait Belt Needed
32. Exercise Companion Desired
33. Safe Walking Companion
34. Allows Time to Visit with Your Loved One Rather than Doing Projects

Concerns People Have about Starting In-Home Care

People may be resistant to starting In-Home Care for some of the following reasons:

• Private Care Giver – Hiring Risk (You’re not protected: Workers Comp)
• Safety
• Strangers in Your Home
• Theft
• Elder Abuse
• Embarrassed by Condition of Their Home

These concerns can lead to starting In-Home Care too late.

Consequences to Starting In-Home Care Too Late

The consequences to delaying the start of in-home care are two-fold, affecting both the person who requires care and the caregiver.

Falls: Your loved one suffers a bad fall, resulting in severe injury or death.

Unmanaged Disease: Worsening of your loved one’s disease (for example, unmanaged diabetes can lead to severe complications).

Loss of Freedom: Poor health can lead to freedom of choice being taken away from your loved one (requiring admission to a facility because of the severity of the health conditions).

Financial Burden: Financially the impact can be more of a burden if you wait. Waiting too long for care support can cause more advanced health conditions which incur significantly greater cost.

Enormous Toll on Caregiver: Supporter may be pulled in so many directions that stress levels go up. This can take a huge emotional toll. For example, this can cause depression, anxiety, animosity and burnout. Oftentimes, the main care giver without support develops their own health issues.

Benefits to Hiring a Home Care Agency

We have an app where you can see in real time what tasks we’ve set up and when they are completed. Communication and observation are possible, which provides you assurance that proper care is being delivered. We identify the needs are and what type of care giver will be a good match. We are empowered through technology. We can recommend local services and products that support seniors. For Example, we can recommend wheel chairs and assistive devices.

It's not just getting in-home care, it’s getting the needed support so you can keep your loved one comfortable at home.