Now that we’ve covered the basics and some hidden risks in our past couple of blogs on shopping for home care, we’d like to share three areas to be sure to take into consideration:
- Assessing Needs
With a professional home care agency, you don’t need to worry about determining what services are best for a particular situation. Before the start of care, the agency will come into the home and ask several questions in order to come up with a care plan that is personalized to the situation and suits the specific needs of the person needing care. The agency will also work with the client’s physician, or others in the care team, and help coordinate other care services as needed.
- Who Manages the Care?
A professional home care agency will have a supervisor, oftentimes a nurse, who will perform regular check-ins and update the care plan as needs change. Many clients also work with a professional geriatric care manager to assist with coordinating care and serving as the client’s advocate.
- Care Transitions
Care needs can change from basic assistance with daily activities and personal care to skilled healthcare to rehabilitative care and back to basic assistance. A professional agency can help make these care transitions as smooth as possible, making recommendations, coordinating care needs and assisting with the transitions.
If you’ve decided that home care is the right choice for your senior loved one, we hope you’ll consider hiring a caregiver through a licensed, professional home care agency, like Independence-4-Seniors. The benefits to receiving quality care at home are many, including a higher satisfaction with life, dignity, independence, and individualized, one-on-one care. We welcome the opportunity to speak with you further. Call us at 630-323-4665 to learn more or to schedule a free home care assessment!