If your senior loved one is aging in place. you probably worry about them being alone at night, even if they can get along fine during the day. It’s a common thing for family members to worry about their senior loved ones being alone at night. There are many seniors who also become anxious at night. They are worried about being alone if something happens to them, and their families are too. 24-hour home care can ease those worries for both you and your senior loved ones. You can have the peace of mind of knowing that an experience caregiver is looking out for senior loved one all through the night. Here are some of the benefits of 24-hour home care that you should consider:
Medication Management
Seniors who need to make medication at night can benefit from having an experienced caregiver with them to make sure that they take the right medicine at the right time at the right way. If your senior loved one needs to take a medication with food or has a medication that has to be taken at a certain time there’s no worry that they will make a mistake when there is a care provider there to help them. Your senior loved one’s caregiver can also keep an eye on the amount of medication that is left and let you know when a refill needs to be ordered.
Monitoring
Does your senior loved one need a CPAP machine or other medical equipment at night? If your senior loved one has 24-hour care there will be someone there who can monitor the equipment that your senior loved one is using and make sure it’s working properly. If there is any trouble with the machines that your senior loved one needs during the night there will be someone there to help your senior loved one. And if the power goes out or something else happens a trained caregiver will know what to do to make sure that your senior loved one is ok.
Comfort And Companionship For Sleepless Seniors
Everything seems scarier at night. Seniors who struggle with depression and anxiety can have a difficult time being alone at night. If your senior loved one has insomnia or other sleep disorders they may be agitated and lonely at night when they can’t sleep. A compassionate caregiver will be there overnight to help soothe your senior loved one and provide companionship if they have 24-hour care. A caregiver can help your senior try to sleep by reading to them or watching TV with them. Sometimes just knowing someone else is there is enough of a comfort to help seniors sleep soundly.
Safety
Seniors who live alone can sometimes be targets for criminals like thieves who think that seniors would be easy to steal from. Having a caregiver in the home overnight along with safety systems like security cameras will make your senior loved one safer at night.
If you are considering 24-hour home care in Memorial, TX, for an aging loved one, please call the caring staff at At Your Side Home Care. We will answer all of your senior care questions. Call today: (832) 271-1600.
Our Certified Nurse Aides, 24-Hour Live-in Assistants and Home Health Aides are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We also provide the security and confidence of 24-hour Telephone Assistance, so fast, reliable help is always available when it's needed. To learn more about our homecare services see our homecare services page.
Different people need different levels of homecare. To meet the requirements of our clients, At Your Side Homecare maintains consistent staffing levels of caring professionals. Homecare service is available for as little as a few hours a week, or as many as 24 hours a day, seven days a week
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