Having help from home care providers on a regular basis does a lot for your senior in just about every area of her life. It might not be obvious to her right away how much caregivers can do for her, however. What might be most helpful is how each of these benefits work together to give your senior the best possible chance at aging in place safely and happily.

Improved Overall Safety

Home care professionals have a lot of experience recognizing safety concerns that seniors face. They’re able to help your elderly family member to enjoy a tidy home and can help to address issues around things like household organization that might create bigger safety concerns for your elderly family member. When your senior’s home is safer for her, she’s less likely to develop injuries and even illnesses that can affect her overall well-being.

Better Physical Health

Home care routines keep your elderly family member on target with healthier eating, paying attention to sleep quality, and ensuring that your senior stays physically active. Sticking with the recommendations made by your senior’s doctor as closely as possible is going to be the key to helping her to maintain and improve her physical health. Experiencing better health can lead to other benefits, too.

Improved Mental Wellness

Routines do more than just encourage your senior to eat on time and to get plenty of rest, as helpful as that is for her overall. These routines around care also help your senior to keep her brain active and engaged, which is a key part of protecting her mental well-being. Elder care professionals also offer social support to your senior, which helps her to reduce anxiety, loneliness, and can ward off depression. All of this can greatly improve your senior’s mental well-being.

Greater Overall Independence

One of your senior’s biggest concerns personally is likely to involve remaining independent for as long as possible. In fact, this one goal can make her resist the help of home care providers for a while. But the routines that she establishes with caregivers help her to remain as independent as she can for a lot longer than she might have expected. Independence doesn’t mean that your senior never has help. In fact, having help can ensure she has the time and the energy to continue to do the things she needs and wants to do.

Better Peace of Mind

If you find yourself worrying about your senior a lot, you’re not alone. Family caregivers often worry that they aren’t doing enough, no matter how many hours they’re spending helping the ones they love. With in-home care professionals helping your elderly family member, you and other family members have peace of mind that she is in good hands.

Home care routines keep your elderly family member on task and ensure that she’s getting all of her needs met. That’s important at any stage of your senior’s life, but it’s even more important as life becomes more challenging in general for her. As her needs increase, caregivers can be there for her supporting her all the way.

If you are considering home care in Cinco Ranch, 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.

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Donna Wrabel, LMSW

Co-Owner at At Your Side Home Care

For most of us, the word "home" evokes warm feelings of comfort, security and well-being. For older adults, home also means holding tight to cherished memories and maintaining self-esteem and independence. When illness, injury or age make life a little more challenging, remaining at home in a comfortable, familiar environment encourages recovery and enhances the quality of life. Home can be defined as a private residence, an independent or assisted living facility or even a short term stay in the hospital, we recognize the additional benefits provided by a personal, professional assistant.

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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