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TOP 5 REASONS TO USE HOME CARE

Options for Senior care, whether it is for you, a loved one, or a patient of yours, can become overwhelming with the amount of choices there are out there. Whether you are looking at independent living, assisted living, a skilled nursing facility, or home care, each solution provides their own unique benefits. More and more seniors are choosing to receive care in their homes, and this is a breakdown of the top 5 reasons why home care has been the best decision for them and may be the best decision for you.

1. Staying Home

One of the most obvious, but most impactful benefits of home care, is that it allows seniors to remain in their own home. Remaining home is often the most desired request that a senior has when it comes to their living situation, and home care helps families honor that wish. With home care and a few minor safety modifications, such as grab bars, seniors can reside safely in the comfort of their own home. Change to a senior’s living situation can be very traumatic, and remaining home with home care assistance, rather than a nursing home or assisted living, avoids this potential threat.

2. The Affordable Choice

Home care can often be more affordable than care at an assisted living facility or a nursing home. Most home care is billed by the hour, so a senior is only charged for the care that he or she needs. This eliminates any additional cost of care in other settings that may or may not be needed by the senior.

3. Personal One-On-One Care

Home care is strictly a one-on-one service, which is nearly impossible to find in healthcare today. Home care provides a personal caregiver that is dedicated to work with their client on a one-on-one basis, so each senior has dedicated time from an attentive caregiver to address and notice any needs or issues that may arise.

4. Customized Services

Home care is designed to be tailored to meet each senior’s individual needs. Because of this, home care makes for a great long term solution, as care is flexible on an ongoing basis. If a seniors needs changes in care due to improvements in health, or vice-versa, home care is flexible to meet their needs. Quite often seniors that need home care after coming home from a hospital end up reducing the amount of home care once their health improves. The flexibility that home care offers allows for this reduction of care to be made with ease and encourages seniors to remain independent in their home for as long as possible.

5. Remaining Independent

Remaining independent in one’s home is so valuable to our seniors. The goal of home care is to offer support only where it is needed, and to encourage a senior to function independently in the areas where it isn’t. With home care, a senior can have personalized services that escort them to their favorite activities to do what they love, all while providing valuable companionship. Home care places a premium on allowing seniors to continue to thrive at home independently and remain where most want to spend their days.

Deciding on a choice for senior care can be a difficult task. Ultimately the right choice will come down to what factors are most important to you, or the person you are making the decision for. When choosing home care, you are giving a senior an opportunity to remain independent in the comfort of their own home. If home care seems like the right fit for you, a loved one, or a patient of yours, give Touching Hearts a call. If we can’t help you, or we’re not the right fit for you, then we will take the time to find the right home care service for you.