Aging and Disability Services

As adults grow older they often require greater care in order to accomplish daily tasks and to maintain and regulate their health. For children of elderly parents, finding dignified and quality care can be a daunting task. While some adult children are unable to care for their aging parents in the home, many are still reluctant to admit their parents to nursing home facilities. Fortunately, a variety of other options are available for the elderly that can provide the assistance they need to stay healthy and maintain a sense of independence.

Homecare

As its name suggests, homecare, or in-home care, involves specialists who provide seniors with the care they require within their own home. A certified nurse or in-home care personnel will come to the home from one day to seven days a week and help the resident with remembering to take medication, preparing meals, dressing, washing, and sometimes light cleaning of the home. In this way the senior resident can enjoy living in the comfort of their own home without having to be alone and not being able to provide for themselves. Homecare services can also be enlisted for those who are not elderly but who are recovering from surgery and those experiencing pregnancy.

Assisted Living Facilities

These are elderly residential living areas that allow seniors to live on their own while also providing basic necessities such as meals, laundry and cleaning services, medication reminders and extracurricular activities. Often elders in these settings live in their own private apartments while the staff makes the rounds throughout the week to assist them with day to day chores. Residents receiving these services have the opportunity to participate in the assisted living community's events, such as mixers, fitness classes, trips and other social engagements.

Hospice Care

When a person is diagnosed with a terminal illness, their prime objective, as well as the objective of their loved ones, is to provide them with the best care possible in their final days. Hospital care workers strive to help those with terminal illnesses enjoy the last few weeks or months of their lives in a loving, supporting environment. They provide medication, emotional and spiritual support and help their patients maintain their dignity in their last days. Hospice care can be provided in the patient's home, at a long-term living facility or in a hospital.

So whether your loved one needs around the clock or occasional care, these aging and disability services are a perfect way to enable someone to enjoy independence as well as receive the medical and home care they need in order to live a safe and healthy life.