The greatest act of love you can do for an elderly loved one is to care for them. Caring for a family as their primary caregiver is an enriching and challenging life experience. Taking a break every once in a while is essential since, after all, you can't offer what you don't have. No one will be there to help your loved ones when you can't. 

As caregivers, we at Visiting Angels of Durham understand how easy it is to put other people's needs before our own. To ease the load on family caregivers, we have provided personalized, one-on-one respite care to seniors in Durham, Person County—Durham, Leavesga, Chapel Hill, and the neighboring communities.

Call Visiting Angels of Durham at 919-321-2159 if you're seeking a method to reduce stress.

Our Respite Care Programs in Durham and the Surrounding Areas and the Advantages They Bring to Family Caregivers Take it easy.

Taking care of an elderly loved one might be taxing whether you need support or alone. Therefore, this is a typical source of exhaustion for family caregivers in the Raleigh region and beyond. You need stress management skills to care for a loved one. Taking care of an elderly loved one becomes much more challenging when you are unable to do it for yourself.

The temporary care services provided by Visiting Angels of Durham are a godsend. Our caregivers will step in when you need to focus on yourself or unwind. Everyone takes a vacation from caring for loved ones from time to time. Everyone needs a break now and again. Visiting Angels of Raleigh's in-home elder care services can allow you to relax, knowing that your loved one is receiving the care they need.

What Makes Visiting Angels of Durham the Best Option for In-Home Respite Care?

A care coordinator at Visiting Angels of Durham will match your loved one with a senior caregiver who fits their requirements well when you pick them for respite care. Our caregivers are available to visit your loved one for any time—from an hour to a week—depending on their individual needs.

Providing elders in Alamance County with personalized, one-on-one attention was the only goal of Visiting Angels, the county's sole home care organization. Our care coordinators will gather all the information they need about your loved one's routines, preferences, and availability to create a personalized care plan. Help is available to your loved one whenever they need it. Our respite care strategy is more cost-effective than competing options, as families are only paid for the services required.

Your loved one may rely on our caregivers for help with:

• Creating meals
• Clothing, personal cleanliness, and bathing
• Assisting with movement
• Medication reminders
• Incontinence treatment, primary cleaning services
• Transportation

Our respite care services are designed to aid older adults in Durham and beyond. Still, they are also intended to relieve family caregivers of some of their responsibilities so that they may attend to other parts of their lives. While our home health aides look to your loved one, you may do errands or rest.

Our care plans can be readily adjusted because they are customized for each client. Please contact our office for assistance in making changes to a loved one's care plan. You can have peace of mind knowing that your loved ones will continue to get the help they need to remain in their homes as they age, as we will ensure that.

Requesting Visiting Angels of Durham's Respite Services: What You Need to Know

Contact Visiting Angels of Durham's care coordinators to determine when your loved one may start receiving in-home respite services. We will then arrange for a trustworthy caregiver to be assigned to them. As soon as you hire our caregivers, your family member will begin getting the much-needed break from regular care.

Call our Durham, NC office at 919-321-2159 or complete our online form to schedule a no-cost in-home consultation!