Caring for a loved one can bring joy to your life. It can allow you to spend time with them in their old age and enjoy the fulfillment that comes with helping someone in need. However, it can also be incredibly hard work. When you commit all of your time and energy to being there for a loved one, you may find you're often neglecting your own needs. Respite care from Visiting Angels^® Southern Indianapolis can enable you to regain the balance you may be missing. 

What is Respite Care?

Respite care is a form of senior care that includes temporary care visits from care professionals to replace the unpaid family caregiver for a short-term period. With this arrangement, family caregivers can have a few hours, days, or weeks to themselves to rest or focus on other priorities. Having time off is necessary for the mental and emotional well-being of family caregivers and is also essential to ensuring they can continue to provide high-quality support for their loved ones.

How Respite Care Helps Seniors in Southern Indianapolis

Because our care providers can deliver a wide range of caregiving services, they can accommodate the vast majority of needs your loved one may have. We're able to support seniors with Alzheimer's disease and dementia, mobility limitations, and needs for help around the house. We can also help those who simply feel a bit lonely and are at risk of senior isolation.

While we're caring for your loved one in the Southern Indianapolis area, you can have complete confidence they're in good hands. That way, you can spend guilt-free time looking after your own needs and getting the rest you deserve.

Below are just a few of the different types of services we offer under this category of care:

• Assistance with light housekeeping and homemaking
• Personal care support, including help with bathing 
• Social interaction and soothing companionship
• Reliable reminders, monitoring, and supervision
• Arrangement of safe transportation and help with running errands

Getting Started with Respite Care

Make sure you are taking care of yourself so you can take care of your loved one. Help from a respite care provider can make it possible for you to maintain your own well-being and thus continue to be the excellent caregiver your loved one needs.

Learn more about how we can help you find relief from your overwhelming caregiving schedule. Call Visiting Angels Southern Indianapolis today to book a free respite care consultation in Southern Indianapolis, Beech Grove, Franklin, Homecroft, Indianapolis, Greenwood, Southport, or a neighboring town.