Private Home Care in Suffolk: Understanding Home Care Terms
With private home care for local seniors, Visiting Angels® Norfolk, Portsmouth and Suffolk helps to create safer, easier, and healthier home lives. We work hard to provide the customized care your loved one needs to avoid the move to a care facility and continue enjoying the peace and serenity of home. To help you understand our services, we'd like to explain some common terms you may encounter when chatting with our caregivers or meeting with our consultants to form your care plan.
Important Private Home Care Terms
- 24/7 Care. Under this arrangement, your loved one will have constant care. Usually, this involves two to three different caregivers working in shifts to make sure they are never alone.
- Assisted Living Facility (ALF). An establishment that provides housing and care services for seniors. While these places offer many benefits, we believe that, if possible, every senior is better off in their own home. Our customized care is set up to help more seniors enjoy the privacy, dignity, and independence of home life.
- Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). Refers to basic tasks that our caregivers can help out with around the home. Some examples include bathing and grooming, mobility, light housework, cooking, and more.
- Care Coordinator. The person responsible for helping you with home care planning and communication with our agency.
- Family Caregiver. Any person in your family who provides care for an elderly relative. Part of our goal is to reduce the demands of family caregivers and create an easier situation where you don't have to sacrifice your own well-being to provide for your loved one.
Compassionate Private Home Care for Families in the Suffolk Area
With our flexible private home care, our loving home care providers can offer wonderful support and companionship. We are proud to help local seniors with various household tasks, memory assistance, self-care assistance, companionship, and more. With our presence around the home, you can set up a safe and healthy living environment where your loved one can age in place with dignity and pride. We offer a wide range of home care options throughout:
- Suffolk
- Norfolk
- Portsmouth
- Fleet
- Naval Base
- and the surrounding areas
To take the first step and learn more about our private home care, call Visiting Angels Norfolk, Portsmouth and Suffolk and set up your no-cost initial care consultation today.