How Personal Care Can Help Your Senior Loved One

You may have heard about in-home personal care for seniors but are not really sure what that entails or if it could help you or the senior loved ones in your life. With personal care, home care agencies like Visiting Angels North Fort Meyers & Cape Coral work with seniors and their loved ones to develop a specialized care plan that allows seniors to age in place in the comfort of their own homes. Those services can range from light housekeeping to assistance with bathing. The idea behind personal care is that each care plan is tailored specifically for the senior client and can incorporate as much or as little as he or she needs, as often as is needed. All of the care is delivered by professionally trained, compassionate caregivers. The personal care meets the seniors' specific needs, helping them to maintain their independence while getting help with the tasks they need assistance with. 

What Kind of Help Is Available

Personal care entails almost any kind of non-medical help that your senior might need. If your senior is self-sufficient but is suffering from loneliness, caregivers can simply offer companion care. Through companion care, caregivers can come into the home each day to visit with your senior, talk, do crossword puzzles, try new recipes, go for walks and more. They also can accompany your senior places such as appointments, to museums such as the Southwest Military Museum and Library in Cape Coral, to an exercise class, on outdoor escapes such as to the Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve and more.

On the other end of the spectrum, personal care can mean assisting your senior loved one with tasks from the time they awaken until when they go to bed. Caregivers can help your senior get out of bed, get them washed up for the day, help them shower or take a bath, and help them maneuver tough buttons and clothes to get dressed for the day. At bedtime, they can help them do the same routine in reserve.

Throughout the day, caregivers can help ensure your loved one is safe and steady when they walk, help fetch the mail, and assist with light housekeeping and meal prep. They also can give them reminders to take their medicines, help them water their plants and alert them when it is time for appointments.

Caregivers can even offer technological services for seniors, helping them to talk to family members via Facetime, helping them send emails and even helping them get on social media.

The idea behind personal care is that each senior has their own needs, and the care agency will work with them and their families to develop a specific plan that meets those needs.

Help When You Need It

Personal care is designed around the schedule of you and your senior loved one. If you are able to be with your senior on most days of the week, caregivers can come into the home just one day a week. Or if you just need help getting your senior ready each morning, they can do a morning routine with them each day. Whenever you need care, the agency can work with you to find a professional caregiver that will match your needs. The time of the care can be increased or decreased as needed. 

Peace of Mind

One of the biggest benefits of personal care is the peace of mind it offers seniors and their loved ones. Seniors are often comforted knowing someone is there to help them when needed. It also helps them to stay in the home they know and love, which can ease stress. Having an extra set of eyes on your senior loved one is important for family members. Having someone who knows them and their routine is important to help seniors thrive in their changing world. It also offers peace of mind to have a personal care plan and a trusted caregiver who can let you know that your senior did eat their lunch that day and take their medicine, and that he or she is safe and sound at home.

We Can Help

If you are looking for personal care or any other type of home care for your senior loved one, our caregivers at Visiting Angels can help. We offer companionship care, personal care and specialty services. Our caregivers can help seniors with everything from medication reminders to assisting with bathing or showering before bed. We serve seniors in Cape Coral, North Fort Myers and the surrounding areas. We provide a variety of home care services, including companion care, respite care, fall prevention services and a safe and steady program.

We will come to your home for a free visit to find out what needs you have and develop a care plan tailored to your needs. Call us at (239) 226-1620 for more information or find us online.