Staying Independent with Visiting Angels

Losing independence is one of the greatest fears for many seniors as they age. And while you’ll undergo change and may require assistance with age, you can remain independent and live in your home. Working with a professional caregiver from Visiting Angels is an excellent way to ensure your independence. 

What does it mean to remain independent?

Independence can have many meanings depending on the senior, but it doesn’t necessarily mean living and doing everything on your own. Independent seniors live at home instead of in an assisted living or senior community. They may live alone or with a spouse or partner but sometimes need help with daily living activities. 

A professional caregiver’s job is to provide non-medical assistance so seniors can continue living at home safely. That may mean stopping by a few days a week to help with cooking or cleaning. It may also require daily visits to assist with dressing and grooming. Each senior’s level of independence may look different, but the ultimate goal is to allow seniors to remain home. 

How Visiting Angels keeps seniors independent

Visiting Angels is an at-home care agency that provides nonmedical assistance to seniors. One of the primary goals is to help clients remain independent so they can continue living at home. Our caregivers help seniors stay independent by helping with household chores, reducing the risk of falls at home, assisting with errands, and providing transportation to appointments. 

Help with household chores

Owning and caring for a home takes a lot of work. Even if you’re renting an apartment or townhouse, a lot goes into maintaining your home, such as vacuuming, mopping, cleaning windows, dusting, and whipping counters. As you get older, these seemingly simple tasks might become more challenging. A Visiting Angels caregiver can help you tidy your house by assisting with light housekeeping and other household chores.

Reduce falls

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 36 million seniors fall each year. Falls can be dangerous for seniors, causing serious injuries like broken bones and concussions. Caregivers with Visiting Angels can help clients reduce their fall risk by assisting seniors with tasks that may cause falls, helping seniors stay healthy to minimize falls, helping clients understand their fall risk, and assisting in finding solutions to make clients’ homes safer. 

Assist with errands 

Running errands can become more complicated with age. For one, driving may be challenging if you’re a senior with vision or hearing trouble. Even if you can get to a store, you may not have the strength or mobility to walk through stores, carry groceries, or reach items on high shelves that you may need. 

Caregivers can eliminate many challenges of running errands by assisting or doing them for you. A caregiver can ensure you make it to the store safely, get everything you need, and can even help you put everything away when you get home. 

Transportation to appointments 

Keeping up with doctor’s appointments can be exhausting, especially if you’re living with a chronic condition that requires multiple follows. Professional caregivers can help their clients manage their schedules and keep up with their appointments. They can also provide transportation if a client is unable to drive. 

If a client is hospitalized or needs to spend a night at a hospital, Visiting Angels provides transitional care with our Ready-Set-Go Home program. This program reduces hospital readmission by helping seniors transition home after a hospital stay. Our caregivers can help with medication reminders, transportation to follow-up appointments, and ease the minds of loved ones by ensuring there’s someone available to help clients get better. 

Working with Visiting Angels Ravenna

Visiting Angels is a locally owned and operated home care agency providing affordable at-home care assistance to seniors through Portage, Geauga, and Southern Cuyahoga Counties. All our care services are customizable to meet each client’s needs and desires. 

To ensure that at-home care assistance is the right choice for you, we offer a complimentary consultation to learn more about our services and how they can fit into your life to keep you independent at home. Schedule your consultation by calling 330.297.2000.