Adults diagnosed with a degenerative cognitive condition require professional treatment as their illness advances into the mid and late stages. Rather than placing their parents in an assisted living facility or nursing home, many families in Springfield, Nixa, Ozark, Republic, Branson, Hollister, and the surrounding towns of Missouri have hired professional in-home caregivers, allowing them to age peacefully in their own homes.

If you're looking for reliable in-home memory care, choosing Visiting Angels of Springfield. For over a decade, we've been helping seniors age in place at home, even while living with a condition that impacts their memory and cognition.

Call 417-863-8006 to learn how memory care from Visiting Angels of Springfield can help your loved one!

The Importance of Memory Care from a Professional In-Home Caregiver for Seniors in Springfield, MO and Surrounding Areas

When a loved one has been diagnosed with a memory-related condition, it's important to find reliable care for them. This not only applies to seniors living with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, but also seniors who have suffered a stroke or a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Cognitive conditions cause memory loss, confusion, and severe, permanent alterations in the brain. As the condition worsens and cognitive decline becomes increasingly obvious, seniors often become unhappy, frustrated, and confused, necessitating additional professional care and help.

Most families in Springfield and surrounding areas assume that memory care centers, nursing homes, and similar communities are best for seniors with memory-related conditions. However, relocating a loved one to a new home may make their condition worse. The reality is that being able to remain in familiar surroundings is highly beneficial when it comes to conditions that impacts memory and cognition.

That's why there's been an increasing trend in the Springfield area to hire professional in-home caregivers when a senior loved one needs memory care. By receiving the assistance and support they need at home, your loved one can continue to live out their golden years in the home they've known and loved for so many years.

Memory Care Services We Offer

When providing memory care for seniors in Springfield and surrounding areas, our in-home caregivers can assist with:

• Mobility assistance: With the help of a qualified in-home caregiver from Visiting Angels of Springfield, seniors with limited or compromised mobility can safely move around their homes.


• Personal Care: Personal care services such as bathing, clothing, dental care, toileting, incontinence, and other services are delivered with dignity and discretion.


• Planning and preparing meals: To ensure that your parents eat as healthily as possible, we can provide healthy snacks and warm, nutritious meals.


• Medication reminders: Many seniors are concerned about medication errors, particularly those with cognitive limitations. Visiting Angels of Springfield may help by reminding your loved ones to take their prescriptions as prescribed.


• Light housekeeping: Dusting, vacuuming, cleaning mirrors, doing laundry, and other light housekeeping activities are all included when we provide in-home memory care.


• Transportation: An in-home caregiver can get your loved one to and from doctor's appointments, therapies, family visits, and shopping excursions.


• Wandering prevention: Since wandering is a common symptoms of many memory-related conditions, our caregivers will keep a close eye on your loved one so they stay in place.

Unlike other caregiving agencies, Visiting Angels of Springfield specializes in a personalized, one-on-one approach to caring for seniors. That means your loved one's care plan will be fully customized based on their needs, schedule, routine, and other factors. Not only does this allow our clients to get the level of care they truly need, but it also provides flexibility as symptoms worsen and memory care needs evolve.

Reach Out to Visiting Angels of Springfield to Learn About Our Memory Care Services

Contact our Springfield, MO office today to learn more about at-home memory care and how our professional in-home caregivers can help your loved one live safely at home for as long as possible.

Our care team is ready to schedule your free in-home assessment. Contact us today to learn more!