How Home Care Helps Seniors in Greater Aiken, SC Remain Safe and Healthy During COVID-19
As the nation continues to be in the grip of a major pandemic, it's vital for family caregivers to be vigilant and remain focused on the health and well-being of their elderly loved ones. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working hard to learn more about the Coronavirus. The most important discovery is that this virus can spread quickly through communities. The virus can cause severe illness and death.
The CDC says COVID-19 can spread in several ways, including:
- The Coronavirus lasts for up to three days on hard surfaces.
- COVID-19 can be spread through the air from a cough or sneeze and can linger there for three hours.
- Person-to-person, especially between people within six feet of one another is the most common cause.
Visiting Angels Offers Home Care Options to Keep Seniors Safe in Aiken and the Surrounding Area
As one of the leading home care providers for seniors in Aiken and the surrounding area, Visiting Angels of Aiken is dedicated to providing our elderly clients with a broad range of services designed to keep them healthy and safe, enabling them to remain living independently. Our services are based on each clients' physical, social, mental, and spiritual needs.
The CDC continues to update us with what they know about the virus; as they do, we have been updating our services to ensure we can protect our clients and their families.
There are several things home care can assist with:
- Providing our seniors the personal care services they continue to need, such as bathing, washing hands, grooming, and dressing.
- Ensuring seniors remain safe at home. Our caregivers will go out and do the grocery shopping and pick up any prescriptions.
- Ensuring family members are kept up to date on any changes in their loved one's health. This includes monitoring your loved one for symptoms of Coronavirus, including running a fever, dry cough, having trouble breathing, and chest pain.
- We provide light housekeeping services that include disinfecting any surface that could be potentially be harboring the virus. This includes countertops, floors, door handles, bathrooms, and many others.
We Provide a Comprehensive Selection of Senior Care Services
Visiting Angels of Aiken provides our seniors with a range of home care services intended to help our clients continue living in their homes while remaining happy and healthy.
Our caregivers offer a range of services, including:
- Activities such as puzzles, board games, hobbies
- Incidental transportation
- Assistance for seniors with dementia, Alzheimer's disease, limited life expectancy
- Help seniors become more socially aware and active
- Friendly, compassionate companionship
- Help preparing nutritious meals