When Should You Adjust Your Loved One’s Elderly Care Plan?

When hiring a professional home care agency for your loved one in Annapolis, MD, it’s important to know when their elderly care plan needs to be adjusted

Finding the right home care provider for your senior parent can be difficult. You can breathe a sigh of relief when you find an agency that works out for your loved one; however, you do still need to keep tabs on your loved one. Keeping up with your loved one's caregiving will help you understand when their elderly care services need to be adjusted, allowing you to help them live their best lives in their golden years.

A lot can happen in the life of an older adult in as little as a year. For the rest of us, our health and general ability cannot really change very much in such a short time span, barring accidents and other unforeseen circumstances. However, older adults are generally speaking much frailer and can experience a lot of trouble and changes in a year. That is why it is so important to stay in touch with our senior parents and their caregivers and touch base every once in a while on how they are doing and whether or not their care plan needs to be adjusted.

How Will I Know When My Loved One’s Needs Change?

That is not to say that your loved one's caregiver will not be keeping tabs on them as it is. They will. They will also make recommendations about certain adjustments to their current elderly care plan. However, it is always a good idea to stay involved. This will help you have peace of mind and it will mean a lot to your loved one. To help you do that, we have put together this quick guide and wanted to start with a few questions you could ask your loved one to figure out where they are at the moment with their level of care:

• How are you doing? Are you getting along with your caregiver?
• Have you noticed any changes in your health and ability?
• Are you still as strong as before?
• Do you feel comfortable throughout the day?
• Do you think you need a bit more help?
• Can you think of anything your caregiver could help you with to help you stay more active?

If during this conversation you notice that your loved one could do with an adjustment to their elderly care plan, the next step is easy. Get in touch with us and we will walk you through the next steps.

Here's a word from our CEO:

“Great home care means rising to the occasion,” says Visiting Angels President and CEO, Larry Meigs. “That’s especially true when clients’ develop new challenges or difficulties.”

To learn more about home care options for seniors in Annapolis, Millersville, Pasadena and surrounding communities, call Visiting Angels Annapolis today.