How In-Home Care Can Benefit Your Family Now
Are you a member of the “sandwich generation”? This generation is comprised of adults in their 30’s through 50’s who, on the one hand, are raising school-aged children by helping with homework, attending school musicals, cooking, and doing laundry. On the other hand, these same adults are caregiving for their senior parents by accompanying them to doctor appointments, helping pay bills online, making house repairs and doing even more laundry. According to a study by the Pew Research Center, “In the U.S., about six-in-ten (58%) have assisted an aging parent with errands, housework or home repairs in the preceding 12 months.” These caregiving tasks are strategically completed between full-time job duties.
As a helper to both young children and senior parents, life can get so busy that care professionals forget to care for the most important person of all: themselves. Just prior to departure on an airplane, flight attendants routinely remind us of an important concept: Place the oxygen mask on yourself first before you proceed to help anyone else. Without your mask, you may not be able to help others in need. The same holds true for care professionals of the sandwich generation. Without your own self-care and preservation, you may not be able to effectively help the people who need you most.
Thankfully, reinforcements have arrived! Visiting Angels Canton offers affordable, professional, and compassionate in-home care services for your senior or disabled loved one. It’s what we do. It’s all we do. Let us help. Here’s how.
Virus Prevention
In this age of COVID-19, the first order of business is ensuring that our care professionals take every precaution to prevent transmission of the virus to your senior loved one. Our care professionals follow the precautions outlined by the Center for Disease Control. In addition, we offer cleaning services such as disinfecting doorknobs, remote controls, countertops, etc. as a best effort to prevent transmission.
The Business of Life
Next, Visiting Angels can attend to the business of making life easier by taking multiple tasks off your plate through our Companion Care Program. Here are the most practical and popular:
- Completing laundry
- Running errands, such as to the store for groceries and prescriptions
- Cooking meals to ensure proper nutrition and hydration
- Supporting activities of daily living, including bathing, hygiene and dressing with the utmost dignity and respect
- Providing companionship
- Facilitating physical activity through exercise or daily walks
Benefits
Ultimately, this model of care for your senior loved one has benefits that far outweigh the costs. The advantages to in-home care for all include the following:
- Greater amount of free time for your own self-care
- Return to your role as son or daughter to your parent instead of care professional
- Quality time together versus task-driven caretaking
- Financial savings in comparison to costs associated with assisted living or a skilled nursing facility
- Larger circle of companionship for senior loved one
- Additional layer of oversight for your loved one to monitor their well-being and avoid a preventable hospitalization
If you are feeling exhausted in your role as a caregiver, you are not alone. Visiting Angels is here to help. Please contact us today to learn more about how our variety of services can help you return to a balanced life while meeting the needs of your senior or disabled loved one.