How loving fearlessly makes us whole
Happy February! This month is our annual opportunity to contemplate love and share our gratitude for the people who make us feel valued, cherished, and whole. It's been a difficult time in our country and worldwide, as the COVID-19 pandemic has demanded that we take extra precautions to protect ourselves and those we love.
It's also allowed us to count our blessings truly. High among those blessings are those people who care for us and those to whom we provide care. Our families nourish us in so many ways. Loving them throughout their lifetime and ours is a full-body exercise that changes over time. Those who start their lives as recipients of care often end up taking on the role of caregivers, and so the cycle goes.
Being a caregiver to a parent, spouse, or another family member is a generous act of love and service. Graciously accepting the caregiving efforts of a family member is likewise noble. Loving fearless, no matter what side of the equation your find yourself on, makes us whole.
This February, we celebrate all the ways that families love and support each other, especially as they face challenges like illness and aging. Visiting Angels of Cincinnati West is there to help fortify your family's caregiving arrangements. It's incredible what we can accomplish when we pair your love with our expertise. Together, we've got this covered. Here's how Visiting Angels can help.
Customizing care
It can feel paralyzing to recognize that the patriarch or matriarch of the family struggles with the demands of living alone. Likewise, it can feel heart-wrenching to acknowledge that a spouse is becoming forgetful or making errors in judgment that give you concern about leaving him or her alone. You may feel it's disloyal to your loved one to notice these things or to discuss them. You may worry that your loved one will have to give up a home environment that's comfortable and secure if you do.
Know that talking about what you observe isn't disloyal; instead, your observations are vital to your loved one's safety. Also, there is a range of ways that you can get your loved one the support and help that will enable him or her to stay in the environment that best suits your loved one.
Visiting Angels of Cincinnati West provide non-medical services that make the home safe, secure, and healthy. This may include cooking, light cleaning, and laundry assistance. It may involve running errands like grocery shopping, going to the pharmacy, or getting clients to their medical appointments. Some clients need support when it comes to grooming, hygiene, or restroom assistance.
Other clients need caregivers specially trained to best support clients' particular needs with dementia or Alzheimer's Disease. Visiting Angels offer an array of support. Every client is different, and care isn't "one-size-fits all." Those services adapt to fit our clients' needs, and that customized care evolves as our clients' needs change.
We've got you covered
Way back in ancient times, the Greek philosopher Heraclitus said, "The only constant in life is change." One of the challenges of aging and seeing our loved ones age is that a solution that works, for now, may not work tomorrow. That's why Visiting Angels offers a range of solutions that grow and change with you and your loved one's needs. If your loved one experiences a hospital stay, for example, our Ready-Set-Go Home program helps with their transition from the hospital back to the home environment. A caregiver will be with you at the hospital and assist you and your loved one in implementing the doctor's orders so that you can ensure that your loved one is healing and recovering in compliance with the doctor's orders.
Life is full of unexpected developments, but you can count on Visiting Angels to be there with you and your loved one, no matter what. You continue to do the vital work of loving fearlessly, and we will help fill in the gaps to ensure that you and your loved one have the care and resources you need to maintain a safe and healthy environment.