Signs It's Time To Consider Home Care

If you’re one of the millions of seniors wanting to age in place, you likely value your independence. However, being independent doesn’t mean you can’t receive, especially as you face age-related challenges that may make living alone unsafe. Home care is a great option that allows you to keep your independence while receiving specialized care to ensure your safety and comfort as you age in place. 

What Is Home Care?

Home care is when an individual provides nonmedical assistance to another person, often a senior who cannot care for themselves fully. Visiting Angels is a locally owned and operated home care agency that provides clients with a trained caregiver to help with various tasks so clients can continue living safely and comfortably at home. 

There are some misconceptions about home care, such as believing there are certain qualifications a person needs to meet to request it. At Visiting Angels, our personalized services can help nearly any seniors, whether they need help bathing and grooming, have a chronic condition that requires 24-hour assistance, or simply want someone around to connect with.

Is It Time For Home Care?

There is no perfect timeline an individual must follow when deciding if home care is right for them. If you feel you could benefit from home care, it’s not too early to start conversations with home care agencies such as Visiting Angels. 

Starting home care too early is often not an issue. Instead, many seniors push off home care well past when they should have started because of fears or concerns about what hiring a caregiver would mean.

Hiring a professional caregiver does not mean a loss of independence. Home care can preserve your independence and keep you aging at home for as long as you desire. Hiring a caregiver also doesn’t mean you have to give up your way of life. Caregivers are there to help you live your highest quality of life however that looks for you. 

If you’re questioning whether it’s time to start thinking about home care, it may be time if you’re experiencing any of the following:

• You have trouble with basic tasks like cleaning or cooking.
• You have changes to your mobility that make it difficult to move around your home. 
• You were recently diagnosed with a chronic health condition.
• You can no longer drive. 
• Your loved ones have been expressing concerns about you living alone. 
• You’ve fallen at home or while out alone. 
• You’re feeling alone or isolated. 

Home Care With Visiting Angels

Our Farmington, New Mexico office assists seniors throughout Farmington and the surrounding area with nonmedical tasks like light housekeeping, personal grooming, and medication reminders. 

Visiting Angels prides itself on customizable care for each client. We assist the needs of each senior in our care and create a personalized care plan to ensure they’re safe and comfortable living at home. To ensure a trusting relationship, we also match each client with a compassionate caregiver with similar interests and a compatible personality. 

Contact our Farmington office to learn more about our home care services and schedule your complimentary consultation.