Personal Care in Largo, MD

When Marilyn’s daughter noticed that her elderly mother wore the same blouse four days in a row, she made a mental note to keep an eye on things. Then, dishes began stacking up in the kitchen sink. Her mother’s hair, which had always been set with hot rollers, was repeatedly flat and unwashed when she visited her on Sunday afternoons. Her daughter sensed it could be the time to bring a home aide into the picture so her mom could have some help.

These little signs weren’t because Marilyn was lazy or losing interest in taking care of herself or her home. Rather, the arthritis in her shoulders had gotten so painful that the idea of lifting her arms over her head was just too much to even try. It’s small setbacks like this that lead people to seek the services of a personal caregiver from Visiting Angels in Largo to help them manage daily activities of living.

Discrete Personal Care Aides for Largo Seniors

Seniors like Marilyn do not want to admit outright that they need assistance doing things they used to do regularly, like setting her hair in hot rollers. Visiting Angels understands that, so our caregivers are trained to handle delicate situations such as toileting or incontinence care with the utmost discretion and patience.

In addition to helping an individual to bathe or shower, personal care visits will often include help around the house too. If the laundry is piling up, food is spoiling in the fridge or the floors haven’t been vacuumed in a while, our caregivers will take care of these tasks, along with those listed below, during their visits:

• Help getting dressed for the day or undressed for bed
• Grooming, hair care, shaving or makeup
• Changing bed sheets and making the bed
• Wiping down counters and surfaces
• Cooking meals or preparing healthy snacks
• Laundry and folding
• Dusting furniture
• Taking out the garbage
• Offering companionship during every visit

Dignity Always Comes First

It’s important to note that our caregivers are given skills training on how to safely transfer a client into the bath tub or shower without hurting them. We have our ways to help with combing tangled hair without tugging, or how to assist with tooth brushing when arthritis or nerve damage makes gripping one’s own toothbrush too difficult.

For Marilyn, the answer was hiring a Visiting Angels caregiver three days a week. This way, she has help with her shower and hair, the caregiver changes her sheets and starts a load of laundry. Often, the two of them will sit down for a cup of English breakfast tea and a few shortbread cookies.

Our office is locally owned and operated by Vicki Kalitsi, who spent years as a regional hospital administrator before opening this agency. Her background shows how carefully we screen the caregivers that we send into your home, and how we train them to treat all clients with dignity.

Visiting Angels in Largo is staffed with trusted professionals who know how to make daily living more enjoyable for seniors. Care professionals from our agency are hand-picked for their friendly personalities, compassionate nature, and commitment to providing respectful care.