Personal care, a term often used as a synonym for private duty care, is available from Visiting Angels^® Las Cruces. This form of senior care allows older adults to stay at home while coping with a physical disability, chronic health issue, or other hindrance to their everyday life. As it includes support with essential activities like getting dressed, taking a shower, and tasks requiring mobility, it can make a huge difference for seniors who are limited by strength or balance issues. Moreover, these individuals can continue enjoying their independence and their home life for longer when they work with one of our care professionals.

What is Personal Care?

As a care type that is commonly requested by our care recipients in the Las Cruces area, personal care covers a broad range of needs. Care plans in this category generally include a combination of services and help with multiple activities, all with the goal of promoting the care recipient's safety, enhancing their comfort, and uplifting their well-being.

Caregivers from Visiting Angels Las Cruces are ready to help out with crucial tasks such as:

• Dressing and personal grooming
• Bathing and using the toilet
• Transferring from point A to point B
• Running errands and picking up prescriptions
• Remembering medication schedules
• Light housekeeping and meal preparation
• Engagement in conversation and social interactions

When hiring a care provider for someone in need, you may have difficulty determining whether they require personal care or companion care services. These two categories cover much of the same ground, but personal care differs from companion care in its inclusion of help with activities of daily living (ADLs) that require a heightened level of mobility. Companion care, in contrast, focuses on the social needs of seniors and light assistance with tasks such as grocery shopping and tidying up.

Getting Started With Personal Care in Las Cruces

Our care coordinators can work with your family to better understand whether this care type is right for your loved one. Our free consultations are a great time for families to ask questions and express their concerns about getting started with care. We also use these meetings to start building customized plans of care, providing an example of what a plan could look like when applied to each senior's unique situation.

Discover how a personal care provider can help your loved one in Las Cruces, White Sands, La Mesa, Vado, Chaparral, Anthony, Alamogordo, Cloudcroft, or another community in the area. Call Visiting Angels Las Cruces for a no-cost consultation today!