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End of Life Care for your Senior or Loved One: The Caregiver’s Role

End of Life Care for your Senior or Loved One: The Caregiver’s Role

While facing the end of life is so difficult and sad, having a compassionate caregiver by your side during this time can help make the process easier. End of Life caregiver services offer both physical and emotional support for both individuals and their families during the final stages of life.

How Can A Caregiver Help?

Caregivers can provide physical and emotional support to your loved one , while also offering support to the family. An essential role of the caregiver is to take over tasks, allowing family members to grasp the waning precious moments with their loved one.

As a family member, you will want to focus on providing a peaceful, loving atmosphere for your loved one as they near the end of their life. More and more seniors are choosing to live their last days in their own homes. Often the responsibility of caring for them falls on loved ones. But that task can be overwhelming, both physically and emotionally, especially while coming to terms with what is happening. A caregiver can help ease the weight. They can keep your loved one as comfortable as possible.

In End of Life Care, trained caregivers can help with minimizing pain and other symptoms. They also can help with everyday personal tasks such as dressing, bathing and daily hygiene. Having a caregiver there also can help alleviate feelings of loneliness, stress and anxiety. As caregivers help with this, they allow family members to focus on what is important, and on how best to meet the physical, spiritual and emotional needs of their dying loved one.

Other Duties

In-home caregivers can also help with other duties while you focus on your loved one. They can help with meal preparation, light housekeeping and laundry. They also can shop and run errands. In addition, caregivers can provide emotional support, serving as someone family members can turn to for help even with the little things during this time.

Respite Care

While you will want to spend as much time as possible with your loved one during the end of their life, everyone can use a break to refresh and renew their spirit, even a break to go take a shower or walk the dog. Caregivers are trained to offer respite care, meaning they can take care of your loved one while you take a moment for yourself. If you just need to get out of the house for a drive to clear your head, or you need a coffee break with a friend, knowing that a trained professional can watch over your loved one during that time offers peace of mind.

We Can Help

If you are looking for compassionate end of life care for your senior, Visiting Angels is here to help. 

Our trained caregivers help people in the Orlando Downtown East, Winter Park and surrounding areas of Orange County. We can come into your home to assess your needs, and discuss how we can help make this journey easier. For information contact us at 407-236-9997.

Serving Orlando, Maitland, and Winter Park, Florida

Visiting Angels ORLANDO, FLORIDA
2221 Lee Rd #17
Winter Park, FL 32789
Phone: 407-236-9997
Fax: 407-740-8744
299995316

Serving Orlando, Maitland, and Winter Park, Florida

Visiting Angels ORLANDO, FLORIDA
2221 Lee Rd #17
Winter Park, FL 32789
Phone: 407-236-9997
Fax: 407-740-8744
299995316