Home Care Services in Tigard

It’s no secret that as we age, our risk of falling increases, as does the risk of serious injury as a result. Thankfully, most falls are largely preventable. Having an effective fall prevention strategy is key to ensuring your loved one can continue to age in place at home and avoid institutional placement. At Visiting Angels^® Portland, our home care services in Tigard help local seniors stay safe and stay living at home.

Here are some tips to get started with fall prevention:

1. The first step in preventing falls is to meet with your loved one’s doctor. Ask them to make a thorough fall-risk evaluation. They should look at everything--from eyesight to addressing any potential foot problems and make referrals to other specialists accordingly. Don’t forget to ask about medications that might affect mental acuity or balance as well.
2. Keep your loved one’s muscle strength! Even if they have to do exercises sitting down, there are things they can do to keep those muscles active. Resistance bands are very easy to use, inexpensive, and can help with both legs and arms.
3. Enlist the help of professionals like us. Our home care services are designed to provide a level of comfort and safety that makes aging in place a reality for Tigard area seniors. By taking over tasks that require a lot of bending, stretching, reaching, or long-standing, our caretakers help keep your loved one safe. We can help get them out of the house as well. Our trained and friendly caregivers will transport and accompany your loved one to appointments, on errands, to social events, or just for a walk around the block. Fall prevention is integrated into all our care services and begins with a complimentary fall-risk assessment of your loved one’s home environment, during your free, no obligation care consultation.

Did you know some seniors are so frightened of falling (especially after a fall) they begin to limit their food and water intake in order to avoid trips to the bathroom? With our home care services in Tigard, your loved one will have someone to remind them to eat, make and serve food, bring them water and encourage them to drink it, and help them to the bathroom as many times as they need. We do all this in the spirit of respect and dignity. After all, we would want the same for our own parents.

Locally Owned & Operated Home Care Services

No doubt you’re familiar with our name but may not have known that Visiting Angels Portland is actually a locally owned and operated home care service provider. We focus exclusively on helping local seniors in the following nearby areas:

• Tigard
• Portland
• Beaverton
• Hillsboro
• Milwaukie
• And the surrounding area

Schedule Your Free Consultation

If you’d like more information about how our home care services in Tigard can help protect your loved one from falling, (or worse, a trip to the hospital and/or rehab.), please reach out to Visiting Angels Portland today to schedule a free, in-home consultation and complimentary fall-risk assessment.