How to Determine when Homecare is Needed

The first step in any home care pre-assessment is to establish if home care will be necessary or beneficial to your loved one. Sometimes, the need is obvious. Other times, you and your loved ones will need to carefully assess your loved one’s current condition, any safety concerns, and the challenges or obstacles that are making living at home difficult. 
In order to determine if home care is right for your loved one, there are three crucial questions you should be asking:

1. Can my loved one live safely without care?
2. Can my loved one live comfortably without care?
3. Can my loved one live happily without care? 

If the answer to any of those questions was “No” or “Maybe”, you should consider meeting with a care provider. 
That is where Visiting Angels comes in.  We are able to perform a quality in-home care assessment before starting care to be able to determine your loved one’s care needs.  This assessment makes it possible to plan precisely your loved one’s care according to their specific care needs and concerns.  

During this assessment, care specialists will meet with you and your loved one to discuss your loved one’s greatest age-related or disability-related challenges, as well as their lifestyle and daily schedules. We will also go over specific goals for your loved one’s care.  

Without care, may seniors skip or miss out on aspects of daily life that bring them joy. An in-home caregiver can provide companionship and remove the barriers to joyful activities.  Thanks to our in-depth care assessments, we are able to suggest caregiver matches that closely meet our client’s needs, making it easy for our clients to get the perfect care professional for their needs. 

To learn more about our in-home assessments and private caregivers, call Visiting Angels today at (818) 206-8121. We are experts at what we do and will be able to help you answer any questions you may have.