As you or your loved ones age, you may be wondering if it’s time to hire a home care agency. Most of the time, if this thought crosses your mind, the answer is yes, you should.
If you are debating hiring someone to provide care, there may have been some indicator that made you feel this way. Whether it’s watching your mother struggle to walk down the driveway to the mailbox or your older sibling struggling to prepare a meal for themselves, there are many aspects of life in which a home care agency is helpful.
Still not sure whether or not you should hire a home care agency? At Advanced Care, we know this decision can be tough. Here are some identifiers you should consider a home care agency for yourself or your loved ones.
1. Instrumental tasks are harder or nearly impossible
In short, instrumental tasks are things you do daily to take care of yourself and/or your home. This could be retrieving mail or cooking (as mentioned above), but can also mean getting dressed, walking in and out of furniture/baths, and other things necessary for comfortable daily living.
Our compassionate team has been working with individuals in Southeastern Wisconsin for many years now. From areas outside of Mequon, like Port Washington and Grafton, they’ve been making all the difference in helping people complete instrumental tasks through our home care agency.
2. Driving is not an option
As we age, we lose our ability to do some things or deem it unsafe to do them. This can mean driving is off the table for many seniors. Losing this sense of freedom can be challenging for them, but it shouldn’t mean they aren’t allowed to leave their home anymore.
Our home care agency service knows the importance of socialization for seniors and the negative impacts that staying home alone can have on their health. We are happy to offer transportation services to Waukesha, Port Washington, Racine, and other surrounding areas. Whether it’s to pick up prescriptions, run errands, or pick up groceries, we’re happy to help.
3. Non-medical in-home assistance is needed
Making sure our clients live comfortably and healthily is one thing we emphasize here at Advanced Care. From those living in Port Washington to Waukesha to Milwaukee to Racine to Kenosha, and everything in between, we prioritize personal care assistance for all of our clients. So much so, we even offer bi-monthly nurse assessments to make sure our clients stay on track.
We also offer medication reminders to our clients to keep them on track with their doses. This way, they don’t have to stress out about remembering to take them.
These services and more makes us Southeastern Wisconsin’s choice for home care. We are happy to give assistance to clients each and every day and let them know they are well taken care of with our passionate staff.
For more information on finding a home care agency for you or your loved ones, contact us here.
