Hip surgery is a big deal until it isn’t. Years ago, the thought of hip replacements was terrifying for elderly individuals. They worried about long periods of recovery, excessive pain, and the dangers of having surgery. While it is still a major surgery requiring a long recovery time, many aspects have changed to make recovery easier. One of the major changes is that most patients can go home within a day or so of surgery for the bulk of their recovery. Hiring physical therapy providers can help with that recovery at home.
Home Recovery Works Just as Well as Facility Recovery
Generally, there are two main recovery options for anyone who has just had a hip replacement. Your elderly loved one can either go to a rehabilitation facility or they can go home. In the past, most patients went to a rehabilitation facility assuming that would be the place where the best care could happen because the loved one would be surrounded by trained professionals around the clock. However, recent studies have found that if an elderly person can go home with the proper support network of caregivers and home health services, they will recover at the same pace as those in rehabilitation facilities.
Not only do they recover just as well, but those who recover at home receive numerous other benefits that they don’t receive from recovery in a rehabilitation center. While the lower cost is always a great bonus, perhaps more importantly is that your loved one will feel more comfortable in her own home surrounded by the people, pets, and things she loves.
Four Tips to Improve Your Loved One’s Home Recovery Environment
There are a lot of steps that need to be completed before your loved one comes home to recover with the main one being determining who is providing what kind of care and when. After that, a lot of your loved one’s recovery comfort will depend on how you prepare her home for her recovery.
Here are four tips for making her feel right at home:
- Make the bed comfortable and accessible. The bed should be on the main floor with a bathroom within easy walking distance. You should also consider lowering the bed so your loved one’s feet touch the floor when she sits on it.
- Create a comfy chair for relaxing and recovering. Your loved one doesn’t want to be in bed all day. Find her favorite place in the home and set up a recovery chair where she can relax, enjoy her favorite quiet activities, and have everything within reach.
- Make the bathroom accessible. You might consider installing grab bars around the toilet or putting a chair in the shower.
- Clear the floors. Remove all tripping hazards from the floors to lower the risk of her falling when she is up and about.
Home Physical Therapy For Seniors
If recovering at home is the right option for your senior, you might find that having a professional physical therapist come to the home to perform physical therapy will work better for your loved one as well. Having physical therapy at home protects your loved one in many ways overall home recovery does. It reduces her exposure to outside germs and bacteria and reduces the risk and hassle that often come with travel. Finally, the physical therapist will be able to see exactly what your loved one’s living environment looks like and recommend solutions for her life, making it easier for your loved one to directly apply her exercises to her daily life.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Physical Therapy Services in Johns Creek GA, please get in touch with the caring staff at Senior Solutions Home Care. (404) 266-8773
Senior Solutions Home Care is a Trusted Home Care Agency serving Atlanta, Palmetto, Alpharetta, Chattahoochee Hills, Milton, College Park, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Hapeville, Johns Creek, and all of Fulton County.
Over the years, we have expanded, providing service in all 95 counties throughout Tennessee, and we now have a growing presence in Georgia.
Senior Solutions is recognized as a top 5% independent agency and a three-time Inc. 5000 honoree in 2018, 2019, and 2020. These types of awards matter to us because they show growth in our goal of eventually touching a million lives. We’re excited to continue that growth and to touch even more families with our commitment to quality care!
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