When your senior parent can no longer take care of themselves or you’re worried about their ability to live alone it can be overwhelming to try and figure out what to do. It’s even more difficult when your mom or dad wants to continue living in their home and doesn’t want to admit they need help. Senior home care services are services for seniors that can bring you the peace of mind of knowing that your mom or dad is ok and give them the independence they want.
With senior home care, your senior parent may be able to continue living at home with the extra help they need to do housework, cook meals, and shop for groceries.
Some of the ways that senior home care makes it easier for seniors to live on their own are:
Medication Reminders
A senior home care provider will help your mom or dad remember to take their medications when they are supposed to. They can also prepare medication reminder boxes, set alerts on your mom or dad’s phone or tablet, and call the pharmacy to refill medications when they’re running low.
Cooking And Sharing Meals
It can be a real challenge to get seniors to eat healthy meals every day. Malnutrition is a big problem for seniors because they may have a hard time physically preparing food or eating. Or they may choose not to eat a proper meal because they don’t want to eat alone.
With senior home care, a care provider can help your senior parent make their favorite meals, and then share that meal with them so that they don’t have to eat alone. Home care providers can also portion out leftovers and put them away so that your mom or dad can eat a healthy meal or snack whenever they are hungry.
Housekeeping
Keeping up the house is a real challenge for seniors. And if the house isn’t kept clean it can be a hazard for your mom or dad. Senior home care includes light housekeeping like dusting, vacuuming, changing bed linens, doing the laundry, and doing the dishes. Your senior parent will have a clean house, clean clothes, clean towels, and clean bedding with home care assistance.
Companionship and Emotional Support
Seniors need companionship as much as they need physical support. If you can’t visit your mom or dad as much as you’d like to they can get companionship and friendship from a care provider. Regular visits from a care provider can bring purpose and joy to your mom or dad.
Shopping And Errands
If your mom or dad has physical challenges that make shopping and errands difficult for them a home care provider can go to the grocery store, pharmacy, bank, post office, and anyplace else that your senior parent would need to go. Your senior parent won’t run out of food, medication, or other essentials if they have senior home care.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Senior Home Care Services in Lakeland TN, please get in touch with the caring staff at Senior Solutions Home Care. (901) 300-8576
Senior Solutions Home Care is a Trusted Home Care Agency serving Memphis, Germantown, Collierville, Lakeland, Hernando, Olive Branch, Arlington, Atoka, Southaven, Bartlett, Marion, Shelby County, and surrounding areas.
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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