Deciding if You or a Loved One Could Benefit from Home Care

Your home, whether it’s a house, apartment, assisted living facility or a skilled nursing facility, is where you are most comfortable and happiest to be. However, when an illness, injury, surgery or other condition makes managing at home difficult or impossible, a home care agency can be just the help you or a loved one needs to stay right where you want to be…at home.

Home care is personalized one-to-one and is tailored to the needs of each individual, while allowing people to maintain their personal freedom and dignity. Home care is cost effective when compared to hospital or nursing home care and allows family members to help and support each other in the privacy and comfort of their own homes.

Who can Benefit from Home Care

• People who are discharged from the hospital, but are not fully recovered.
• Elderly people who can no longer manage at home alone.
• Adult children of elderly parents who may wish to have a homemaker or home health aide assisting their parents with activities of daily living.
• People living with a condition such as congestive heart failure, hypertension or pulmonary disease, who may want to have their vital signs telemonitored by a nurse on a daily basis.
• People suffering from chronic conditions such as diabetes, kidney disease, or stroke, who need frequent monitoring.
• People with a terminal disease, such as cancer or AIDS who need personal care, pain management and emotional support.
• People with limited mobility who need assistance with activities of daily living.
• Families who need respite from care-giving and emotional support in dealing with a loved one who needs special care.