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What is a Home Care Agency?
18 May 2023 By AdminWhat is a Home Care Agency? As our loved ones age, securing their comfort and care becomes a top priority. For many families, professional assistance from a home care agency provides the necessary support for family members to stay in the comfort of their own homes. A home care assistance provider like Affordable Home Care offers companionship, medication reminders, light housekeeping, general assistance, and more to an older adult or adult with disabilities. Understanding Home Care Agencies A home care agency is a service provider that offers a range of personalized care and assistance for...
How to Handle Aging Parent’s Limited Mobility
21 Apr 2023 By AdminAs parents age, it’s not uncommon for them to start having more trouble getting around due to the natural progression of aging or health issues. This can be challenging, not only for them but also for their children, who may need to help care for them. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to make life easier for you and your loved one with the help of elder care assistance from Affordable Home Care. Preventative Maintenance Encourage your parents to stay active and engaged. Even with limited mobility, there are plenty of activities they can do. Chair exercises, arts and crafts, reading,...
10 Effective Medication Reminder Strategies for Seniors and Relatives
21 Mar 2023 By AdminForgetting your medications can be a serious issue if it becomes a habit. At Affordable Home Care, we want to ensure you never miss a dose. Medication reminders are an incredibly useful aspect of daily medical care. We can help you get organized and set up to make medication management an effortless part of your day. Use an App There’s an app for just about everything now, including medication reminders. Some even allow you to create profiles to track multiple people, which is helpful when managing medications for yourself and a loved one. Set Alarms on a Phone or Watch If you’re dealing w...
What Is Companion Care?
23 Feb 2023 By AdminLet’s face it, it is common for people to experience loneliness as they get older. Once they no longer go to work and family members grow up and are busy with their own lives, seniors tend to spend more time alone. Especially if a spouse has already passed away, time alone can be difficult. If you have a loved one you are worried about, senior companion care is a great solution. At Affordable Home Care, our companionship services provide everything from friendly conversations to housekeeping assistance. Day-to-day tasks become increasingly more challenging and dangerou...
What Tasks Are Considered "Light Housekeeping"?
23 Feb 2023 By AdminAs we get older, everyday tasks that are taken for granted become increasingly more difficult. Things like brushing our teeth, cooking dinner, getting dressed, and light housekeeping can be hard to do without assistance. That is why Affordable Home Care aims to provide trained and experienced caregivers to offer aid to elderly individuals who can use some extra help. Our elderly care services promote the highest level of comfort, independence, and recovery. We treat each individual with respect and dignity and help them live their life to the fullest. What Is Light Housekeeping? ...
Tips for Reducing Stress for Seniors
03 Feb 2023 By AdminLet’s face it, stress and anxiety impact everybody in some form or fashion. Some events over the last three years have only exacerbated those stresses and made them more common, especially for seniors. Affordable Home Care offers senior care services that can help ensure the safety and well-being of seniors but can also be great for reducing stress. Our caregivers offer companionship to play games and engage in crafts or activities to diminish feelings of loneliness and improve feelings of social importance. By assisting with mobility, personal hygiene, grocery shopping, and other errand...
Things To Do Before Hiring a Home Care Agency
20 Dec 2022 By AdminYou or somebody in your family has decided that it is time for a loved one to get the additional help of an in-home caregiver. Coming to this decision was likely challenging, but it is just the first step in ensuring your loved one receives the proper care they need. We know you are already worried about your family member enough, without worrying about the credibility of the person taking care of them. Our experts at Affordable Home Care want to ensure that you and your family get the home care assistance that works best for you and help you make an informed decision. Below we highlight sever...
Choosing Home Care Over Other Elderly Care Options
15 Nov 2022 By AdminChoosing Home Care Over Other Elderly Care Options As your elderly loved ones grow older, it’s natural to begin researching and seeking care options for their health and overall well-being. You’ve probably come across several housing options like home care assistance, nursing homes, retirement communities, assisted living facilities, and more. Choosing the right senior care option depends significantly on the needs of your loved one, their health, and even financial requirements. To help you choose the best care available, you must understand each type of senior living situation...
How At-Home Assistance Can Benefit You
04 Oct 2022 By AdminHow At-Home Assistance Can Benefit You Researching care options for an elderly loved one can be overwhelming; there are so many options to choose from, and it might be challenging to decide what’s best for your family. A poll by the American Association of Retired Persons found that over 75% of participants 50 years and older prefer to stay in their current homes for the long term. Choosing in-home care over moving to a residential care facility allows your loved one to remain in their familiar environment and continue living as they’re accustomed to. Below we highlight the bene...
5 Ways Companionship Benefits Your Health
25 Aug 2022 By Admin5 Ways Companionship Benefits Your Health Aging is often associated with several health complications, from heart conditions to arthritis. While there are many precautions that you and your elderly loved one can take to prevent these ailments, there is one health risk that is harder to protect from, and it’s loneliness. Over time, some older adults become less socially and physically active due to illness, injury, or something else entirely. These feelings of loneliness and isolation can impact memory, physical wellbeing, mental health, and life expectancy. Fortunately, companionship ...
How to Find the Right Caregiver
08 Jul 2022 By AdminHow to Find the Right Caregiver Finding the best care possible for your loved one to enjoy their senior years safely and comfortably can be a challenge, especially if you don’t know what you’re looking for. The right in-home caregiver will not only take care of your loved one as you would, but they will also improve the quality of your loved one’s life through their service. Finding and hiring a home care provider can be overwhelming and daunting because you don’t always know what kind of care you will receive. Below, we highlight top tips on finding the right caregive...
How to Switch Home Care Agencies
27 Jun 2022 By AdminChoosing the right home care agency is a significant decision. Not only do you need to consider the quality of care your loved one receives, but you also need to look at the compatibility between them and their caregiver. Even after you choose the perfect provider, there is always an adjustment period with personalities and new routines. After several visits, if you find that the assigned caregiver isn’t compatible with your loved one, you can always contact the caregiver agency and request a more suitable match. However, in some cases, the agency as a whole is the issue, and it’s ...
Benefits of Hiring a Home Care Agency
31 May 2022 By AdminAs your loved ones get older, it can become difficult to care for them. Daily tasks, such as mealtime and personal hygiene routines, can be neglected if they are on their own. Without proper help and support, these situations will most likely worsen and lead to injury, complications, or time spent in an assisted living facility. However, there is an alternative—hiring a home health care agency. There are several benefits of home health care, and the care providers at Affordable Home Care are highlighting them below. Benefits of Home Health Care Finding and choosing a car...