Companion care services offer non-medical assistance for senior citizens while giving family members peace of mind knowing that their loved one is receiving top quality, reliable care.
Companion care providers visit clients at home to engage them in conversation and other social activities to reduce loneliness, which can often lead to depression among seniors.
Socialization
Companions can help keep their loved one active and socialized, which in turn reduces chronic illness rates while simultaneously improving both physical and mental wellbeing.
Daily tasks for older adults such as cooking, bathing and cleaning often become impossible to accomplish alone due to mobility limitations or cognitive issues, making help necessary.
Companion care providers tend to be people with genuine intentions of helping others and an intense passion for making an impactful difference in the lives of seniors. They enjoy spending time with seniors, engaging them in fun activities and inspiring optimism about life.
Senior care assistants can also assist with other responsibilities, including transportation to doctor’s appointments or grocery shopping – particularly helpful for older adults who no longer drive themselves and don’t have many friends or family who visit on a regular basis.
Medication Reminders
Prescription medications are an integral component of healthy aging, yet older adults may struggle with remembering when and how many to take. Missed doses could have serious repercussions for their health including memory loss or disorientation.
Medication reminders are an ideal way to help ensure your loved one takes their prescribed medicines on time, in the right doses and at the appropriate times. They can be phone-based reminder systems or integrated into home monitoring or safety systems; there are even electronic pill dispensing systems.
Medication reminders can provide seniors and their family members peace of mind that their loved one is receiving optimal care, as well as ensure that the proper dosage of medication is always being administered.
Light Housekeeping
As part of home companion care, your elderly loved one may need assistance with light housekeeping tasks. Even these seemingly small tasks can make an enormous difference in terms of quality of life and safety for them.
Light housekeeping entails tasks such as dusting open surfaces; dusting shelves; dusting furniture and vacuuming around it; sweeping and mopping floors (damp mopping small areas and hard surface floors); vacuuming around furniture; wiping down counters; wiping down cabinets and shelves; wiping down cabinets after dishes have been washed and put away; wiping down countertops before wiping down cabinets after wiping down dishes away; taking out trash cans, changing sheets and making beds, as well as organizing drawers, shelves and closets.
Caregiving tasks such as these are straightforward for caregivers to undertake and can play an essential role in keeping seniors safe. A tidy home helps prevent trip hazards while simultaneously decreasing food poisoning risks from surfaces not properly cleaned.
Transportation
Transportation is an indispensable aspect of life for seniors. From attending community events and visiting friends or healthcare providers to accessing community resources and healthcare professionals, transportation enables seniors to live the lifestyle they choose.
Transport options available to elderly adults range from public transit and paratransit services, ride sharing apps such as Uber and Lyft and home health aides who can arrange non-emergency appointments and trips for seniors are endless.
Buses are an efficient form of short-haul transport, while trains and coaches are best used for longer journeys. Taxis may also be available but tend to be more costly and less flexible.
There are also services designed to assist those with disabilities access transportation. These paratransit systems typically use buses or cabs designed for mobility challenges.