Growing older can come with complications that leave a strain on the body which can lead to complications when completing tasks such as cooking, bathing and cleaning. Being older can lead to rapid fatigue and so having a helping hand can make all the difference to someone’s daily life.
Another thing that can affect people as they get older is the level of companionship that they get can be less than usual. This is another way in which home carers can help someone within their own homes, by offering that level of companionship and comfort.
At Hazelwood we want to discuss some of the benefits of hiring a home carer, we understand the importance of being enabled to keep your dignity whilst also being looked after within your own home.
So what are some of the benefits of hiring a home carer.
Assistance On The Day to Day
There are many things that our carers can help with that are day to day tasks and errands that need doing. Supporting someone with the simple things can make such a difference in upkeeping someone’s independence.
- Getting in and out of bed
- Going to the bathroom
- Bathing and dressing
- Brushing hair
- Help with medications
- Cooking meals
- Making drinks
- Cleaning
- Washing dishes and laundry
- Gardening
- Running errands like getting pensions out and collecting prescriptions
- Shopping and helping the patient to get outdoors
Dignity and Independence
There is often a discussion about whether it is better to move into a care home or to have home carers come to you. Moving into a new living space can be daunting for someone who is vulnerable and finds it difficult to settle in a new place. This can frequently lead to the patient feeling isolated and lonely. Homecare is the total opposite; they can comfortably live at home while having someone there to assist them.
An often recurrence with patients, when people age, they frequently deny that they need assistance with activities. Even though it may be obvious that they require even a little bit of help, they deny it because they want to retain any independence they have remaining.
When hiring a home carer, we help our patients to continue with activities that they may enjoy or that’s a necessity in their daily routine while allowing them to feel independent and go at their own pace.
Improved Mental and Physical Health
As elderly people age, there is the possibility that their mental and physical health could begin deteriorating. This is due to the patient not being able to complete tasks as they could in an earlier stage of life.
Home carers and carers in general will likely provide different activities to stimulate the brain to improve their mental health. Here are some of those activities:
- Conversations
- Shopping
- Puzzles
- Light Exercise
- Watching TV or a film together
- Creating healthy meals and snacks
All of these activities are ways to create conversation whilst doing something engaging, which will help them interact more and increases mentally and physically activity whilst doing so.
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