A chronic medical condition, disability, illness, or old age may make it more difficult to manage daily activities. If you are looking for extra in-home assistance, look no further than Elderhill Health Care. Our highly-trained, selected care experts will make certain that all of our clients receive individualized care for their specific physical, mental, and social requirements. We can offer them a 24/7 services and support.
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
are essential personal tasks that people do on an everyday basis. Older adults often have trouble performing some or all ADLs on their own.
Caregivers can help clients perform these activities of daily living as needed. The help provided by the Caregiver is completely dependent upon each individual client’s needs.
The Caregiver will also familiarize themselves with the full spectrum of the client’s abilities and needs in order to allow the client to maintain independence where and when they can
Mobility issues
are common amongst older adults. When mobility assistance is needed.
A Caregiver can help with getting up, walking, transfers into or out of bed or a chair, turning/positioning in bed, range of motion exercises, and more. Increased physical activity, assisted by a Caregiver, can help boost a client’s mood, decrease stress, and increase alertness.
In addition, Caregivers can provide a helping hand and safety monitoring to decrease a client’s risk of slipping and falling.
Companionship can be vital to the mental and physical well-being of older adults.
As individuals age it can become harder to keep up with normal routines and social activities. According to the CDC, older adults, particularly those who live alone, are prone to develop feelings of social isolation and loneliness that can lead to serious health conditions. Caregivers can provide companionship support that helps clients feel comfortable, secure, social, and well-cared for.
Caregivers can provide companionship services including:
• Assistance/company with normal routines
• Taking for a walk
• Providing company at mealtime, social activities, or family events and other functions
• Shopping/Errands
• Accompanying to appointments
• Transportation
Support Services is a home care service that allow older adults to maintain their independence and stay in their own home for as long as possible.
Caregivers can help with that goal by providing support and a helping hand to clients with light housekeeping duties including:
Laundry
Washing Dishes
Taking out the trash
Maintaining Bathroom Cleanliness
Maintaining Bedroom Cleanliness
Vacuuming/Dusting
Making the bed/changing bed linens
Specific attention to dietary needs,
preferences, and restrictions, is very important to keeping older adults healthy and well-nourished. Caregivers can perform a variety of tasks to help meet the nutritional needs of clients including:
Preparing meals/snacks
Assisting with feeding
Feeding
Encouraging fluids
Restricting fluids
In addition, Caregivers can help a client to follow any dietary guidelines set by their health care team or dietician, or by their own personal preferences such as a vegan, vegetarian, or kosher diet.
Disease-Specific Benefits
In addition to the general support that Caregivers provide,
Caregivers are also able to do more specific tasks like monitor weight, check blood pressure, and monitor hydration and nutrition, regardless of any specific diagnosis.
However, when there is a specific diagnosis, the Caregivers help in even more specialized ways
Oftentimes with Medication,
there are many rules that come along with the medications people are required to take. Keeping track of everything may be a real challenge, especially if you are in your later years and if struggle with remembering things, Our Caregivers will help in managing carefully and precisely.
You will never forget about your medication because our care experts will be there to remind you.
When it comes to advanced-stage, terminal illnesses that limit a patient’s time,
the best and most essential care is needed. We provide a consistently high level of end-of-life care that focuses on physical and emotional support, comfort and convenience, as well as support and assistance for loved ones.
What to expect from our End-of-Life Care Program.
Specialty Care
Nobody knows what the future will bring, which makes it difficult to prepare. When someone you’re close to has special care needs, you may feel lost and unsure what you should do next. That’s normal. In those times, it’s important to rely on people with the skills and experience to help.
Even though every care situation is unique, Elderhill caregivers are not only trained to be prepared, but they’re trained to help you cope as well, so you can feel comfortable knowing your loved ones are in good hands.
No matter the cause, conditions that result in a change of mood, memory or the thinking process are especially tough. When these are associated with aging, we often call them “Alzheimer’s,” but in reality, Alzheimer’s is just one of many different disorders of the brain.
Care for those with memory and cognitive changes can be demanding. Elderhill caregivers are here to help
Managing the progression of Parkinson’s disease can bring a lot of confusion. We know just how to work with the muscle stiffness and tremors to prevent frustration and falls.
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Elderhill caregivers can help reduce the risk of diabetes-related complications and give you peace of mind.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 26% of adults in the United States are living with some type of disability. And for many, a strong support system is essential. From mobility to cognition to vision and hearing issues, Elderhill caregivers can help adults with disabilities live safely in their homes, wherever home may be
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The idea behind Live-In Care is simple: one of our highly-trained Personal Assistants lives with the client, providing the around-the-clock company and attention similar to that of a family member. Our Live-In care program is a cost-effective alternative to living in an assisted living or skilled nursing facility. It provides all the benefits of a facility, while allowing the older or disabled loved one to live in the comfort of their own home while limiting the number of caregivers.
Caring for a loved one with a long-term or chronic illness can be overwhelming and affect the health of the family caregiver over time.
Elderhill Caregivers can help shoulder some of the stress that comes along with it while ensuring the care needed is just right for your situation.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 6 in 10 adults in the U.S. have a chronic disease, and 4 in 10 adults have two or more. This includes:
* Arthritis/Osteoarthritis
* Cancer Recovery
* Chronic Kidney Disease
* Chronic Lung Disease
* Epilepsy
* Heart Disease
* Hypertension/Stroke Recovery
* Neuromuscular Diseases and Disorders
* Obesity