Why Home Help is Valuable and Not a Hole in Your Pocket
By Ewa Frydel, Owner
Getting senior help at home is a wise choice. You can be reading this as a nurse or with experience helping your aging loved one remain independent at home. You can also be here because you have no idea what to do.
If you don’t know what to do…
If you’re a senior yourself…
If you’re really short compared to your elderly patient, or disabled, that you cannot lift or keep up with personal hygiene like bathing…
If you’re just overloaded with work, school, your own kids…
If you live far away from mom or dad…
This blog will highlight the benefits of why you need a senior home caregiver.
First, we’ll highlight why family members are afraid of home help and shed some light on the value of in-home care.
Money, money, money.
Many family caregivers are in need, like you, but question the cost.
First off, in-home senior care services are much more cost-effective compared to assisted living facilities and nursing homes. Secondly, there’s no amount of money that can substitute for your peace of mind, stress management, and very own heart health. The alternative would be to not receive any help, which can take its toll on you and your senior loved one.
The value is this: you get to enjoy your senior in need without burnout. How’s that sound?
“Ten years ago I had a terrible experience…”
We’re sorry about the terrible experience you had with a former caregiver. Not all home care workers are challenging. Time, resources, and generations have changed with the past decade.
More passionate people are becoming caregivers than ever before. There is more of a need and great people followed the calling. However, that is why doing your research is still important. Don’t toss out the idea of hiring an in-home senior care worker because of a bad experience. Many agencies, like ourselves, take care very seriously.
For instance, we specifically screen for the ideal candidate that is trustworthy, warm-hearted, and made for this work. We do an extensive background check and offer an intensive training program. Our caregivers receive continuing education on many topics surrounding senior health care.
With solid research, you’ll feel more at ease with your decision to hire some help at home.
Guilt Without Pleasure
Most commonly, family members feel guilty when they hire a caregiver. One reason is because they feel they are letting their aging parents down. They feel badly for not putting in the extra work of personal care, transportation assistance, medication management, and nutrition management.
Another reason is because they feel a caregiver just might do the job better. That can bring on resentment, jealousy, and depression amongst yourself.
Did you know that companion care is essentially the top reason why seniors choose to live at home? Companionship can come with nursing homes or other aging facilities, but nothing beats independence at home.
Seniors see the same familiar faces - huge bonus for those with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias. They have the memories of a familiar environment - which offers a wonderful nostalgic sensation of belonging.
Seniors can have companionship with people, places, and things.
Get this… with a qualified, highly-trained home helper YOU get to offer everything a caregiver can but offer even more companion care.
A caregiver is a companion worker for your senior. That’s a big part of their job. If you get their support, you get to focus more on being your parent’s friend, advocate, healthy relationship, and thoroughly enjoy every moment spent with them because you’ll now have the time to.
That’s not something to feel guilty about. You get to be the #1 companion!
Even while the caregiver is taking care of meal preparations, medication management and more, you’re there to bring love and light into your senior’s life.
Remember this, a senior in-home caregiver does not replace you. They do not tell your elderly parent that you gave up. Home help is home help. It’s extra effort to care for your loved one. There is no lack, there is only gain.
If you’re considering getting valuable support from a caregiver and you live in Simcoe County and surrounding areas, contact us.
We’re here to help!
Legal Disclaimer
This blog provides general information and discussions about home care being an affordable option and should not be construed as medical advice.
