Home Instead Senior Care
Home Instead Senior Care is a network of franchises that provide senior in home care services including: companionship, home helper and personal care services. These services can enable your aging parents to continue to live in their own home.
This article covers:
Overview
Home Instead Senior Care is locally owned network of franchises that provide in-home care services for seniors.
These services include: companionship, home helper, personal care and Alzheimer's services.
It is a network of over 800 franchise offices throughout the United States, Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, Portugal, Switzerland, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, South Korea, Finland and Austria.
Their focus is on providing services that help your family keep your aging parents, grandparents or friends in their own home as they grow older.
Services
They offer several different types of in home care services, including:
Companionship Services
Companionship services for seniors include:
- Respite
- Monitor nutrition and eating
- Entertaining
- Companionship and conversation
- Care for houseplants
- Provide reminders
- Manage home deliveries such as groceries and medications
- Mail bills and letters
- Maintain calendar
- Visit neighbours and friends
- Supervise home maintenance
- Play games and cards
- Prepare grocery lists
Home Helper Services
Home Helper Services for seniors include:
- Assist with laundry and cleaning
- Take out garbage
- Arrange appointments
- Provide reminders for medication
- Assist with reading
- Change linens
- Make beds
- Dust furniture
- Pick up prescriptions
- Assist with pet care
- Prepare meals
- Escort for shopping and appointments
- Aid with airport tasks
Personal Services
Personal care services for seniors including assisting with:
- Eating
- Grooming
- Dressing
- Bathing/Showering
- Incontinence
- Cognitive Impairment
- Mobility
- Medication Reminders
Alzheimer's Services
Home Instead Senior Care Caregivers are educated about the latest dementia care techniques.
They are trained to:
- Recognize hazards and maintain a safe environment
- Manage behaviours
- Provide nutritious meals
- Provide mind stimulating activities
- Create social interaction
- Supervise daily activities
It is important to ensure that caregivers are specially trained in working with individuals with dementia as it can be a challenging.
For the safety of the client and the caregiver, it is important they know how to manage behaviours (especially when the individual has moderate to late stage Alzheimer's)
Benefits
The benefit is that in home care services can allow your aging parents to safely live in their own home.
This is economically beneficial as senior care housing options can be expensive. In home care services are typically more cost effective than moving to a senior care community.
This is a psychological/social benefit as most seniors want to remain living at home for as long as possible. Most seniors place maintaining their independence at the top of their priorities.
Costs
Costs vary but in home services are often times more cost effective than moving to a senior care housing option.
Services are usually charged by the hour and can range from $25-50 per hour, depending on the type of service.
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