There comes a time in everyone’s lives where some living assistance is needed. Its always ideal to remain and live in the place of our choosing, and with the right care you can do just that.

In home care is provided by a professional caregiver and is meant to help provide a safer, healthier and more independent life for the client.

Deciding to receive additional in home care can be a difficult, but necessary decision to make for yourself or a loved one. If your not sure that care is needed please have a look at the list below and see if anything matches your personal experiences.

1. Unsteadiness

Have you noticed your loved one holding on to furniture or the walls as they navigate through their home? Have you or your loved one had a fall or near fall? While this may seem harmless and not initially cause injury, it’s important to remember that just one unlucky incident can lead to an injury. This can create a difficult future for continued at home living. By preventing a fall in the first place, there is a much better chance to remain healthy and in the home.

2. Recovering from an illness or injury

If your loved one has been ill or injured and is in recovery, they may need additional support. As meaningful as family members can be, it can take a toll on all those involved. A caregiver can prepare meals, assist with household chores, remind your loved one to take their medication on time and much more. If your loved one is bedridden Love Me Tender Health Services has body specific knowledge to ensure safe movement from one place to another when dressing, bathing, or using the restroom.

3. Unable to Safely Drive

Freedom of mobility is essential to feeling in control of your life. If you or a loved one is unable to drive, that freedom isn’t necessarily lost. Love Me Tender Health Services offers transport services that will allow the client to attend to errands, travel to appointments and enjoy social events in a safe manner. Besides, who doesn’t love a personal chauffeur?

4. Falling Behind their Regular Routines

Have you noticed that you or a loved one has fallen out there routines? Perhaps their normally tidy house has started to fall into disarray. Or simple tasks such as grocery shopping isn’t completed as often as it should be. There’s no need to worry, as these are all task easily assisted by Love Me Tender Health Services.

5. Struggling with meals

While its normal for older people to have a decreased appetite, it’s still important for proper nutrition to be met. Have you noticed a change in meal regularity? Or Perhaps groceries are being purchased that are already in the home and not needed? These can be signs that some overwatch or assistance may be needed.

6. Becoming lonely or isolated

If you or your loved one live alone or live with a mobility limiting injury, it can be a challenge to maintain a meaningful social life. It’s well known that social isolation can increase a risk for dementia and depression, which will in turn decrease quality of life. While family visits are wonderful, it can be difficult to maintain a consistent and long term schedule. Love me Tender Health Services has care workers who specialize in this kind of social assistance, and will become a great asset to the client’s social well being.

Home care should be an enhancement to life, not an inconvenience. Finding a balance is incredibly important to insuring that independence is kept in every way possible. If the client is happy to cook, but has difficulty travelling to the grocery store, then efforts can be made to ensure clients spend their time and energy doing what they care about most. Love me Tender Health Care Services is committed to using an individualized approach to ascertain what can be done to ensure that what really matters to the client is understood and respected.

Sometimes our loved ones are resistant to the idea of home care. If this is the case please read our recommendations listed here to help talk to an adult resisting the idea of care.

Love me Tender Health Care Services offers a complimentary consultation to those looking to attain care. Please call us at 778-533-7199 or contact us here.