Has your aging parent or grandparent reached the point where they need a little help around the house? If so, you’re not alone. Once that time comes, your family may need to choose between moving your loved one into an assisted living facility versus receiving care at home. Each option has pros and cons that must be considered first so your loved one can live out the remainder of their life with dignity and self-respect. What follows are several advantages of home care when your senior’s quality of life weighs in the balance.

Freedom and Familiarity

Health permitting, your loved one will enjoy maximum freedom while engaging in normal daily activities surrounded by family and friends. While receiving care in the least restrictive environment possible, your family member will be allowed to remain in the same community that they’ve become so familiar with.

Personalized Care

Unlike in a facility, home care is personalized based on the recipient’s specific needs. Whether delivered by other family members or professional caregivers, your senior will enjoy one-on-one attention while receiving custom-tailored care from someone they trust and feel comfortable with.

Control

In-home care will give your family more input over the type of care your loved one will receive. This allows you and your senior to be more active participants in the care planning process while empowering you both with a sense of control. On the other hand, the average facility uses a pre-established agenda to plan activities and routines.

Comfort

When it comes to senior care, the adage “there’s no place like home” certainly rings true. Sleeping in a comfy bed, sitting on one’s favorite couch, or bathing in a familiar bathroom are all positives for a senior’s dignity, self-esteem, and independence.

Living out the remainder of their lives surrounded by friends and family is highly beneficial for an aging adult’s health and wellbeing. In most cases, seniors who remain at home enjoy more active and fulfilling lives than those residing in assisted living facilities or nursing homes.

Flexibility

Many assisted living facilities are not capable of, or charge extra for, providing the same level of personalized care that professional in-home caregivers can deliver. Whether their services are

needed for a few hours a day or a few hours per week, a home care provider will work with your family to accommodate your loved one’s changing needs. If your relative requires 24-hour clock care or end-of-life care, the average home care agency can handle that too!

Less Stress

Although it’s highly gratifying, serving as a family caregiver can often be a demanding, stressful, and thankless job. Professional home care eases the burden on the family while further preventing them from not having to feel guilty about uprooting their loved ones.

Visiting an assisted living facility or nursing home and seeing you’re senior unhappy can be a tough pill to swallow. Sometimes, facility lockdowns due to the threat of spreading an infectious disease like COVID can prevent you from seeing your loved one at all. Home care allows that special someone in your life to live out the rest of their life in the company of fellow family members.

Peace of Mind

Moving a loved one into an assisted living facility or nursing home is a real game-changer that can have a dramatic emotional impact on the entire family. Conversely, home care gives you the option of seeing if aging in place will work. Not having to uproot your loved one and completely change their routine will provide all parties involved with renewed peace of mind!

An Extended Family in Your Senior’s Home

Finding the right person to care for your aging loved one isn’t easy when you’re busy or live far away. At Help at Home Senior Care, we’ve provided personalized in-home care to families in Chevy Chase, Rockville, and the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area for over 20 years. Our mission is delivering the most comprehensive and compassionate senior home care possible, using a unique, hands-on approach with every client and family we serve.

Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, our in-home services include personal care, companion care, transitional care, respite care, geriatric care, end-of-life care, Alzheimer’s and dementia care, and more. To learn more about our top-quality home care services or schedule an initial assessment for a senior in our service area today, please visit www.helpathomecare.com.