When to incorporate home health care into your loved one's care plan

The choice to incorporate home health into your loved one’s care plan is no doubt a difficult one. But the entire process is made more challenging when you wait too long to address this concern. 

“People wait to call us until mom or dad falls or mom or dad has mismanaged their medications and they can’t remember (doing so),” says Family Home Care President Jarod Carter. “All of a sudden it’s an emergency.”

The stressors associated with these situations can be mitigated, or completely avoided, when you take a more proactive approach.

“You can pay a hospital bill whenever this stuff comes up or you can pay to have care and peace of mind as you go,” Carter says. 

When you hire Family Home Care, for instance, a caregiver supports your loved one with activities of daily living (think: dressing, showering, meals) for as few as four hours per shift. You’d have an in-home consultation and create a care plan with the team, which includes a nurse. 

This way, as your person navigates dementia-related brain changes, you have a built-in support system that can connect you to other industry professionals and experts.

Say your loved one sleeps through the night but you don’t. You might not think that overnight care is a necessity, but it might be the very thing that prevents you from reaching caregiver burnout. 

An aide could ensure that nighttime routines go smoothly, and help your loved one get to the bathroom. And this extra support could give you the peace of mind you’ve been missing. 

“In the event that something does happen at night, you’d have somebody there that can help,” Carter said.

When it comes to home health care, the most important thing you can do is be proactive. If you live in Seminole, Orange, or Osceola counties and would like further information, visit familyhomecarecf.com, or contact Carter at 407.641.4306 or by email at Jarod@familyhomecarecf.com.