Nursing Home Care

4 Tips for Elderly Home Care Snehlatha’s mother was stubborn. The 45 year old professional’s mother was recuperating from surgery and was adamant about not having home care services. “With my siblings living abroad and a busy schedule of balancing home, family and office, there was no way that I could take complete care of my mother. So I simply sat down with her and talked to her about exactly what was bothering her about having a nurse at home,” says Snehlatha.

As in Snehlatha’s case, whilst we all want safe, effective and quality health care for the elderly, it is pertinent to consider the views of the senior citizens as well with patience and understanding. So how should you ensure reliable and professional home care for the elderly? Here are a few tips that can help you in providing elderly care and ensuring peace of mind: 1. Engage in communication – Talk to the elderly person. Tell them about your reasons behind keeping a nurse and ask them whether they would be feeling comfortable or having any apprehensions. Clarify their physical, mental or emotional doubts and queries.

2. Background check – Whether you’re hiring transactional care (for a few hours every day) or continuous care (for 12 to 24 hours of service) make sure you instruct the agency to conduct a background check. Professional and ethical healthcare organizations like CallHealth provide trained and certified professionals and conduct background check for you as well.

3. Assess specific health concerns – Have a discussion with your physician, preferably in the presence of the elderly, and make a note or a checklist of the particular health issues that need to be addresses by the caregiver for appointment of appropriate and skilled care person. For instance, you need to specify whether the person requires specialized nursing or basic care or physiotherapy.

4. Monitoring of home care services – Ensuring that the tasks that caregivers are hired for are suitably addressed should not be a cause for concern if you have hired a trustworthy care providing organization. Some organizations have Senior Care@Home Officers to monitor and audit services and evaluating home care needs and devising a suitable home care plan as well.

In conclusion, take care and make an informed decision while arranging for elderly home care so that you can add a smile on their face in their golden years; just like they cared for you when you were being raised.