Families often recognize care needs after a visit during the holidays. Sometimes the elderly loved one has been concealing health issues that require the need for assistance. Other times, cognitive impairments are more apparent when families visit and see signs of neglect in their loved one’s health and environment. Below are signs to be aware of that your loved one may need help at home:
* Unopened mail.
* Messy household.
* Expired or rotting food.
* Unfilled prescriptions and missed medications.
* Appears disheveled.
* Has short-term memory loss and/or confusion.
* Unpaid bills.
* Cuts, bruises, scrapes, or other injuries that could be results of falls.
* Underweight or overweight.
* Vehicle has signs of a fender bender or accidents.
* Notices in mail about missed doctor appointments.
What should you do?
* Get your loved one to a doctor for a physical evaluation.
* Go through the bills and start calling companies to sort out insurance lapses, utility bills, and any other bills that have gone unpaid.
* Hire a cleaning service to do heavy duty housekeeping and to provide ongoing cleaning services.
* Hire a home care service to make regular scheduled visits to provide cooking, transportation, errands, chores, medication reminders, etc.
* Consider installing a personal emergency response system to send an alert if your loved one falls in the home.
* Check over household for safety concerns such as, old pipes, loose wires, slippery area rugs, cluttered walkways or stairways, etc.
Home Care Services
Services are provided from 6 hours a week to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We serve Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx and Manhattan.
Choose a schedule that works for you:
Call us at 631-439-6829 for current rates.
Hourly Weekday/Weekend Care
A professional caregiver will visit the home from 3 hours a day to a full 8-hour day. The minimum is 6 hours per week. You decide on the days and times and we appoint a caregiver that is available for your preferred schedule. All services provided are in accordance with your customized care plan. Schedule a free in-home consultation!
Overnight Care
A professional caregiver will stay for a 12-hour shift beginning in the evening and ending in the morning. Services include dinner preparation, help getting ready for bed, overnight assistance and supervision, help getting up and ready in the morning, and breakfast preparation. All services provided are in accordance with your customized care plan. Overnight care is ideal for the person who gets up during the night and is at risk for falls, becomes disoriented at night, and/or has dementia and requires supervision. Schedule a free in-home consultation!
Live-in Weekday/Weekend Care
A professional caregiver stays in the home 24-hours a day. In a 7-day live-in situation, 2 professional caregivers share the week. Live-in care includes around-the-clock assistance with activities of daily living such as meal preparation, household chores, bathing and dressing supervision, medication reminders, and oversight of the person's well being. Live-in caregivers share in the household food and typically have their own separate sleeping quarters. Live-in care is ideal for the person who is at risk for falls in the home, who has moderate dementia, and/or is recovering from a hospitalization. Schedule a free in-home consultation!
