Homecare Agencies Offer More Than Just Care For The Elderly
Some home care agencies will only offer nursing help, specifically to those that may have been in the hospital, or to senior citizens that may need help with chores or personal care. But as the need for extra care grows some home care agencies have moved in to fill in the gaps and have begun to offer care for young children in the form of nannies, driving services, companions and much more.
The need for care that you can count on for your loved ones has skyrocketed as more and more families have had the experience of seeing a loved one harmed by the caretakers that they have chosen in the past. Rather than hiring private services more families are turning to homecare agencies that have the resources to screen every caregiver carefully and provide them with the proper training and monitoring that is necessary to ensure that they will provide quality care for your family members.
Patient care is an important part of all homecare agencies and is available for all ages. Patient care offers services to the patient from one to 24 hours and includes live in care givers as well as respite care for the primary caregiver and traveling care for patients that either need to or choose to travel. Patient care is ideal for patients just returning from the hospital that might need a bit of extra care, they can assist with wound dressing, taking vitals or providing total care for those that are bedridden.
Beyond patient care home care agencies also offer Companion Services and caregivers that offer a wide range of non-medical services. Companions can spend time with the client doing such things as reading books, talking, playing cards or helping the client write letters. Companions can participate in a wide range of recreational activities and hobbies with clients and take walks with the client or accompany them to appointments. This support addresses the client's emotional needs and helps to keep them stimulated as well as to offer them a sense of a balanced life.
For the younger crowd many home care agencies have begun to offer nannies that are carefully trained to work with your child at the age they are at. They offer a wide range of services much like any other nannie and can help beyond caring for your child by taking care of light housekeeping chores, running errands for you, and helping to plan and prepare meals for your child.
Nannies are carefully screened to ensure that they have the proper skills but also to ensure that they have no criminal record and are even screened for drug use. Nannies are chosen for the ability work with your child and offer a nurturing environment that can help your child to grow up feeling loved and secure.
Driving services are also available through a lot of homecare agencies, these services offer a valuable service to those that are unable to drive themselves to appointments or to go shopping or visit family. Drivers are trained to work with the issues their clients may have, such as assisting handicapped clients to and from their destinations and knowing how to handle any emergencies that may arise while the clients are in their care.
One of the best things about all the services being a part of home health agencies is the ease in which a plan can be made and implemented offering a client a wide range of services that are coordinated between their caregivers in an organized manner. This assures that each client gets total care and that all of their needs are taken care of.
At AAA TLC our goal is to provide total loving care that is both comprehensive and accessible. This care will take care of all of the needs that your loved one has regardless of their age and medical condition, allowing you to rest easy knowing that they are receiving only the best possible care at all times.