When Home Care Services May Be Appropriate

Safety

• An elderly senior wishes to remain at home but needs some extra help with meals and daily tasks in order to remain healthy and safe
• A senior is losing his or her eyesight, has lost a driver’s license and would like transportation, assistance with daily tasks and assistance with safety and tips to make living at home more comfortable

Return Home from the Hospital, a Nursing or Rehab Facility

• A person is being discharged from the hospital or a skilled nursing or rehabilitation facility and requires transportation home and assistance with picking up medications, grocery shopping, making meals and
  tidying up
• Care is needed in the 72-hour period between hospital discharge and when a home health nurse is scheduled to start services and provide some assistance
• A person is recovering after a stroke
• A person is recovering after a heart attack or heart surgery
• A person is returning home after an injury or an illness

Death of a Spouse or Caregiving Family Member

• A caregiving spouse has died and the family needs a temporary or long-term care solution for the person for whom care was provided
• A caregiver is needed during the funeral service so all the family can attend
• A frail senior has lost a spouse recently and is unused to living at home alone and could benefit from companionship, and/or help with meals, transportation and housework

Education and Help Managing Chronic Disease Symptoms

• Parkinson’s as well as many other chronic, debilitating conditions
• Diabetes
• COPD
• Alzheimer’s/dementia
• Multiple sclerosis

Increasing Frailty

• A senior lives alone and is becoming increasingly frail and the family is concerned about safety
• A senior is recovering from hip surgery and is prone to another fall

Recovering from Illness, Cancer or Surgery

• A person is recovering from an acute illness and requires extra care during recovery
• A person needs some extra help at home to assist while recuperating from chemotherapy treatments
• A person is homebound after elective surgery

Caregiver Requires Some Time off from Caregiving

• A family caregiver would like some assistance with care in order to get some respite from the demanding care needs being provided
• A family caregiver needs some assistance in order to go to work
• A caregiver is needed during a family vacation (some agencies offer care during travel, or even travel assistance/accompaniment)