Finding the best home care for your elderly loved ones can be challenging. Each provider’s services will vary, so selecting the options that best suit your needs will differ from one person to the next.
Home care professionals provide two types of Activities of Daily Living (ADL'S). Depending on the individual’s ability to carry out ADL’s these services will range from Instrumental ADL’s to Basic ADL’s.
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Types of care which are not necessary for fundamental functioning, but allow the individual to live independently.
Depending on each case, some elderly clients may have difficulty remembering food safety, or they may not be able to comfortably cook their own meals due to mobility problems or even arthritis.
Those who have trouble preparing their own meals can have meal preparation and clean-up taken care of for them. Some elderly clients have errands to run and shopping to do, like dry-cleaning or grocery shopping, and these kinds of errands can be covered by our in-home elderly care caregivers.
Housekeeping is another option provided by caregivers; these services normally include light housework and laundry. In addition to the need for basic at-home tasks, home care providers have services for transporting elderly clients, eliminating the troubles of having to find a reliable driver for your loved one. These transportation services ensure that elderly clients are able to visit their friends, relatives, and attend medical appointments.
Basic self-care tasks.
Elderly clients who can no longer bath and groom themselves will benefit from basic ADL services of home care providers. These services include:
Una Werner
Owner
Sash Nagle
Owner
Pauline Carey
Case Manager/
Supervisor
Aoife O'Brien
Supervisor
Orla Hunt
Scheduler
Irish Help at Home has been providing high quality in home care and assistance to the San Francisco and South Bay area since 1996.
While these types of care apply to all elderly clients who face challenges due to the nature of aging, they may be needed for elderly clients with additional needs due to:
Most home care providers are flexible in providing services that are tailored to meet each individual’s needs, so be sure to consider all possible options to help keep your loved one happy, healthy, and comfortable at home. For more information, including costs & pricing, please contact us @ 415.759.0520. We offer Free-In Home Assessments!
