Elderly Home Care - a Vision to Keep Our Beloved Elders Healthy and Safe

Often people settle abroad or move to other cities for better job prospects and in this process, the beloved senior members of the family are left alone. It is not surprising that emergencies may crop up at any time. They may become seriously ill and require immediate hospitalization or may trip and fall which may need stitches or surgery. People living abroad or in other cities may feel helpless and very much worried if any such situation happens with their parents because they can’t come running. Sometimes our beloved elders may need home elder care services due to age-related problems. So, hiring home elder care services for senior people will be the wisest decision. Elder Care Services include caregivers, emergency hospitalization, home nursing services, Physiotherapy services etc.

Many eldercare Service providers in Kolkata provide services that you can choose from for your aging parents or other senior members. Today I am going to discuss how elderly home care services can help to keep senior people healthy and safe.

♦ Caregiver Service- Mobility and memory issues can make it even difficult for our senior loved ones to perform the basic needs like eating, going to the washroom, bathing all by themselves and they require help. The caregiver assists our loved ones so that they can take care of their basic needs with ease. Loneliness and depression are common issues that lead to a decreased quality of life among seniors. The assigned caregiver plays an important role in providing constant and reliable companionship to the senior loved ones so that they can heal themselves mentally. Our senior loved ones may need help in every sphere from cleaning off dishes, doing groceries to taking out the garbage and cleaning the house, etc. The professional caregiver can assist them with their daily household chores to ease the burden of the responsibilities from their shoulders. They can also help in preparing meals for the senior people, helping them with daily medications and taking them to visit doctors.

♦ Emergency Hospitalization- The eldercare service providers provide round-the-clock emergency hospitalization services for senior people who have no one to accompany them to the hospital. So, if one of your parents suddenly needs emergency hospitalization in the middle of the night and you live in another city or abroad they will help your parents with emergency hospitalization and will also inform you and other relatives who live close to your parents.

♦ Home Nursing Facilities- Sometimes senior members may need home nursing services due to some urgent medical issues. Many elder care services in Kolkata as well as the whole of India provide this service. They constantly monitor the patients by providing dedicated doctors and caregivers. You can avail of this service if your parents or other senior members require home nursing services.

♦ Physiotherapy Services- We often hear our aging parents or other senior family members complaining about the neck, back, and joint pain which is mainly caused due to tight or weak muscles, poor blood circulation, and inactivity. Physiotherapy can increase blood flow, flexibility, and core strength. It helps in improving mobility in senior people. Physiotherapy also helps patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease, cerebral palsy, peripheral neuropathy, hypertension etc. Physiotherapists can advise on which exercises are safe for our beloved seniors so that they can practice those under the able guidance of the physiotherapists to remain fit and active. Physiotherapy is safe and is an excellent non-invasive option that promotes building strength and flexibility among elders and also assists in healing and preventing injuries thus reducing the chance of surgery which is considered risky for elderly people. 

These are some of the elderly home care services you can choose from for your beloved seniors according to their needs to keep them healthy and comfortable.