Do Home Elder Care Services Work?

As people age, their mobility and enthusiasm to do any type of work get reduced drastically. Sometimes they become critically ill and need assistance in performing basic needs like bathing, going to the washroom, doing household chores etc. Senior home care services can make senior people feel comfortable and healthy and the services can be availed at their homes.

Senior home care services include caregiving services, home nursing facilities, emergency hospitalization services, physiotherapy services etc. Many elder care services in Kolkata provide elder care services at home for seniors Today I am going to discuss if a home  eldercare services helps seniors or not. According to my opinion the home elder care services  plays an important role in keeping the seniors healthy and comfortable. I will highlight some reasons stating the importance of home care services  in the life of our beloved seniors: 

  ♦  Many of us move to other cities or settle abroad due to better job opportunities and an improved lifestyle but in this process sometimes our beloved parents or other senior members of the family are left alone. They feel alone and depressed and long for a companion with whom they can share their thoughts and feel happy.  An assigned caregiver plays an important role in providing constant and reliable companionship to the senior loved ones so that they can heal themselves mentally.  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.  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. Moreover, caregivers encourage our beloved seniors to take up new hobbies and activities like gardening, painting, jewellery making etc. that helps in reducing stress and make the seniors happy.

  ♦  An emergency does not give any prior indication it just crops up and people sometimes have no clue how to handle the situation especially for the senior people who live alone and suddenly need emergency hospitalization in the middle of the night. The round the clock hospitalization services help seniors with emergency hospitalization. Moreover, they also inform the relatives of the hospitalized seniors.

  ♦  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.

  ♦  We often hear our aging parents or other senior family members complaining about 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 our beloved seniors. 

These are the four main reasons for choosing home elder care services for our beloved aging parents or other seniors to make them feel comfortable and healthy.