Reasons Why In-Home Care Is Beneficial

Change is inevitable no matter what your age. As people age, most changes are in health, mobility, and cognition. Those changes can lead to the inability to cook meals, clean their home, attend to personal care, and get from place to place. Those issues shouldn’t force another more devastating change, a change of address. Staying in the comfort and familiarity of the family home provides a more secure and independent feeling. It’s one of the many reasons in-home care has become such a popular option.

More demand for in-home health care has expanded the services.

Today, people can get in-home services that are broader than previously. They may be as simple as housekeeping, cooking, or transportation to and from appointments. They extend to personal care and 24-hour assistance or supervision for safety. Staying at home rather than at a hospital or other facility improves healing. Research shows that recovery is faster at home than in a hospital. Friends and family can visit any time when you’re living at home. There are no restrictions on visiting hours. Living in familiar surroundings improves morale and is far more comfortable than somewhere new.

People feel safer in their own homes and often are.

Rehab facilities and group care may be efficient, but they have downsides. The people living in these facilities are more exposed to contagious diseases due to more exposure to others. There’s more freedom living at home. The senior can watch TV late at night without disturbing others or shut the TV off early and go to sleep without being disturbed. Their home is how they want it, and they don’t have to give up what they want for a generic room.

It costs less to use in-home care.

In-home care is far more affordable than care in a hospital, nursing, or rehabilitation facility. It provides the services needed and allows seniors to be more active and independent. Patients are often released from the hospital quicker if in-home care services are in place. In-home services also can reduce rehospitalization and postpone or prevent moving to long-term healthcare facilities.

• In-home care can help the caregiver, whether it’s a child or a spouse. It provides a respite and more time to enjoy the company of the senior and being their spouse or child rather than the caregiver.
• Using in-home care provides the best experience possible and maintains dignity. It creates a relationship with the caregiver. If aid is necessary for toileting and bathing, it’s one person helping, not an ever-changing group of people.
• Stress contributes to many illnesses and causes some conditions. Living at home with in-home assistance can reduce stress from new surroundings. It also helps reduce stress on family caregivers.
• Research indicates that people using in-home care show faster mobility improvement with less pain moving. They improve hygiene, endurance, and bladder control.

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