When most people think of home care, they imagine home care for seniors choosing to live in their own homes. However, home care is much more than senior care. Many adults with disabilities depend on one or more caretakers to help them live their daily lives. For many family members and guardians, solo care may not be possible or sustainable. That’s where in-home adult disability care comes in.
What Is Adult In-Home Care?
Adult care is non-medical personal care for adults with disabilities, injuries, or long-term illnesses. Certain individuals with physical or mental conditions require extra support from a professional involving basic tasks such as eating, mobility, cleaning, dressing, bathing, and more. In-home care can also aid individuals in a transitional period from acute hospital care and help them reintegrate into daily life in their own homes. This care option does differ from home healthcare options, which involves comprehensive in-home healthcare by a trained medical professional.
Benefits of In-Home Adult Disability Care
Most of the caregiving offered to adults with disability comes from family or guardians, but sometimes things become too difficult to handle alone and many caregivers suffer from burnout taking care of a loved one while living their own lives. This is only one of the many benefits of in-home care. Additional to making daily life easier for the caregiver, in-home care:
· Allows the person in need of care to remain safe and comfortable at home
· Eliminates the need for the individual in care to require congregate living such as a rehabilitation facility, nursing home, or group home
· Provides companionship to prevent isolation in times a family member or guardian must be away
· Allows for the loved one to maintain their independence
Choosing The Right Home Care Caregiver
It’s important to choose a properly educated, certified caregiver who has passed all necessary background checks to ensure proper care of a loved one. Certain organizations may have more benefits than others to consider as well. Not everyone offers 24/7 care, for example. This can be a crucial factor in individuals needing adult disability care.
At Maximum Care Inc., we offer a variety of caregiver options and schedules. We operate with day, evening, and 24/7 care to best fit your schedule and our professional caregivers include nursing assistants, home care health aides, personal care assistants, and support service professionals. Visit our website or call today to set up a free information orientation and maximum care professional assessment so we can best help you and your loved ones today!
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