How Can Home Care Help With Errands?
Home Care Spokane Valley WA
Your dad wants to live alone and hates the idea of moving to a retirement community. You aren’t comfortable with him driving and don’t feel it’s safe for him to run errands by himself. Have you considered the benefits of having home care aides to help with weekly routines?
Organization and Planning
Your dad’s home care aide can stop by and help him with the organization and planning tasks that are necessary before running errands. Your dad needs to plan his weekly menu. What does he want to have for meals and snacks this week?
Once your dad and his caregiver have decided on the weekly menu, his caregiver can help him inventory what he has in his refrigerator, freezer, and pantry. If there are items he needs, his caregiver can add them to a shopping list.
Your dad and his caregiver can look at his non-prescription and prescription medications and see if any refills are needed. If so, calls are made to schedule refills and have them delivered or set a time for pick-up.
Scheduling
Each month, your dad and his caregiver can go over what appointments he needs. Is it time for a haircut? Does he need to see his doctor, dentist, chiropractor, optometrist, or podiatrist? How about psychiatrist or physical therapist visits?
Does he like to attend social events at the local library or senior center? Are there support groups he doesn’t want to miss?
If he has appointments to schedule or RSVPs to send, his caregiver can help him. They’ll work on a calendar together, and it can be an online calendar that you can also access. If there are appointments when you’re free and want to take him, you can make a note. Your family stays organized with a caregiver helping out.
Transportation
When it’s time for your dad to go shopping, visit a friend, or see a doctor or therapist, your dad’s caregiver can drive him. He doesn’t have to risk his safety driving from his home to another address. Once the appointment is over, his caregiver drives him back home. He’s never alone on appointment days.
If he has errands to run, his caregiver can help him. He’ll have someone to accompany him in stores, at the post office, or at a pharmacy. His caregiver helps him navigate the check-in or payment system, bags his items, and loads them into the car for him.
Go over a list of your dad’s strengths and weaknesses when it comes to independent living. Where he has the biggest struggles, make sure you’ve arranged to have home care aides helping out. This keeps him from taking risks and attempting to do things he’s unable to do alone, which helps him stay independent and gives you peace of mind.
If you or an aging loved-one is considering Home Care in Spokane Valley, WA please contact the caring staff at Angel Senior Care today at (509) 326-4357.
After watching our own family members struggle with the need for compassionate home care, we determined that we could be that caring solution and provide home care in Spokane – not just for our family, but for seniors throughout Spokane County. We like to think of our clients as our extended family, and we treat them with the same dignity and respect our own grandparents and parents would expect to receive.
Our feeling is that while all of our caregivers need to be qualified in terms of certifications and experience, our goal is to hire those that are unique in their drive to show service and respect to the elderly. We hire only those caregivers who share our purpose, passion, and commitment.
Between the two of us, we have more than 30 years’ combined experience in the health care industry and are committed to providing the best Spokane senior care. We have utilized that experience to create a care-centered business model that puts the health and well being of our clients first.
When you entrust the care of your loved one to the experience and commitment of Angel Senior Care, you can rest easy knowing they are looked after, both physically and emotionally.
Sincerely, Vaughn & Donna Young
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