What Services Do In-Home Caregivers Provide?
In-home care, also known as home care, is nonmedical care
provided in the client’s home. It includes custodial care for elderly people
and assistance with activities of daily living such as eating, bathing, and
providing medication reminders. Home care assistants also provide
companionship, socialization, and cognitive stimulation for seniors. Family
caregivers oftentimes use home care services as a respite when they need to
travel, work, or attend to other personal errands.
The assistance of home care aides allows many elderly adults
to remain at home when they are not ready to relocate to a residential care
community. It’s also a good option for those who just need some assistance and
are otherwise independent, as the amount of care can be personalized for each
individual’s needs, from one afternoon per week to 24 hours a day, seven days a
week.
What Services Do In-Home Caregivers Provide?
In-home caregivers come to the home to help with activities
daily living, such as light housekeeping, grocery shopping, meal preparation,
medication reminders, and grooming. And while home health care aides can also
provide personal care assistance, the opposite is not true (personal care
assistants cannot provide in-home health care).
Some of the options for in-home care and home health care
services can be found below.
Home Care Services
Personal care assistants do not provide medical care, but
otherwise, care can be tailored specifically for each individual’s needs.
Available services include:
• Assistance
with mobility
• Grocery
shopping and meal preparation
• Housekeeping
and cleaning services, including laundry
• Transportation
to doctor’s appointments, social activities, and more
• Companionship,
social engagement, and cognitive stimulation
• Medication
management (but not administration)
• Respite
for family caregivers
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