Companion Care
Companion Care
Companion care includes a wide range of services, from emotional support to non-medical tasks to personal care.
So how do you know what type of care is right for your senior?
Let’s take a look at what companion care is, its benefits, and the different service options available.
This is the appropriate time to start planning ahead for their long-term future Planning should include getting legal documents in order, mapping out financial costs for their care, creating a list of their emergency contacts, and establishing a schedule for care, detailing who, what, when, and how often.
But that’s not all…
Companionship care has a greater focus on establishing a relationship between the caregiver and the senior.
Opportunities
In a social setting, caregivers provide seniors with outlets for grief; they become problem-solvers; they connect with seniors on a personal level, becoming someone a senior can rely on to spend time with them and they’ll look forward to their visits.
In a physical setting, caregivers remove the burdens and worries of tasks like transportation to the doctor’s and remembering appointments, a trip to the grocery store, or remembering to pay a bill.
All of these services work together to keep your senior focused on living their life. The goal is to help to prevent loneliness and depression while increasing the will to live and do more.
From live-in to in-home to hospice care, here is a list of several service types in addition to those listed above:
Planning social activities: Trips, visits with family, movies, shopping, etc.
Exercising and staying active to keep them in good health
Entertainment, like board games and other hobbies
Alzheimer’s and Dementia care
Helping family members understand and stay up to date with the condition of their senior
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