At Home Care
According to AARP.org, sleep is essential to health—it rests the body, renews the brain and produces higher levels of certain beneficial hormones. 
Unfortunately, getting those often-recommended seven to eight hours of sound, restful sleep (night after night) can be hard if you are the primary caregiver for an older adult.
Hiring overnight in-home care means that a licensed caregiver is there, awake and ready to help as needed. [Read more…]
Overcoming the challenges of caring for a parent or aging loved one from afar takes detailed organization, teamwork from family members and sometimes even community support.
Family members living in other cities or states have to trust that everything will be taken care of without their daily on-site supervision.
Some have found that hiring a local caregiver can help ease the stress—they often take comfort in knowing local, experienced caregivers are checking in on their parent/loved one on a regular basis. [Read more…]
The term “long-term care” refers to assistance or supervision senior citizens and disabled people need when they physically become unable to take care of some basic daily living tasks such as bathing, dressing, preparing meals, and managing medications.
Long-term care may also be needed due to cognitive impairment caused by Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or other brain disorders—sometimes bodies are strong and capable but the mind functions at a level that impacts a person’s health and safety.
Keep in mind that the need for long-term care may result from something other than the natural aging process—it can result from an accident, illness, stroke or other chronic conditions. [Read more…]
Take My Hand At-Home Care is fully licensed, bonded and insured and has been locally owned and operated since 2012. It is currently owned by Matt … Read More...