Here are some of the signs you should look for that will help you know when it’s time for you or your a loved one to have a caregiver helping them around the house.

1. Senior Care: Making the decision
to stay in your home

2. There are many memories in a home.
We all like our privacy, I think it has something to do with being
American, it’s part of who we are. There are times in our lives
when privacy must take a back seat to other concerns.

3. Getting older can be one a time when we need to give up a little of
our privacy in order to remain in our home. It can become difficult
to live in a house alone or even with the help of a spouse.

4. Here are some of the signs you should look for that will help you
know when it’s time for you or your a loved one to have a
caregiver helping them around the house.

5. Medical Needs are Requiring More Attention
Let’s face it, our bodies age and at some point we begin to develop
more physical problems than we did when we were younger. This can
lead to us becoming less capable of caring for ourselves. Sometimes a
spouse can help but this can become exhausting for the spouse and
lead to a lot of tension in the home. Dementia is a diagnosis that will
generally mean significant care that is beyond what a spouse can
provide.

6. Activities of Daily Living are Difficult
The medical community has recognized that there are basic activities
that we all need to be able to perform in order to live independently.
These activities are called “activities of daily living” and include:
• Bathing and showering (washing the body)
• Dressing
• Eating/feeding (including chewing and swallowing)
• Functional mobility (moving from one place to another while
performing activities)
• Personal hygiene and grooming (including brushing/combing/styling
hair)
• Toilet hygiene (completing the act of urinating/defecating)

7. Activities of Daily Living are Difficult
When these activities become too difficult for us to perform on our own
it is time to consider getting some help. BrightStar Certified Nurse Aides
are trained to assist with these.

8. The Family’s Ability to Help is Limited
Times were different when we were growing up. I remember my great
grandparents moving in to live with my grandparents because they
needed help and could no longer live alone. This was common in earlier
generations but, times have changed. We are living longer, both
partners work, we are waiting longer to have kids and families are often
living thousands of miles apart.

9. The Family’s Ability to Help is Limited
Even when kids want to help it is often not possible for them to give the
time that caregiving takes. Arranging for someone to check up on Mom,
Dad, or both, help with the meals, shopping and laundry, ensuring their
safety and helping with activities of daily living can be a wonderful gift.

10. The Family Home Becomes Harder to Clean
Cleaning a house can actually take a lot of energy and sometimes it can
become too much. Items begin to pile up instead of being put away and
things become untidy.

11. The Family Home Becomes Harder to Clean
Over time this can actually become a safety issue. Falls and the
prevention of them are a big reason to have a caregiver in the house.

12. BrightStar in-home care is the premier in-home care solution that
helps seniors satisfy their preference to stay in their home.
Our in-home caregivers provide a range of care services and assistance
from companion care to skilled nursing care to allow seniors and other
adults to remain in their own homes.

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