Trying to find in-home care services for a senior? A few things you need to know

Posted by Universal on December 2nd, 2015

If you’re worrying about an elderly parent, or can’t be there on a regular basis, you may be thinking of in-home care. If you’re at the planning stage or simply trying to find out more, we have a few pointers for you:

1.    In-home senior care services are provided on a needs basis. This is best practice, provides useful support, and practical options to manage daily needs.

2.    These services are not intrusive. Best practice is also to ensure that seniors have independence, and simply make use of convenient help as and when required.

3.    In home senior care services are very flexible. Over time, more services may be required, and these services can simply be added to an existing package.

If you find your senior to be more than slightly dubious about the value of these in-home services, there’s a reason for that. In the past, the “elderly care” provided for the parents was a pretty slapdash, unimpressive and in many cases inefficient, range of often shoddy services.

These days, modern home health care services are based on professional standards. Medical support, for example, is now provided by registered nurses. People providing housekeeping and other services are carefully vetted by agencies to make sure that they are the right people for the job.

Simultaneously, the industry has become considerably more responsive to complaints, with built-in safeguards to ensure that seniors receive proper care and treatment.

A good example of the latest best practice senior in-home care services is a company called Better Living Senior Services, a Tampa home health care company. They provide senior care services in Tampa and surrounding areas. This is one of the market leading senior care agencies in Tampa, and a look at their website here willshow you why.

The range of services is specifically designed to provide appropriate care on the needs basis, with flexible options. This is the new customized approach to in-home care, and it’s vastly superior to the old-style “whatever” range of services. You get the services you need, when you need them, with 24/7 support available.

To find out more, and for a virtual blueprint of the latest and the best in senior homecare services, visit their website here at http://www.betterlivingseniorservices.com/.