My name's Marcy. I’m forty-two years old, single, and live alone. I had knee surgery six months ago, and I didn’t plan to have a professional help me after surgery. What a mistake! I made it a total of one day home alone before calling in a home health care professional. I had family and friends who were available to help, and they were great when it came to cooking and cleaning. However, when it came to helping with personal hygiene, caring for my surgery site, and helping me move, I needed more than family and friends. I’m going to share more about my home health care experience. I hope you find what I share to be helpful.
Home Health Care after Surgery
Are You Ready For Live In Care?
Ngoc Volkers
If you live alone and you are older, and it's getting harder to care for yourself, you may be ready for live-in senior care in the near future. A live-in caregiver is a person who is qualified to stay with a person and help them with their daily activities. Some caregivers are even qualified to do some medical things like administering medication or assisting in physical therapy or other types of self-care.
A live-in care specialist can be covered by insurance, although this should be discussed with your insurance provider. Typically, long-term care insurance is required to have this type of care covered by insurance. Are you ready for live-in care? Speak to your doctor and loved ones while using this guide to assist you.
You have a hard time getting everything done
Is it physically difficult to manage your daily needs while taking care of yourself at the same time? Live-in caregivers are there to help lighten your load so your home stays in a livable, clean condition, and you're able to keep your body in healthy condition as well.
Write down the things you struggle with doing, be it yard work, bathing, preparing meals, or simply sweeping the floors. Your live-in caregiver will cater to your needs while maintaining a balance that allows you to have your independent lifestyle as much as possible.
You have been considering assisted living
Hiring live-in care is an alternative to assisted living, allowing you to remain in your home longer and maintain more of your independence. If you want to try live-in care first, this is a great time to consider this. Your live-in caregiver works closely with you and your loved ones to help fulfill all the things you require to live healthily, and they help lighten the load of your loved ones who have been helping you up to this point.
You have been lonely
Living alone while you are in need of assistance is lonely and frightening. All live-in caregivers from qualified facilities are screened with background checks and are trained to provide quality service for the people in their care. They can also provide excellent company.
Mental health is part of your overall physical well-being. If you are lonely in your home but you don't have family members who can assist you, then consider a live-in caregiver. Your life can change in many beneficial ways in having live-in care in your home.
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