As your loved ones age, you may find that they need more assistance than you are able to provide with your own busy schedule. You have a few options to consider when this happens, including hiring senior home care or moving your loved one into a nursing home. There are many benefits to senior home care that don’t come with nursing home facilities. Here are a few of them.
- Individualized care. It’s easy for someone to feel like just another person on a chart when they’re in a nursing home. With so many other residents around them, your loved one may not get the level of individualized care they need if they’re in a nursing home. Senior home care services ensure your loved one gets the one-on-one attention they need without distractions.
- Familiar environment. Moving to a facility can be scary or overwhelming, especially for people who have lived at their present homes for years or even decades. Staying in a familiar environment allows your loved ones to feel more comfortable as they transition into needing some extra assistance.
- More independence. Depending on your loved one’s specific situation, they may not need the high level of assistance that nursing homes provide. In fact, sending your loved one to that type of facility may take away a lot of the independence they could maintain with senior home care. Being able to remain at home and perform some of their daily tasks without assistance helps your loved ones keep a lot of their dignity that they may feel like they lose in a nursing home.
Our team here at Yellow Butterfly Home Care provides senior home care with the respect and compassion that your loved ones deserve. Call us today to learn more about the services we provide and how they can benefit you.