Top 3 ½ Ways You Know You Need Home Care

When it comes to “things we can’t avoid”, we know the first two, but aging is certainly on the list. That simple fact puts the topic of home care as a possible solution, but it can often be difficult to know when to call for help. We all want to hold on to our autonomy as long as possible, but when our loved ones struggle, there can be some mile markers passed that let us know it’s definitely time to ask for help. Pride, dignity, family dynamics aside, when we struggle with chronic and sometimes acute medical conditions, knowing when to get at home assistance can be a tough call, so we thought we’d provide a brief simple guideline to help. It doesn’t matter if you live in Lilburn, Lawrenceville, Snellville or wherever, in our experience, here are the top 3 ways you know you need professional home care for your loved one:

1. When it just becomes too much:  You work all day. Whether it’s taking care of your family, working or both. You work hard. Adding the additional responsibilities of taking care of Mom or Dad (or both) is often just too much to ask. No one is super human, and when you become exhausted, that only adds additional stress on the entire system. Your health is just as important as theirs. Not only that, but when you’re stretched too thin, appointments get missed or forgotten- the chances of mistakes being made only increase. That’s when home care can give you the peace of mind for everyone involved.
2. My parent’s only need a little help: Getting old is one of the toughest things we do, so when our loved ones begin to struggle, an at home caregiver can provide that extra at home assistance around the clock that provides the right kind of help with the least amount of intrusion or disruption to everyone’s routine or daily life. Home care isn’t all about dealing with severe medical issues. More so, it’s just about providing the right amount of help so that our loved ones maintain their autonomy and independence. This helps them maintain their lifestyle rather than disrupts it. In fact, it’s been shown that home care can prolong quality of life more so than putting our loved ones in a nursing home.
3. It’s a constant fight: The saying goes, “You only hurt the ones you love”. When or parents struggle with health issues, they often become frustrated, belligerent, stubborn and just plain angry. Who are they going to take it out on? It becomes a battle to take care of them that can severely stress the entire family. People behave better around strangers. The best caregivers don’t remain strangers for long. Home care providers know how to work through these issues effectively to get things done, and they don’t take what’s happening personally.

½. If you’re wondering if you need home care, you probably do. By the time it crosses the mind of an adult child who’s been working hard to take care of their parents, he or she knows that the need for professional home care is there. For whatever reason, it’s just a struggle to pick up the phone. Whether it’s a pride issue or some other reason, help is just a quick call away. Certified Home Care of Georgia has been helping family members in Lilburn, Snellville, Lawrenceville and all around Gwinnett for over 5 years now. We hire only the top caregivers in Atlanta. Each of our home care providers go through a rigorous selection process because we only want the best for our clients. We treat our clients like we would treat our own family members. Nothing less will do.