What Care Needs Do Family Caregivers Assist With?
Home Care in Media
As a family caregiver, how are you helping your dad each day? Three out of five older adults need help with at least one activity of daily living (ADLs). These are the top six ways family caregivers help their parents every day.
1. Getting Out of Bed, Sitting Down, or Standing Back Up
Two out of five older adults need help getting in and out of bed or when sitting down and standing up. He can sit by himself, but he lacks the leg strength to stand back up. He might have a hard time with balance when he gets out of bed first thing in the morning.
2. Assistance With Dressing
Thirty-one percent of older adults need help choosing appropriate clothing each day. They may not understand the weather forecast or know what clothing is suitable for the daily temperatures. Likewise, your dad needs help buttoning his shirts and pants, zipping zippers on his coat and pants, and tying his sneakers.
3. Using the Toilet
Toileting assistance is certainly something that 23% of family caregivers help with. Your dad needs help getting to and from the toilet and cleaning up after himself. That’s pretty common when it comes to helping with ADLs.
4. Help With Baths or Showers
Bathing and showering can also be challenging for older adults. Standing on a slippery floor is risky. Three out of ten family caregivers help their parents with baths and showers.
You can simplify this daily routine by having a shower seat for your dad. Grab bars are also important.
5. Assistance With Meals
Your dad’s fine motor skills aren’t as sharp as they used to be. He has a hard time getting food from a plate to his mouth. This is especially common with many forms of dementia. He needs someone to help guide his hand to his mouth or feed him. Three out of ten family caregivers assist with this daily activity.
6. Incontinence Care
Almost 20% of older adults suffer from incontinence. They don’t always make it to the bathroom on time. Or, they are sleeping and wake up because of urinary leakage. Your dad knows all about that, as he has a hard time getting to the toilet on time and frequently suffers from urinary leaks.
Your dad needs reminders to go to the bathroom before it’s urgent. If he has an accident, he also needs help getting new clothes, changing his sheets and mattress pad, and cleaning up.
While you support your dad with one or more of these ADLs, who is supporting you? Make sure you take breaks from time to time by arranging home care services. A home care specialist can help you get started with the arrangements.
If you or an aging loved one are considering hiring Home Care in Media, PA, and the surrounding area, please contact the friendly staff at Suma Home Care. (484) 206-4544
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Ibrahim recently completed a Professional Certificate in Management; He is currently pursuing a Masters in Business Administrations (MBA) at a prestigious university in the UK.
With their passion for helping others and a strong background in customer services and clinical care, Ibrahim and his wife started assisting individuals in their homes.
Since started and operating Suma Home Care in 2010 in the basement of their home, Suma Home Care has provided professionals who work endlessly in providing clients with the highest quality of care, while enabling clients to maintain dignity, comfort and safety in their homes.
Suma Home Care, serves four counties in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery and Philadelphia. Ibrahim is firmly connected to his local community and is always looking for ways to give back whenever the opportunity presents itself.
Ibrahim enjoys spending time with his wife and children, travelling and enjoys sports.
Mariama Suma-Keita BSN RN
Born in Sierra Leone west Africa, relocated to America in 1999 from a civil war and settled since in the U.S.A as a Naturalized citizen Graduated from National school of nursing with an associate , and completed BSN in Nursing from Immaculata University graduated with Honor roll Alpha Lambda sigma, After escaping the war served as a refugee nurse in Gambia and Guinea to other displaced refugees before coming to America.
In the states started in Homecare then then transition into hospital, worked in Jefferson hospital as a Registered nurse on Tele and general medsurg floor, also worked in Einstein hospital as an oncology transplant nurse , I realized that I enjoy working with patients so much and believe in quality and compassionate care one at a time dealing with an holistic approach in caring for patients and family in a familiar environment called home , I see the impact and progress when they’re home , it makes them feel relax and progress fast with recovering at home. As a nurse and entrepreneur I understand that dedication to meeting people and families needs is a priority, and able to foster relationships with family and patients that is professional and friendly to help them stay and settled home as a desire.
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