When you’re worried about your senior’s health, especially when she’s aging in place, it makes sense to have assistance available that can help with those specific health concerns. Home health care from skilled nursing care assistance is beneficial in so many ways.

Assisting with Chronic Health Issues

Chronic health issues may be something your senior has dealt with for years, but as she ages that can get more and more complicated. Illnesses like COPD take more out of your senior as they become progressively worse and having someone there who understands her needs is a huge asset. Plus, home health care providers can watch for signs of serious concerns, such as early stages of pneumonia in the case of someone with COPD.

Managing Medications

As your senior’s health changes, her medication needs may change a lot, too. That means that she may find herself wondering if she’s already taken some medications. Having a system for medication management makes prescriptions much less scary. It can also help you and your senior to keep better tabs on things like side effects and other concerns regarding medications.

Recovering from Illness and Injury

Skilled nursing care at home is also essential if your elderly family member is recovering from illness or injury. Keeping an eye on wound care can make all the difference between healing well and experiencing complications like secondary infections. It’s always better for your senior to have another set of eyes and hands helping out.

Supporting Activities of Daily Living

As activities of daily living get more difficult for your senior, such as eating and bathing, there may be a need for more assistance with those tasks. This is even more important when your senior takes medications that have to be administered with food. Ensuring that your senior is safe while going about her daily activities reduces so much risk of reinjuring herself or creating new health issues for her.

Coordinating Home Health Care with Other Care Options

Other types of care may be beneficial for your senior, too, but that can be tough to coordinate on your own. Whether your senior needs help with physical therapy, occupational therapy, or another service, home health care providers can help to make sure that she has the assistance that she needs.

Aging in place can get complicated very quickly. Knowing what types of help are available, particularly for medical needs your senior has, allows you to get the right help for your senior.

If you or a family member are in need of hiring Home Health Care Services in Deerfield Beach FL, call the caring professionals at Star Multi Care today at (954) 870-4770. Providing service in Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Coconut Creek, Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Lauderhill, Margate, Pompano Beach and Tamarac.

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Stephen Sternbach

CEO at Star Multi Care Services

With over 35 years of experience, Stephen Sternbach has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Star Multi Care Services since 1987. After the sale of the New York and New Jersey operations of Star Multi Care Services, Sternbach brought the company private where he remains President and CEO of this 40-million dollar company. With Sternbach at the helm, Star Multi Care Services employs more than 650 employees, in six offices throughout Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York.

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