Taking care of a senior parent can be difficult, especially if you live in another state. If your mom or dad wants to stay in their home, and you can’t pick up and move, there are still ways that you can help support them. With some extra help from companion care at home providers, your mom or dad may be able to live quite well on their own in the home they love, even if you can’t be there every day to help them.
One of the things that you can do to help support your mom or dad is call them daily. A regular call at a set time of the day is a wonderful way to give your mom or dad a sense of routine. Even if you just talk for five minutes, hearing your voice and knowing that a phone call is coming at a certain time of day can be very important to your mom or dad.
You can also provide some material support and help them by doing things like:
Getting Groceries Delivered
Grocery delivery is a wonderful way to make sure that your mom or dad always has the food and household essentials they need.
You can use an app to choose foods and household essentials like cleaning supplies, pet food, or paper goods and have them delivered right to your mom or dad’s door. Sometimes delivery drivers will even bring the bags right into the kitchen for seniors.
You can also teach your mom or dad how to use a grocery delivery app so they can order whatever they’d like from the store.
Getting Companion Care At Home
If you’re worried about your mom or dad being lonely without regular visits from their children you can get companion care at home for them. If your mom or dad has companion care at home they will get regular visits from a companion who is just there to spend time with them. Together, your mom or dad and their companion can share meals, have conversations, watch TV or listen to music, play games, and just hang out.
Companion care at home can also help your senior parent with all kinds of things like preparing meals and snacks, putting away groceries, picking up packages, taking out the trash, doing light housework, and doing the laundry. You won’t have to worry about your mom or dad hurting themselves trying to keep up the house if they have home care.
Setting Up A Weekly Family Video Chat
Another way to make sure that your mom or dad is ok is to set up a weekly family video chat with your siblings and your parent. That way all of you can keep an eye on how your mom or dad is doing and hang out together.
Getting Security Cameras
Security cameras in the house can help you keep an eye on your mom or dad and get help for them if they need it. And it’s a good idea to have security cameras outdoors as well. You can access the camera feed through an app on your phone.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Companion Care at Home Services in Delray Beach FL, please contact the caring staff at Star Multi Care today. Call 954-962-0926.
Star Multi Care is a Trusted Home Care Agency in Florida including Palm Beach, Miami Dade, and Broward County.
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