If your senior mom or dad is living on their own right now and doing okay, but you’re worried about their ability to live safely at home, you should talk to them about senior home care.

Senior home care is when a care provider visits your mom or dad on a regular basis to help them with a wide range of tasks around the house to ensure their safety and comfort. As your senior parent gets older and some household tasks become more difficult for them, senior home care will give them the support they need and give you the peace of mind you want.

Some of the ways that senior home care helps seniors age in place are:

Meal Preparation And Shopping

Senior home care is the solution if your mom or dad isn’t driving anymore or they need help with things like preparing food or going grocery shopping. A care provider can cook delicious healthy meals for your senior parent and share those meals, so your mom or dad doesn’t have to eat alone.

A care provider also can go to the store to shop for groceries or help your senior parent place an online pickup order that the care provider can pick up.

Light Exercise At Home

A care provider can help your senior parent do exercises at home that can improve their flexibility and help them maintain their mobility. If your senior parent needs help getting around the house safely, getting up in the morning, going to bed at night, or getting to the bathroom, a care provider will be there to help.

Household Chores

Taking care of the house can be a lot of physically intense work. Seniors who aren’t able to mop, vacuum, dust, or do laundry can benefit from senior home care.

Care providers can do all kinds of light housekeeping like laundry or vacuuming. They can also do the dishes, water plants, change bed linens, and take care of other things that need to be done to keep the house clean and comfortable.

Transportation and Errands

If your senior parent doesn’t drive any longer a senior home care provider can help your senior get to medical appointments, the hair salon, the pharmacy, or anyplace else that they need to go. A home care provider can run errands, mail letters, and take care of all the little tasks that your senior parent isn’t able to easily do any longer.

Companionship and Emotional Support

Seniors can get very lonely living alone. Especially if you can’t visit as much as you’d like. Getting regular visits from senior home care gives seniors something to look forward to that they can depend on. And spending time with a caregiver will help seniors stay physically and emotionally healthy.

Talk to your mom or dad today about senior home care and how it can help them continue to live independently without sacrificing their safety or comfort.

If you or an aging loved one are considering Senior Home Care in Kearney, NE, please contact the caring staff at AmanaCare today. Call (402) 440-5878, for Central Nebraska Call 308-663-3828

AmanaCare Provides Senior Home Care Services in Lincoln, Kearney, Grand Island, North Platte, Hastings, Omaha, Columbus, Broken Bow, Scottsbluff, Norfolk, and surrounding areas.

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The word Amana means “faithfulness, loyalty, constancy, devotion, integrity, trust.” It also means “support, confirmation; a guardian.” At AmanaCare, our goal is to confirm the inherent value of our clients and to support them through their unique circumstances. By providing constant, reliable care tailored to each person, we seek to be the guardian that they and their loved ones can trust. Every person is a unique gift from God, and therefore care is not one-size-fits-all. We craft our care plans to assist with your specific needs, the way you want them done. We set your care plan according to family needs and help you remain an active member of your family and community.

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