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Interim Home Care

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Elderly In Home Care and Interim Home Care

Seniors face many health risks, deal with injuries at a greater rate than other demographics, and, according the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are more likely to be admitted to the hospital when something does happen. Because seniors are at a greater risk for contracting infections in the hospital, it is important that they not remain hospitalized for any longer than they need to be.

Sadly, many seniors lack options when it comes to post-hospital or interim home care. Family has often moved away or cannot take off the time it takes to provide quality home care to the extent needed, and a senior spouse simply may not be physically able to provide the needed support. Convalescent homes …show more content…

Comfort Keepers even has specialists to care for seniors suffering from Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, or facing end of life situations. What about the senior who simply needs short-term assistance while recovering from an acute medical issue? This is where interim home care comes into play.

Interim home care is a type of elderly in home care that focuses on transitioning your senior loved one from the hospital back to their old life – or perhaps and even better life. After surgery or other medical issue, your loved one may need help with personal care, such as grooming, bathing, toileting, dressing, etc. They may also need help keeping up with the chores, so services also include light housekeeping, medication management, transportation, and companion care.

Since the goal is to restore your loved one to their old glory, the services are regressive in nature. This means that, in coordination with your loved one's medical team, the services get less and less as time goes on. More and more responsibility falls on the shoulder (or hips, arms, legs, etc) of your loved one. This actually works well with Comfort Keepers interactive care model, since research shows that seniors who participate in their care have higher levels of self-esteem and lower instances of

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