Family members are often anxious when seeking outside help caring for a loved one. Whether a family member has a debilitating disease, or simply needs a little help around the home, the right assistance is invaluable. When full time care becomes too difficult, it’s good to know there are options – a healthy balance between family caregivers and trained professionals.
Here are a three ways in-home skilled nursing can be a valuable resource, even on a part time basis.
Medical Expertise On-Demand
Despite unwavering compassion, most family caregivers are not trained in complicated medical care. It’s comforting to know that you can bring a certified professional into the home, even for just a few hours a day. Having expertise on hand gives family peace of mind and confidence in knowing that a loved one will get the attention and care they deserve when they need it most.
Customized Care Plans
There’s a big difference between needing full time care and only needing help a few hours here and there. For adult children worried about an aging parent, the right in-home skilled nursing service is a great solution. Quality provides are happy to create a customized plan for care, meaning one or two hours during the week, a half day on a Saturday or anytime you need a helping hand.
A Physical and Mental Break
Providing full time care for a loved one is a rewarding, but difficult challenge. Family caregivers often don’t realize they need a break to recharge, and attend to personal responsibility. Qualified skilled nursing services offer families the opportunity to create a healthy balance between day-to-day care and time to relax, unwind and recharge. Often, families discover that hiring a professional in-home nurse, even for a few hours at a time, makes time spent with loved ones more satisfying.
About Firstat Nursing Services
Linnea Goodrich is the owner of Firstat Nursing Services, which is the only Home Care Agency in San Diego that is both State licensed and certified by the Alzheimer’s Association. Firstat Nursing Services has been providing a higher standard of home nursing, home health and home care services for elderly, disabled and injured people in the greater San Diego area since 1997.
To give families and seniors a better understanding of how in-home care can help their daily lives, Firstat has developed a free online assessment tool. To see how it can help, go to: https://firstatofsandiego.com/free-needs-assessment/ or call 619-220-7600 to learn more.
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