St. Thomas' Premier Respite Care Provider
Primary caregivers have many demanding tasks to assist their loved ones with on a daily basis. Whether it’s fulfilling all of their care needs or just being there for their loved one, it’s a lot of responsibilities for just one person. Perhaps the greatest challenge of them all is simply finding the time to provide the necessary care in itself. Whether it’s a full-time or part-time occupation or other important family obligations, most St. Thomas family caregivers have other important responsibilities in their lives they must tend to as well as providing the best care they can for a loved one.
Respite Care Makes Your Life Easier
Respite care can alleviate many of these issues for family caregivers and their loved ones in St. Thomas. What is respite care? It’s the temporary service we provide to your aging family member that allows you some time away to rejuvenate. It’s no secret that caregivers need time away from the exhausting responsibilities of providing care to a loved one. Even if you are in need of just a momentary break to get out of the house and do something you love, contacting Home Instead can make a lasting difference for both you and your loved one.
Respite That Caters to Your Needs
Sometimes your senior family member may need a break from their primary caretaker as well. In many cases, the family member enjoys the presence of a new and engaging caregiver that is there to assist them with any of their caretaking needs. Whether it’s just a brief visit while you go shopping, or to the grocery, or even a trip out of town, we make it convenient for you to step out when you need to with our flexible scheduling options. We provide respite care in St. Thomas twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week. Here are some of the most common senior in-home care services we provide:
Companionship Care:
Most seniors enjoy visits from a new friend and helping them accomplish tasks and enjoy favorite activities is good for seniors’ health. We can play games, visit neighbors, watch movies or plan activities, whatever is most helpful for the senior and their family.
Home Helper Services:
Receiving help with home tasks that are more difficult for seniors is often crucial to allowing seniors to continue to live in their home. Plus, our home helper services free up time for family caregivers to spend more quality time with their loved one. Home Helper services include cleaning, laundry, shopping, running errands and helping however we can.
Personal Care Services:
Having an outside caregiver help with personal care such as bathing, dressing and mobility helps preserve important family relationships and preserves the dignity of the senior. Our trained Care Professionals treat each senior with the utmost of respect in all personal care matters.
Alzheimer’s Care:
Our Care Pros are specially trained in our award-winning Alzheimer’s Care program and can work with seniors and provide the assistance and encouragement to help them cope with the challenges of Alzheimer’s.
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