Companionship
Seniors often long to reminisce—to relive happy memories, affirm who they are, or gain insights about their life. When your senior parent longs to reminisce about life experiences, favorite personal stories or grandchildren, an in-home companion caregiver can be there as a friendly and attentive listener.
Light Housekeeping
Keeping a kitchen clean and organized is important to everyone, especially aging parents who still love to cook. Our in-home caregivers can help ensure the safety and cleanliness of your senior parent’s kitchen through light housekeeping services such as consistently cleaning the countertops, running the dishwasher, sweeping floors and putting clean kitchen items back in cupboards and drawers. By eliminating extra pots, plates or other items near the cooking area, it reduces the chances of an accident. By frequently cleaning stoves, toasters, ovens and other appliances, it keeps grease, oils and crumbs from building up and becoming a fire hazard.
Personal Care
From helping out of bed, to grooming, dressing assistance and making a nutritious breakfast, a caregiver can be there every step so the day gets started right.
A good night rest is essential to a healthy lifestyle. ASC caregivers can also assist with evening hygiene routines to help ensure a restful night.
Meal Preparation
Studies show that more than half of all seniors living at home are undernourished or malnourished. Unbalanced diet makes the body inability to properly absorb food and depression are possible culprits. As part of our home care meal services, our trained caregivers can assist with meal preparation and monitor the food and fluid intake of your senior parent to ensure healthy nutrition.
Rise & Shine Care
Having a good morning can impact the rest of your day. ASC’s Rise and Shine Care Package gives seniors the assistance they need to get ready for their day. From helping out of bed, to bathing assistance, to dressing assistance to making a nutritious breakfast, a caregiver can be there every step of the way to a refreshing morning and a great day.
Respite Care
ASC caregivers are dedicated to have concern and give full attention and care to the clients. As the assigned senior declined it’s strength physically and condition such as dementia become worse, the family caregivers are more involved and give their best effort to support the patient.
Medication Reminder
An important care for seniors after illness, hospitalization, or surgery is daily management of medication and completing needed therapies. ASC staff will remind your loved ones to take medicines on time, and follow the doctor’s instructions.
Errands
Picking up prescriptions, going grocery shopping, standing in line at the post office, returning an overdue library book, taking the car in for an oil change. Errands can turn into a never-ending list of chores that can overwhelm an aging parent, especially one with transportation problems. Our caregivers can provide senior homecare errand help–while your parents enjoy the time in their garden or reading a good book.