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What You Should Expect When Hiring In-Home Care?


In-home care allows for the hiring of a caregiver to offer assistance with the daily life activities. In-Home care offers personal care services to help elder adults enjoy the freedom and independence of living at their own home instead of a nursing home. It is convenient for the professional caregiver or as well as a family member or friend providing personal care to seek help for housekeeping errands and personal care responsibilities. It sounds really appealing to have some extra help, doesn't it?


Do I Need Assistance?

Whether you are a long distance caregiver, offering caregiving and working full time, or providing 24/7 in-home care, it can take a toll on anyone. While providing personal care to a loved one, you may very well be required to be responsive around the clock. With companionship responsibilities and continuous care, you may often be left with very little or no time for yourself. When caring for a loved one who needs assistance in transferring, from bed to wheelchair for example, you may place yourself at the risk of injuring your back. Not having enough time to take care of yourself, you can be at the risk of stress-induced conditions. As a personal care provider for your loved one, you need to consider your needs as well as the needs of your loved one.


Advantages of In-Home Care

With in-home care, your loved one, can live peacefully in their own home. A family member or a trained professional can provide in-home care for those who require non-medical services and support. In-home care can be planned according to the need of your loved one for non-medical services and support. Care can delivered on a daily basis, overnight or arranged for a specific day of the week.


In case your loved one simply needs assistance around the house, in-home care

services can help with domestic chores in order to support maintaining a healthy and

safe living environment. In-home care offers personalized and one-on-one care for your loved one. In-home care can serve as a monitor to make sure that your loved ones follow their medication regime and intake proper nutrition while taking care of their hygiene

conditions, assuring that they are functional in the home.


In-home care can be tailored as per the needs of your family and can be modified

with the age of your loved one. In-home care offers peace of mind to those who do not live in close proximity to their loved ones and assures that independently living seniors are

provided with the required personal care.


If you or someone you know would benefit from in-home care but does not have the financial resources to pay for these services, Access Personal Care ® can help. Qualifying individuals can select the individual of their choice, even a family member, to care for them. This person is compensated for their work through Access Personal Care ® at a rate set by the care recipient. To reward your caregiver, you can choose to pay them $11 per hour through Access Personal Care ®, a much higher rate than is typically available. Individuals must have a qualifying disability and be low-income in order to qualify for this service, which is provided at no cost to them. Call 816-822-7432 to learn more.

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