If your mom or dad is fighting cancer and they live alone, 24-hour home care can help them during their treatment. Of course, you don’t want your mom or dad to be alone while they are fighting cancer, but it’s not always possible to be there for them around the clock.
24-hour home care can provide dedicated care that will keep your mom or dad as comfortable as possible during their treatment so that they can focus on fighting cancer. Some of the ways that 24-hour home care can help your senior parent during their fight are:
Continuous Medical Monitoring
With 24-hour home care, your mom or dad will have continuous medical monitoring. If their caregiver sees any signs of emergency or reaction to treatment like fever, pain, or serious side effects of treatment or medication they will get immediate help for your senior parent and call their doctor.
It can give you and your senior parent a lot of peace of mind to know that if there is a medical emergency help is close at hand and your mom or dad won’t be alone.
Medication Management
Cancer treatment often means a lot of medications that your mom or dad needs to take, including chemotherapy, pain relief, and other supportive drugs. Having caregivers in the home around the clock will ensures that your mom or dad won’t miss a dose, take the wrong medication at the wrong time, or run out of medication they need to take.
Assistance with Daily Living Activities
Fighting cancer can be physically and emotionally draining. Your mom or dad will need help with things like household chores, getting dressed, and keeping up the house. A caregiver can do things like shop for groceries, pick up medications, wash the dishes, sweep the floor, wash clothes and linens, and make sure that the house is clean and running efficiently so that your senior parent can rest.
Help With Meals
Getting the right nutrition is a very important part of treatment, but the treatment and medications can make seniors nauseous and take away their appetites. Having a caregiver in the home 24 hours a day means there is always someone to make your mom or dad a meal or a snack and encourage them to eat whatever they can.
Emotional and Psychological Support
Cancer treatment can be emotionally and psychologically difficult. Having 24-hour home care gives your senior mom or dad company all the time so that they don’t get lonely or depressed. It can help them avoid feelings of anxiety, depression, or isolation.
Caregivers offer a reassuring presence, engage in meaningful conversations, and provide a sense of normalcy and routine, which can be comforting for seniors, especially at night.
Transportation and Mobility Assistance
Frequent medical appointments, treatment sessions, and tests are a part of cancer care. Caregivers can provide transportation to and from medical facilities, ensuring that the senior attends all necessary appointments. They can also assist with mobility around the home, preventing falls and ensuring the senior can move safely and comfortably.
If you or an aging loved one are considering 24-Hour Home Care in Reston, VA, please contact the caring staff at Access Home Care Inc today! Call (703) 765-9350
Access Home Care provider in Arlington, Alexandria, Leesburg, Reston, Herndon, Manassas, Ashburn, Falls Church, McLean, Lorton, Springfield, Woodbridge, Fairfax, Virginia and the surrounding communities.
“My desire to enter into nursing started when one of my older sisters died of kidney disease due to lack of care. At age 15, I decided to enter into nursing so that I could provide quality care to patients.Upon arrival in United States at 21 years of age, I enrolled in T.C Willliams School of Practical Nursing while working as a nursing assistant at a nursing home. I also worked as a part-time home health aide to take of the elderly. After completion of my practical nurse education, I worked in geriatric psychiatry unit at Dominion Hospital and Arlington Correctional facility mental health unit.
I completed Marymount University in 2001 and entered into Home Care as a field case manager.
I held that position for 2 years and as an Administrator, and for another 2 years until Access Home Care was found in 2004."
Today, Access Home Care has over 300 employees and 286 clients.
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