What is 24-hour home care? It’s a service where a team of caregivers works in shifts to cover an entire day and night of home care. When would this level of care be appropriate and necessary to help your dad maintain his well-being?

He’s Had a Stroke

After a stroke, your dad’s hospital may allow him to come home if he has a strong support team in place. With 24-hour home care services, your dad has someone awake and ready to help at all hours.

You might also be helping, but you need to get enough sleep. Caregivers can take on the night shift and hours when you’re working. Your dad has someone there to help him get to the toilet, clean up after an accident, feed him, cook his meals, and change his sheets.

He Has Dementia

If your dad has dementia, in the middle stages, the wandering risk increases. He may become paranoid and delusional, which makes him more likely to try to get outside and away from a home he no longer recognizes.

His caregivers can monitor his activities and redirect him if he’s trying to go outside without anyone with him. He’ll have caregivers up in the middle of the night when you’re trying to sleep, and your dad is wide awake.

He Had Surgery

After surgery, your dad is unable to do much for himself. He needs someone to remind him when it’s time for the next dose of ibuprofen, acetaminophen, or antibiotic. He cannot cook meals, get himself a glass of water, or prepare a snack.

Your dad wants someone to keep him company when he can’t sleep. In the middle of the night, he’d like someone to put on a movie or play cards with him.

His Insomnia Keeps Him Up All Night

Like many older adults, your dad doesn’t sleep through the night. Often, it’s side effects of medications, but it can also be a changing internal clock.

Insomnia gets him up at 3 a.m., and nothing helps him return to his slumber. He can’t cook a meal, so those hours in the dark of the morning are lonely and isolating while he waits for someone to stop in. With 24-hour home care, he has a caregiver with him when everyone else is asleep, so he’s not alone.

Cancer Treatments Have Sapped His Strength

Your dad has cancer and is undergoing treatments that make him sick. He doesn’t like being alone at night if illness hits. He wants help to get to the bathroom and to have someone make him a snack and drink to help settle his stomach. An overnight caregiver is the perfect support person.

When your dad needs a family caregiver with him all day and all night, take a closer look at 24-hour home care. It’s a good way to ensure the family has time to sleep, work, and take care of themselves. Learn more by making a call to a home care agency.

If you or an aging loved one is considering 24-hour home care in Laurel, MD, please contact the caring staff at Care At Home today. 301-970-9706

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Ann Smith, RN, Realtor® Your local Home care and Home transition expert Ann is a Registered Nurse and a Realtor with a passion and dedication to serving her community. She has over twenty years of nursing experience in pediatric, geriatric, home health care, and care management. She founded Care at Home, a home care company, to provide seniors with services that promote independence and safe aging in place. Ann is dedicated to helping seniors achieve stress-free retirement living by providing comprehensive services from health to home. Ann's mother instilled in her the value of hard work, dedication, and service to others at a young age, which is now a driving force in her home care agency. Her caring and compassionate work with seniors began when she was just 17 years old. She was offered a job as a caregiver. Just as quickly, she instinctively knew that this would be her life's work. She soon became a nurse and has since helped many older adults transition seamlessly into a new phase of life. While helping seniors and individuals with their home care needs, it became apparent that part of the transition process often involved selling their current home for more suitable living arrangements. That's when Ann decided to add real estate services to alleviate stress and enhance her client's experience. It's also how she became known as the Home Transition Agent. Today, Ann helps her mature clients achieve stress-free retirement living by providing in-home care and comprehensive services from health to home. Ann's love for children and dedication to helping families caring for children with chronic health conditions inspired Pediatric Care at Home, a division of Care at Home that provides pediatric nursing care. Ann and her team are dedicated to providing compassionate care to all, from infants to older adults. When Ann isn't busy helping her patients and clients, she volunteers her time at women's shelters and fostering dogs. She and her veteran husband enjoy a simple life in the countryside, where farm animals and country life surround them. Ann also enjoys reading, photography, gardening, and nature walk with their dogs.

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