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December 24, 2020 by Living Assistance Services - Senior Home Care
How an elderly care plan helps the care recipient and the entire family
Having a care plan in place for an elderly loved one is an important tool that you can use when planning your loved one’s home care, whether that care is temporary following a hospital stay or long-term.
A care plan is a document that lays out the care needed for your loved one at home. It ensures that everyone involved in your loved one’s care understands his or her needs and coordinating all aspects of the care so that these needs are met by all involved, be it a professional caregiver, family members, and medical professionals—or all of the above.
Many family members come up with their own informal care plan based on their own observation and familiarity with their loved one. For those only requiring basic assistance rather than more involved care or advanced home care for medical conditions, this type of informal plan may be sufficient. If, however, your loved one requires more assistance that you or your family can provide, a care plan should be created with a professional.
This begins with an in-home assessment by our Director of Care RN (registered nurse) who will identify your loved one’s needs.
While your loved one’s health-related needs take top priority, their emotional, social, and spiritual needs are also taken into consideration, along with your loved one’s personality and preferences.
With all of these considerations, the RN will determine which home care services needed and work with you and the care recipient to fine tune the care plan, ensuring that all bases are covered.
In order to help preserve their dignity and autonomy, it’s important that the person receiving the care take part in the creation of their care plan if they’re able.
Well-meaning family members often dismiss the opinions or recommendations of their elderly loved one because they believe they know what’s best. While this usually comes from a good place, it’s important to allow their voice to be heard and respect their decisions and wishes as much as possible.
If you enlist the help of a professional, such as our Director of Care RN, to help create a care plan for your loved one, the following are things that will be taken into consideration:
On a more personal level, our RN will also take into consideration other things that will help not only your loved one, but the rest of the family maintain the best quality of life, too.
Our RN will want to know:
Once a care plan has been determined, the next step will be to choose the best caregiver for your loved one.
Our in-home assessment helps find the caregivers with the experience and personality needed to best meet your loved one’s needs and preferences.
Based on your needs, we select two or three caregivers to visit your home so that the care recipient and/or family can make their selection for the best possible match.
If you would like to book an in-home assessment with our RN, give us a call. We’re here to help.