As older adults face chronic health conditions like diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, chronic arthritis pain, and high blood pressure, it becomes clear that managing daily routines can become difficult. Your mom’s reached a point where she can’t do everything on her own. What are her options? Is it time to hire home care providers?

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Home care services provide a range of options that are customized to meet your mom’s needs. Start with housekeeping. Caregivers can vacuum and sweep the floors throughout the home. They can wipe down counters, sinks, and faucets. Dishes are washed, dried, and put away.

Your mom’s caregivers can strip her bed and make the bed with clean sheds. They can take down the towels and hang new ones. All of the dirty laundry is carried to her laundry room and washed and dried. If your mom has items she likes ironed, that’s an option.

Does your mom love to take a walk each day? Her caregiver can go with her and offer support if she’s not as strong as she used to be. If she has a dog to walk, her caregiver can help her.

Your mom struggles to cook meals, but that doesn’t mean she has to stick to canned soups, frozen meals, and ready-to-microwave options. Hire caregivers to cook meals for her. They can sit down and plan a weekly menu with her. If she wants to go grocery shopping, they’ll take her and read labels if she can’t.

Her caregivers can carry in the things she purchases, put all of the different items away and prepare meals when it’s time. After her meal, caregivers clean up the kitchen.

Your mom often forgets to take her pills. Hire caregivers to remind her when it’s time to take another dose. They can also help her order refills when it’s time.

Caregivers can get the mail, bring in packages, screen phone calls, and assist your mom as she schedules appointments. On appointment days, they can drive her to the different medical offices.

Caregiver Services Cover Her Changing Needs

You can ensure your mom’s needs are covered by having home care aides available to help out. Your mom has a caregiver to assist her with housekeeping, meals, errands, and so much more. All of these services aim to help her maintain her independence.

Your mom wants to stay in her home. She shudders to think about having to downsize or move to a new town or city. As her health or circle of friends changes, use home care to ensure her safety and comfort.

That’s how home care benefits your mom. Make sure you arrange the services she needs to meet her goal of aging at home.

If you or a loved one are considering Home Care Services in Allegheny County PA, please call and talk to the caring staff at Extended Family Care of Pittsburgh at (412) 693-6009. We will answer all of your questions.

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Stephen Sternbach

CEO at Extended Family Care Services

With over 35 years of experience, Stephen Sternbach has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Extended Family Care Services since 1987. After the sale of the New York and New Jersey operations of Extended Family Care Services, Sternbach brought the company private where he remains President and CEO of this 40-million dollar company. With Sternbach at the helm, Extended Family Care Services employs more than 650 employees, in six offices throughout Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York.

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