Shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic began, families that were dealing with senior care and the future of their older loved ones came to some tough conclusions. One of those things that a lot of people realized was that the nursing home is not always the best place for their loved ones. Unfortunately, this has been the go to choice for thousands of families for a really long time. It has become a given for a lot of people that when they are old, this is the only place for them.
So that leads to one of the benefits of the COVID pandemic. It has forced a large number of people to look at their assumptions toward senior care and begin to rethink them. Many have found what we have been talking about for years to be true. Although the nursing home can be a great option for a lot of people, it’s not the only option out there. And it’s certainly not always the best option out there. There are a lot of different types of elder care out there.
The difficult part can be finding the right type of elder care to meet your family’s unique set of needs.
That’s where we can help. Finding the right senior care is all about finding what will help your family with your unique set of circumstances. Each family is different and these needs can change pretty quickly. You want a care service that recognizes this and can adapt alongside you. This isn’t always easy, but in the vast majority of cases, you can find flexible care that is designed to grow and change with your older loved one and adapt as the needs of the family change.
There are a lot of other questions that you will face along the way. How will care be paid for? What are the other barriers to obtaining care? Are there certain needs (like dementia or diabetes) that need to be given extra focus while care is administered?
Rather than find a care service and then address these questions, one of the best ways to get started in care planning is to answer these questions first, then find the services that will best meet the presented needs.
We’re not the only care service out there that works with this philosophy. There are a lot of others, all over the world that believe elder care should focus on the person in need first.
Hopefully, this brief post has helped answer your questions. But if you have more, we’d love to connect with you. Getting started with elder care planning is a daunting task and it can certainly be overwhelming. We’ve seen it from both sides of things (we have family members, too!) and we know that it can be a struggle because we’ve felt it personally. That’s why we’ve built a team that specializes in different aspects of care. Call or send an email. We’ll answer your questions, arrange a free consultation, and get you pointed in the right direction. It won’t be an easy process, but we’ll help make it a little better along the way.
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