Respite Care for the Soul
Respite Care for the Soul
It is refer to as, “a break,” because it’s a chance to care for yourself instead of a loved one who depends on you for nearly every aspect of their life.
Those kind of breaks, though, do not often or easily take place for a family member caring for a loved one with a dementia-related disease. Nearly never, actually, and that is because it becomes THE routine for both involved. Each day becomes a mission to get through it without incident so, peacefully, all involved can move on to the next day.
Respite care, however, is available in order for a caregiver to breathe a bit to make sure their health is managed properly. The process of gaining the assistance of a professional caregivers with Right at Home begins with a simple phone call and a brief conversation with a staff member about the well-being of a loved one.
Right at Home offers the Custom Care Plan that is focused on the individual’s needs and is tailored by the family so our caregivers can establish a solid schedule to best assist all involved. During the process, our professionals will offer recommendations concerning services offered by Right at Home, and the care plan can be altered based on the needs of the loved one and the families.
And the conversation is ongoing. One consistent duty carried out by all of the caregivers is to offer family members insights on the condition of their loved one following each occasion one of our professionals visit. Those notes are always available to the family because the observations remain at the location where the care is offered.
Our professional caregivers offer companionship, supervision of activities, management of medication, assistance with shopping, meal preparation, and laundry, and many more services that can be fully explained during that very first phone call.
Respite care can be available for a few hours once per week, or more often based on the family’s needs or scheduled appointments. It has been proven that far too often, a family caregiver finds themselves suffering along with their loved one, but a break can allow for much needed free time to rest, revive, and to refocus before they return to caregiving for a loved one suffering the symptoms of a dementia-related disease.
