02/17/2024
When is it time for Home Care?
A good indicator for when it is time for home care is when a person has difficulties with any of their Activities of Daily Living. (ADL's) Below is a list of ADL's.
Personal hygiene - bathing, grooming, oral, hair, and nail care
Continence management - ability to properly use the bathroom
Dressing - ability to select and wear proper clothes
Feeding - ability to feed themselves or needs assistance
Ambulating - ability to change from one position to the other and walk independently
Companionship and mental support - reflects on the help needed to keep a person in a positive frame of mind
Transportation and shopping - independently procure meals and supplies
Planning and preparing meals - shopping and storing groceries
Managing household - cleaning, removing trash and clutter, doing laundry, and folding clothes
Managing medications - keeping medications up to date, taking medications on time, and in the right dosages
Communicating with others - by phone or email
Visiting Friends Home Care has experienced caregivers ready to assist you or someone you know.