Home Care by Benchmark provides the best in-home care for seniors in Rancho Cucamonga.  Our reputation is built on our dedication to our clients, as well as our honest, efficient, and personalized service.  However, many folks don’t know why in-home care is the best option for some clients, or even what in-home care really entails.  That’s why Home Care by Benchmark is providing this written list of the benefits of in-home care for seniors in Rancho Cucamonga.  We pride ourselves on the assistance and home management services that we provide.  Without further ado, here are some benefits of in-home care for Rancho Cucamonga seniors:    

It’s safer

Whether they have just been released from the hospital or if the inconveniences that come along with older age are becoming more and more overwhelming, in-home care can be greatly beneficial for any and all seniors.  There’s no denying that even one’s own home can become an increasingly dangerous place.  This means that there are certain precautions that should be taken around the home, in order to reduce the risk of injury or incident.  This video shows some ways to make your home safer.  Here are a few places in the home in which injuries very commonly take place.  

  • Stairs

Stairs are also very accident-prone places, as one might imagine.   For starters, hand rails should be installed on both sides of the stair case.  This ensures that whichever way one is walking, up or down the stairs, support is readily available.  Lastly, you might want to consider placing a strip of brightly colored tape on the edge of each stair, so that the steps are easily visible.

  • Restrooms

Restrooms can often be a hazardous place, if proper precautions are not made.  First, we suggest placing non-slip mats in and outside of the shower.  Stepping in, out, and around a wet shower can be extremely slippery and dangerous.  Eliminating this problem significantly cuts down the risk of an accident occurring inside of a restroom.  It’s also a good idea to install grab bars inside of showers.  Lastly, we highly recommend walk-in showers as opposed to tubs.  Having to step over a tub can expend a lot of energy and also raises the risk for a slip or a fall.in-home care assistant

  • Living Rooms

Throw rugs are a nice visual addition to any room, but they are also a fairly serious hazard.  If they bunch up, they can easily go unnoticed and be tripped on.  Rugs can also slip themselves, thus causing the person stepping on it to slip as well.  Lastly, they can conceal items or places that cause a walking hazard, such as sharp objects, bulges that can be tripped on, or even holes and indentations.  At the end of the day, removing all of the rugs from a house is definitely worth sacrificing the style for the sake of safety.

  • The Kitchen

Although it may seem obvious, it is worth noting that items which you frequently use shouldn’t be kept in hard-to-reach places.  If you have to stand on a step stool to reach some dishware that you use often, it’s not only impractical, but it is unsafe to consistently do so.  It significantly increases the chance of an accident occurring inside of your home.  Therefore, we suggest keeping dishes and cookware that you often use in lower cabinets, which are easily within arms length for you.

Naturally, the best way to prevent all of these risks is to have an in-home care assistant.  Not only can they consistently ensure that every place in your home is safe for you to traverse, but in the unfortunate and rare case that an accident happens, having another person with you can be invaluable.  They can call 911 for you immediately and thus prevent the risk of any further injury from occurring.  These are only a few examples of how in-home care for seniors can make for a much safer home.    

 

It makes life easier

Although it’s not as dire as the above section, in-home care can simply make for much easier day-to-day life.  These services can include basic housekeeping duties, such as cleaning and doing laundry, as well as more personalized care such as accompanying patients to appoints and providing transportation for errands.  In-home care for seniors is designed to provide day-to-day assistance with things that may seem basic, but which are crucial to living a comfortable life.  Oftentimes, these tasks are difficult to complete by themselves, especially if they are experiencing difficulty with mobility or any sort of physical pain.  

While a personal care assistant’s primary concern will always be the patient themself, the next priority then, are the housekeeping duties which directly affect the patient.  For instance, it is extremely common for a personal care assistant to make a patient’s bed for them.  Although this may seem like a relatively simple task, it goes a long way with keeping the patient comfortable while reducing the risk of injury which comes along with the physical act of making a bed.  An in-home care assistant may also take up laundry duties, for the sake of both cleanliness and comfort.  It is yet another activity which seems basic, but does require some physical exertion.  Household management seeks to reduce and eliminate any physical exertion that is unnecessary.  Therefore, since laundry is a regular, necessary duty, a personal care assistant should have no problem helping with it.   This guarantees that the patient is able to rest in clean clothes and a clean bed, without having to expend the physical effort these activities require.

 

It keeps morale high

The above benefits stack up to truly affect the only thing that really matters: the client’s attitude and overall morale.  At Home Care by Benchmark, we are dedicated to providing top-quality personal assistance.  With nursing home care, clients must relocate to a place that they are not familiar live and often forced to live somewhat regimented lives.  We come to our clients so that they can remain comfortable in their own homes.  This alone has been shown to improve happiness and mental health.  Our personal care assistants develop relationships with our clients and their families, so that there are establishments of trust and investment.  Lastly, we offer the most competitive rates in Rancho Cucamonga.  We believe that by exceeding expectations in these areas, we are able to provide the best in-home care  possible.  Home Care by Benchmark provides the best in-home care for seniors in Rancho Cucamonga!  Visit our website to schedule a free, in-home assessment.