Are you seeking care for a loved one who is coming home?
Elderly in home care is a vital service for seniors returning home from the hospital, rehab facility, or other extended medical stays. Our welcome home service is designed to help Fort Myers and Cape Coral seniors have the support they need at a critical time.
We all want to be at home, wherever that is, especially following a hospitalization or rehab stay.
Find a great elderly in home care provided by an amazing caregiver with our “Welcome Home Service”! Be sure your first moments out of a hospital or rehab facility are safe and comfortable with a private caregiver.
The first few hours and days home from a hospital or rehab facility are crucial to set the stage for a quick and safe recovery. That’s why you need elderly in home care.
Nobody wants to be in the hospital, especially after just being discharged home. Therefore, to help ensure a safe and successful transition home we recommend a professional caregiver referred by Abby Services through our Welcome Home service.
One in four patients who are discharged from the hospital had an unexpected medical problem after they left the hospital
We set up our Welcome Home Service to help those coming home get the reliable caregivers they need. With appropriate support upon discharge seniors can avoid potential complications and potentially dangerous setbacks. With the elderly in home care provided by your caregiver referred by Abby Services, you can get the support you need to give you peace of mind.
You can schedule a caregiver for the first 4 hours home, the first 4 days, or for the first 4 weeks. Whatever you need, we can help find a great caregiver to help keep you safe. Your caregiver can help with:
- Transportation: Your caregiver can accompany you home from the hospital or rehab facility.
- Medications: Your caregiver can help to pick up necessary prescriptions.
- Home Safety Check: Your caregiver can help to evaluate for potential safety issues including fall hazards.
- Personal Assistance with bathing, dressing, and grooming as needed.
- Clean and restock refrigerator and pantry.
- Homemaking and light housekeeping including cleaning kitchen, bathroom, and living areas.
- Mobility assistance, transferring and repositioning.
- Plan and prepare meals to comply with dietary restrictions.
- Help follow important discharge instructions.
- Medication reminders.
- Prompt, encourage and assist with prescribed activity and exercises.
- Help manage and schedule follow-up appointments.
- Assist with laundry, bedding, and household tasks.
- Communicate with family, medical providers, and others.
- Organize mail and important papers.
No matter what your discharge planning needs may include our Welcome Home Service can help.
When discharge planning involves elderly in home care, our nurse, Scott Strachan has the experience and training to help patients and families develop a personalized care plan that delivers stability, support, and quality of life.
By developing a client-directed care plan that combines discharge instructions, with clear client expectations and guidelines, your in-home care provider can receive direction from the individual who knows the patient best, you.
By developing a personalized list of patient and family expectations, direction, and information, your in-home caregiver has the tools necessary to help you along the path to a speedy recovery.
Welcome home packages are available for as few as 4 hours to help get your loved one safe and situated. To learn more call one of our elderly in home care specialists at 239-590-0861.