Senior Care and Aging in Place
Aging in Place with Companion Care
When you choose to hire a caregiver from Capstone Home Care, you give your loved one the benefit of assistance with homemaking, meal preparation, and most importantly, the opportunity to meet a friendly, caring companion. Our staff provides clients with enriching, engaging, and empowering companion care that can help with feelings of loneliness which is regrettably a reality for many seniors today. Your local Capstone care team specializes in matching the very best caregiver with each client to create a meaningful relationship.
Companionship care is a perfect service you can choose so your senior loved one can “age in place.” Oftentimes home care services can be about tasks such as help with light housekeeping, assistance with grooming and bathing, medication reminders, and more, but it can also include building a connection between the caregiver and the client that brings new meaning and joy to someone’s life.
Why Companionship Care Is Important Seniors who have strong social bonds have a lower risk of developing conditions like dementia, and other conditions. Socially engaged seniors are much more likely to be physically active and mobile with lower rates of disability, not to mention they tend to keep current with their doctor visits and eat a well-balanced diet, which can be beneficial to people of all ages and abilities.
The Benefits of Companion Care
Seniors who have the ability to age in place in familiar, comfortable surroundings can become lonely without connections and assistance with daily life and their activities. Emotional Support, Comfort, & Friendship with ongoing socialization is important at any age and helps maintain good mental health by allowing them to maintain their sense of respect and worth.
Sadly, many seniors are at risk of isolation that leaves them feeling empty and depressed after the loss of a spouse, friends, or changes in abilities to continue socializing. By spending time with a caregiver, your loved one will have someone to offer a meaningful social connection who can join in the activities they enjoy, such as playing cards, preparing meals together, watching favorite sports games on TV, or going for a light stroll in the park.
These activities bring joy and mental stimulation that seniors need to stay healthy and vital. Quality of Life Companion care for elders empowers older adults to live with dignity and without the concern of burdening their loved ones as they age. They keep as independent as possible, enjoy the company of a great friend, and can remain in a familiar environment-which will lead to feelings like anxiety, fear, or depression.
Functional Assistance with everyday chores as we grow older, housework and activities of daily living become more difficult, such as meal prep, laundry, housekeeping, grocery shopping, remembering to take medication, and running errands
A companion caregiver helps with all these tasks and much more. A caregiver follows a plan created by the home care agency team that promotes physical safety and wellbeing while also protecting emotional health and socialization.
Keeping healthy becomes more of a difficult task with advanced age. A personal companion provider can help your senior avoid problems that may occur from lack of access to healthy meals, decreased mobility, missed medication, and loneliness. Being proactive and engaged with our clients gives the caregiver the opportunity to recognize changes or patterns which may signal an issue that needs to be addressed.
A caregiver can support healthy choices and remain diligent in order to prevent problems that might lead to medical care. A caregiver also provides companionship and prevents loved ones from the negative impacts of loneliness. Loneliness can present the same risk of heart disease that smoking does, and it increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke by 30%. You can help your loved ones stay healthier through Capstone Home Care's companion care services.
At Capstone Home Care, we’re proud to offer companionship care. Our companions help make daily life easier and safer for our clients. Our staff also work diligently to help improve their client’s quality of life and participate with your loved one in doing their favorite hobbies and activities. This may include accompanying them to an appointment, social outing, or simply engaging in a friendly one-on-one conversation at home.
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