Medical and Non-Medical Elder Care
Certainly, elder care for your loved one is not an easy task. Without a doubt, you must make many plans and account for many tasks. That is why there is medical and non-medical elder care and supports you can get for your elderly loved one. So you don’t have to take on all these pressures yourself.
Home Care Benefits
Although your elderly loved one may not need home health care (medical) services, they could still need home elder care services. There are so many benefits of this type of care, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Bring about a sense of security
- Assisting with daily care tasks such as getting dressed or cooking
- Create a personalized care plan and stick to it
- Allow comfort and freedom for your elderly loved one
- Preserving independence and dignity
- Cost-efficient services
Of course, these are just some of the many ways that home care benefits can benefit your elderly loved one. What’s more, if you want to learn more about these services, don’t hesitate to contact our team. We would be happy to discuss how we can specifically help your elderly loved one.
Non-Medical Tasks
As can be seen, there are many different tasks in which non-medical elder care providers can assist your loved one. For example, the couple tasks noted above and the following:
- Ambulation
- Grooming
- Taking a bath
- Dementia care
- Feeding
- Oral and personal hygiene
- Personal safety
- Toileting
- Companion care services
- Hobbies/activities
- Respite care
- Schedules/routines
- Light housekeeping
- Meal prep
- Laundry
- Transporation
- Plan visits with friends and loved ones
By all means, if your elderly loved one needs any of these, please let us know.
Medical Home Care Services
Indeed, many seniors need medical home health care services. In short, some of the disease-specific elder care options that you can get for your loved one include:
- Diabetes
- Heart disease
- Dementia
- Arthritis
- Depression
- Falls
- Breathing issues
- Osteoporosis
- Seizures
- Parkinson’s disease
- Other types of neurological care
- Disability services
- Wound care
- Post-operation care
- Rehabilitative services such as physical therapy
- High-tech nursing services
- IV medications
- Medical machinery assistance
- Total parental nutrition (g-tube and other feedings)
- PICC line dressing changes
- Catheter management
- Epidural mediport changes
- Medication management
As can be seen, the list of home health care services we can provide is extensive. Surprisingly, this list doesn’t even begin to encompass everything we can do for senior citizens. However, if there are other nursing or medical care services you believe your elderly loved one needs assistance with, let us know today.
Conclusion
Overall, these are some medical and non-medical services you can get for your elderly loved one. But, if you aren’t sure what all your elderly loved one needs help with, talk to them about it today. Together with your elderly loved one can list their care needs. Then, you can reach out to our elder care team in Philadelphia to set up services immediately.
If you or an aging loved one are considering hiring Elder Care in Philadelphia, PA, and the surrounding area, please contact the friendly staff at Suma Home Care. (484) 206-4544
Sources:
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/paying-care
Ibrahim recently completed a Professional Certificate in Management; He is currently pursuing a Masters in Business Administrations (MBA) at a prestigious university in the UK.
With their passion for helping others and a strong background in customer services and clinical care, Ibrahim and his wife started assisting individuals in their homes.
Since started and operating Suma Home Care in 2010 in the basement of their home, Suma Home Care has provided professionals who work endlessly in providing clients with the highest quality of care, while enabling clients to maintain dignity, comfort and safety in their homes.
Suma Home Care, serves four counties in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery and Philadelphia. Ibrahim is firmly connected to his local community and is always looking for ways to give back whenever the opportunity presents itself.
Ibrahim enjoys spending time with his wife and children, travelling and enjoys sports.
Mariama Suma-Keita BSN RN
Born in Sierra Leone west Africa, relocated to America in 1999 from a civil war and settled since in the U.S.A as a Naturalized citizen Graduated from National school of nursing with an associate , and completed BSN in Nursing from Immaculata University graduated with Honor roll Alpha Lambda sigma, After escaping the war served as a refugee nurse in Gambia and Guinea to other displaced refugees before coming to America.
In the states started in Homecare then then transition into hospital, worked in Jefferson hospital as a Registered nurse on Tele and general medsurg floor, also worked in Einstein hospital as an oncology transplant nurse , I realized that I enjoy working with patients so much and believe in quality and compassionate care one at a time dealing with an holistic approach in caring for patients and family in a familiar environment called home , I see the impact and progress when they’re home , it makes them feel relax and progress fast with recovering at home. As a nurse and entrepreneur I understand that dedication to meeting people and families needs is a priority, and able to foster relationships with family and patients that is professional and friendly to help them stay and settled home as a desire.
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