How Does Home Care Help a Sandwich-Generation Caregiver?
A sandwich-generation caregiver splits his or her time between caring for an aging parent and children who still live at home. Three out of five family caregivers also work. It can become a lot to handle.
When you’re the one trying to balance your career, your role as a parent, and your responsibility in caring for your dad, do you have time left for yourself? Have you given up on trying to keep up with your social life and medical appointments? You’re not alone. One out of five family caregivers report that their health is worsening due to the pressure they experience.
It’s time to look at having a home care aide help out. It’s the best way to find the right balance and regain yourself in the process.
What Home Care Aides Do
A home care aide is a professional caregiver who helps your dad with personal care, household management, and companionship. Your dad has someone to help him get to his appointments and join him on shopping trips, and he won’t have to drive anymore.
If he needs help showering, choosing an outfit, and getting dressed, his caregiver is there. He has someone to help him comb his hair, brush and floss his teeth, and trim his nails.
When your dad gets packages in the mail, his caregiver can help him open them, recycle the cardboard and plastic, and make sure he’s received everything he ordered. Your dad’s caregiver can help him put his new purchases away.
Once a week, your dad’s caregiver can change the sheets and towels, wash the dirty laundry, and put it away once it’s dry. If he needs to go to a laundromat to do his laundry, his caregiver can bring him and help him operate the machines.
He’ll have home-cooked meals. His caregiver will get to know what he wants to eat, take him shopping for the things he needs, and help him put everything away when they’re back home. When it’s time for a meal or snack, his caregiver prepares it and sits with him while he eats.
While this is going on, you’re free to go to work without worrying about your dad being alone. You can go out to dinner with friends and spend time with your kids. Your dad’s needs are covered, so you can enjoy the things you need to stay healthy and happy.
How Do You Get Started?
Talk to a home care advisor about your dad’s care needs. Does he do okay in the shower and with getting dressed or does he need help? Can he cook meals, clean his house, and do the laundry? Can he still drive?
Take this list of things he can and cannot do and learn more about those services. As you learn more about prices and recommended schedules, make the arrangements to ensure you have time for self-care.
If you or an aging loved one are considering hiring home care in Ardmore, PA, and the surrounding area, please contact the friendly staff at Suma Home Care. (484) 206-4544
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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