Domestic Assistance For Elderly - What Are Your Options?

 

The demand for home care assistance for elderly has increased with the aging of the baby boomer generation. There has been a continuing rise in the number of people requiring this type of assistance to provide for their own needs as well as to care for their elderly loved ones. As baby boomers retire and the number of elderly people increases, the need for skilled home care assistants will continue to grow. In fact, the need for such services will increase even further as the number of elderly people increases due to childbirth, accidents and other unforeseen reasons. In order to meet the increased demand for domestic assistance for elderly people, full-service agencies have been created to specifically address this growing need.

These agencies make it their mission to provide skilled care assistance for elderly individuals in their communities. Senior care services provide several programs for senior residents including; personal care assistance, medical assistance and professional care assistance. The personal care services are designed to provide assistance to elderly individuals who can no longer care for themselves, but still have needs that need to be met. Medical and professional care services are designed to meet the needs of elderly individuals and their family members who require specialized care for various medical conditions that affect the ability to live a regular life.

The personal care assistance program provides housekeeping, laundry and bathing assistance, meals provided twice per day, transportation help, shopping and errands assistance, light housekeeping and gardening assistance. These services are offered in a variety of different locations including; assisted living apartments, assisted living communities, nursing homes and hospitals. The medical and professional home care service program offers medical assistance for medical conditions that may affect a person's ability to live independently or in a home of their own. This includes; diabetes management, mental health, asthma management, vision care, medication management, hearing aid care and more. These services are also offered in senior care homes where elderly individuals are cared for in their own homes, however they are under the supervision of a licensed medical professional.

The hospital or health service provider that you choose to use will determine what type of assistance you may be eligible to receive. Medical and professional assistance requires that you complete and submit the necessary forms to the appropriate department. These forms are; Medicare and Medicaid Waivers, Certified Nursing Assistant Cardiology Report, Certified Nurse Anesthetist, COPD/ Lung Support Copy, Certified Nurse Assistant Physical Therapy Report, and Certified Nursing Assistant Mental Health Report.

The full-service agencies do charge a fee, however, their level of service is well worth it. Some full-service agencies offer help paying for your medications, providing housekeeping at an elderly home care services location, helping to take care of elder's daily activities and more. There are many different agencies that provide these types of services. Some full-service agencies are; Assurant Health Services, BC Health Solutions, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Ohio, Celtic Insurance Company, Fortis Insurance Company, Golden Rule Group, Humana One, Kaiser Permanente, MegaCare Health care, Nation Wide Group, New England Care, PCOS Therapeutic Services, Phoenix Insurance Company, Security Life Insurance Company and Tenfold Health. These full-service agencies will contact each individual state's Department of Health and Welfare to gather all the information on assistance that is available.

There are also private assistance programs that you can look into. The main type of private assistance program is; Senior Helping Hand, Legal Assistance for Elderly, and other mentoring programs. Depending on the needs of your elder, you may want to consider one or all of these options. With a full-service agency you can get several different types of assistance for your elder. They may be; legal assistance for elderly, financial assistance for elderly, medical assistance for elderly, or other types of medical assistance for elderly.

If you are looking for assistance with finding a home care partner, there are a number of different types of care partner agencies that you can use. Some types of home care partners are; Personal Care Homecare Solutions, Senior Care Service, Senior Care Network, Senior Care Service Provider, and so on. Whatever you choose, it is best to check into several different care partner agencies and get quotes to see how much they charge. After checking out the different programs and pricing, you can then decide which program and assistance works best for you and your elder.

You may even be eligible for some sort of assistance. The Social Security Administration and other agencies offer various sorts of assistance for the elderly. You can get free financial counseling, find employment services, find medical care, find aid with paying utility bills, and so forth. You need to check into what the various programs are first, before choosing an assistance program for yourself or for a loved one. You want to make sure that they can provide the assistance your elder needs in maintaining their health and well being.