Elderly Care

Nightingale nurses can assist with senior home health care services from end to end. Eldercare services include:

• Bathing and showering
• Dressing and grooming while maintaining dignity, respect and safety
• Mobility
• Medication reminders
• Health management and maintenance
• Escorting you to and from your medical appointments
• Companionship

If you or someone you know is looking into home care for a relative, or may soon be in that position, here is some information that may help make the process more manageable:

Determine the individual’s care requirements: Will there be a need for hands-on care such as bathing, dressing and toileting? Are there cognitive issues that will require a different type of care? Are there financial restrictions? Is the individual willing to receive help? When you call our home care agency, you will want to have this information at hand so that the team can assist you and guide you.

Identifying the type of care that is required: Supportive care is usually provided by paraprofessionals–home health aides, home care aides and nursing assistants who provide hands-on care to people in their homes, nursing homes or assisted living facilities. Custodial care includes assistance with bathing, dressing and mobility, as well as transportation, light housekeeping and similar tasks.

Skilled care is usually provided by health care professionals, such as registered nurses, licensed practical nurses or therapists, under the direction of a physician. Most often, skilled care is needed after a person has been hospitalized due to a fall or other medical condition.