Professional Health Care Services, Inc.

The family is one of the most important providers for the elderly. In fact, the majority of caregivers for the elderly are often members of their own family, most often a daughter or a granddaughter. Home health care is commonly referred to as domiciliary care.

Home health care or supportive care can be provided in the home by healthcare professionals or by family and friends or provided by licensed personnel. It is often used as a means to prevent hospitalization for frail, elderly outpatients or to shorten a hospital stay.

The golden years can bring about uncertainty about daily activities that were once taken for granted. Taking care of elderly at home where they can still be a part of family daily activities can be of many advantages.

Advantages:

• Home care prevents the elderly patient from going away to commercial institution such as a group home or nursing facility.
• Having elderly family members cared for at home makes them feel comfortable in their own surroundings and provides a sense of familiarity as new people come into the home to assist.
• Home caregivers for elders assist with light housekeeping that the patients may no longer be able to do properly, such as dusting, mopping floors and laundry care. Help them improve their quality of life and to maintain their independence for as long as possible.
• Home caregivers can provide simple respite care such as staying with a patient while the family members are out.
• Assured that elderly family member has three meals a day by preparing, serving and cleaning up and making sure elderly take their medicines.
• Home caregivers provide bathe and groom and dress our elderly. This instills self-confidence.

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Elderly care emphasizes on the social and personal requirements of senior citizens who need some assistance with daily activities and health care, but who desire to age with dignity.

Taking care of elderly is called Geriatric Care Management also known as “Elder Care Management”, “Senior Health Care Management” and “Professional Care Management”. It is the process of planning and coordinating the care of the elderly and/or disabled to improve their quality of life and to maintain their independence for as long as possible.

Health care and psychological care are integrated with the best possible combination of the following:

1. Housing
   Elderly feel that when their health deteriorates they have to stay in a hospital or check into a nursing home. With complex care service, this can handle the elderly more complex needs allow elderly to stay in home as long as he/she want.
2. Home care services
   Home management and daily task at home can be challenging as we age. Home caregivers may attend to your household needs and provide you with peace of mind.
3. Socialization programs
   Companionship. Many seniors today feel isolated, lonely or depressed. Our elderly health caregivers create an environment of closeness and understanding as we engage elderly in enjoyable, individualized activities. This may include long talks over coffee and a crossword, leisurely walks, or going to the library.
4. Financial and legal planning.
   A care plan tailored for each individual’s circumstances is prepared after a comprehensive assessment. The care plan is modified when necessary based on the professional geriatric care manager’s monitoring of the effectiveness of the components of the care plan. Professional geriatric care managers accomplish this by combining a working knowledge of health and psychology, human development, family dynamics, public and private resources and funding sources while advocating for their clients throughout the continuum of care.