"Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed, and very dear."
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What is Respite Care?
Respite care is temporary relief care designed for families of children or adults with special needs. Respite care can range from a few hours of care provided on a one-time basis to overnight or extended care sessions. Respite care is designed to help families. Caretakers of children or adults with special needs often face serious problems and stress as a result of balancing the needs of their child or adult with special needs with the needs of other family members. These breaks, that respite care provides, allow families time to tend to the needs of their children, spouses, and themselves.
What Types of Personal Care Services are Provided?
Bathing and Showering Assistance
Bathing and showering, a daily essential for good personal hygiene, may be difficult or unsafe for your loved one to do alone. Bathtubs and showers can be dangerously slippery places, but we can provide the help your family member needs.
Help with Restroom Use
Our personal caregivers have been trained to offer minimal to full assistance with restroom use, including incontinence care, all with the utmost respect, professionalism, and sensitivity to privacy.
Personal Appearance Care
No matter the number of years an aging parent has lived, they still take pride in their appearance. As part of our personal care services, we can help them look their best with hair care and other grooming tasks.
Morning and Evening Routines
From help out of bed to grooming and dressing assistance to a nutritious breakfast, a caregiver can be there every step so the day gets started right. A good night's rest is essential to a healthy lifestyle. Helping Hands Hospice caregivers can assist with evening hygiene routines to help ensure a restful night.
Personal Hygiene Assistance
Personal hygiene cleanses the body and soothes the mind. Our in-home caregivers offer the personal assistance your aged or disabled loved one needs to continue the self-care that makes them feel clean and refreshed.
Incontinence Care
Our personal caregivers are specially trained on how to provide care for aging or disabled family members who suffer from occasional or frequent incontinence. For people who have problems controlling their urine or bowels, keeping the skin clean and dry is important for good health.
What are Companion Services?
Light Housekeeping
Light Meal Planning and Preparation
Errand Running (Non-Transport)
Respite or Family Relief Services
Personal Care (Bathing, Continence Care, Transferring)
Medication Reminders
Assistance with Exercise or Physical Therapy
On-going Quality Management and Assessment
What is the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment(CGA)?
The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is a multidimensional, multidisciplinary diagnostic process used to determine medical, functional, and psychosocial problems and capabilities in an elderly patient who may be at risk for functional decline.
The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is designed to:
Evaluate the multiple problems of older persons
Assess their personal resources and strengths
Determine service needs
Develop coordinated care plans to focus interventions on individual problems
What Does the CGA Evaluate?
Physical Health
The medical history focuses special attention on medication use and the risk of malnutrition, falling, incontinence, and immobility. The physical examination seeks to identify specific diseases or conditions for which curative, restorative, palliative, or preventive treatment may be available. Special attention is directed toward visual or hearing impairment, nutritional status, and conditions that may contribute to frailty and falling or difficulty in ambulation.
Mental Health
Cognitive, behavioral, and emotional statuses are evaluated, with particular emphasis on detecting dementia, delirium, and depression.
Functional Status
Functional status is measured by the ability to accomplish basic activities of daily living (ADLs) and to participate in behavioral and social activities referred to as instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). ADLs include bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring, continence, and feeding. IADLs require a higher level of cognition and judgment than physical activities and include preparation of meals, shopping, light housework, financial management, medication management, use of transportation, and use of the telephone.
Social & Economic
The social support network includes the availability and competence of caregivers, the elderly person’s economic resources, and other sources of support such as cultural, ethnic, and spiritual resources. It also includes the individual's own assessment of the quality of life.
Environmental
Evaluating the patient's physical environment determines the safety of the living environment. It also assesses the patient’s access to essential services, such as shopping, pharmacy, and transportation.
Our Counseling Services.
Counseling and Bereavement services at Helping Hands Hospice are individualized based on specific need and is provided in the comfort of the patient’s home by our licensed professional counselor.