Home-Based Services
Home-based care services include many different types of care. These include; personal, health and support services.
You may not need all of the types of care that are on offer to you but, they are there so that everyone benefits from the services.
Home-based care is designed to help people stay living safely and independently in their homes for as long as possible.
The care that is provided is typically provided in the persons own home. Although it can be given at a family members home, depending on if they need assistance all the time or not.
Home based care can be short term or long term, depending on the needs of the person receiving the care. If, for example, someone needs help recovering from an operation, then short term home care may be needed. If health care issues are an ongoing problem, then long term home care can be provided to help them.
Most cases of home-based care services involve personal care. Personal care includes things like:
- helping the person complete daily tasks they find difficult to do alone
- taking medication
- supervision to make sure the person is safe.
These tasks can either be done by a family member or by a professional, depending on the individual's needs and if the family has time.
As we have said, home-based care is designed to help people stay in their home and live safely and independently for as long as possible. It is not designed to change your life in any way, just to make sure that you have help when you need it.
We hope that this article has helped you understand home-based care more clearly. Please explore our website further for more information on this topic and many more.