10 Signs You Need Unity Home Care Assistance
Have you been thinking to yourself that a loved one or yourself could use more help in the home? Do you have concerns for safety when getting up or walking? Are you finding that there are not enough hours in the day to get everything done and care for your loved one? Here are 10 signs that it may be time to call Unity for home care assistance.
- Forgetting to take medications as scheduled
- Needing more assistance with personal care and other once independent skills
- Bathing or grooming on an infrequent basis
- More difficulty keeping up on daily household chores
- Struggling to plan and shop for healthy meals
- Becoming less physically and socially active or losing interest in hobbies
- Feeling lonely, depressed, anxious, isolated or bored
- Experiencing more difficulty walking around or getting up when sitting
- Feeling exhausted, overwhelmed or frustrated due to emotional and physical demands of caregiving
- Wishing to live independently at home for as long as possible
Unity Care Companions Program provides a wide range of personalized services to help you live safely in your home for as long as possible. We carefully match your needs with a vetted, insured, and bonded Care Companions Caregiver with the skillset necessary to exceed your expectations.
Care Companions Menu of Services
- Personal Care:
o Bathing tasks, grooming, and hygiene
o Dressing
o Toileting and incontinence care
o Medication Reminders
- Housekeeping tasks
o Dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, and taking out garbage/recycling
o Washing laundry, ironing, and folding clothes
o Changing linens
o Pet care (litterbox, feeding, brushing, walks)
o Ensuring timely disposal of expired food
- Meal Planning
o Creating grocery list
o Assisting with grocery shopping and pick-up
o Planning and preparing balanced meals
- Mobility
o Assisting with walking, sitting, standing, and transferring
o Encouraging exercise and range of motion movements
- Companionship
o Facilitating engaging activities that promote mental stimulation and encourage physical and emotional wellbeing
o Assisting with letter writing and mail
- Mobility
o Assisting with walking, sitting, standing, and transferring
o Encouraging exercise and range of motion movements
- Transportation
o Running errands
o Transporting to medical appointments
o Getting to social events or gatherings
Learn more how Unity Care Companions can help at: www.UnityHospice.org/CareCompanions