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More and more senior citizens are living out their years in their homes than ever before, and they need some level of in-home care to do it safely. The level of home care needed varies widely between individuals as some need a few hours of help per day while others need more consistent care.
If you or your loved ones need constant assistance to ensure safe living, Apex Home Care can and the surrounding areas in which our caregivers will live in the home of your loved one to provide assistance, 24 hours a day.
Live-In Care Maine
Live-In Caregiver in Maine our live-in home care services, one of our certified caregivers will live with your loved ones in their home. Our live-in caregiver will stay in their own space within the home and live there for 3-4 days at a time, alternating time with a second caregiver.
While in the home, our caregiver will tend to the needs of your loved ones and help them through their daily routines. You and your loved ones will have peace of mind knowing that our live-in caregiver is always there to respond to emergencies and provide good companionship.
Our live-in caregiver will start first thing in the morning by helping your loved ones get out of bed and through their morning routine, including washing up, getting dressed, and preparing breakfast. Throughout the day, our caregiver will be there to help with meditation reminders, light housekeeping, and transportation if your loved one needs to run errands or make it to a doctor appointment.
Live-in home care is ideal for seniors who have recently returned home from the hospital or surgery, those who have lost their spouse, and those who want an all-day companion.
To prepare for a live-in caregiver, make sure they have their own room to sleep at night and allow them at least 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep. Our caregiver will stay and keep their personal things in this space. When it is time to change shifts, the caregiver will clean the room and wash the sheets for the next caregiver.
Assist with bathing
Cleanse the skin. Bathing remove dirt, perspiration, sebum, some bacteria, and slough off dead skin cells. It helps to prevent irritations and rashes that would otherwise transform into infections.
Stimulate blood circulation. Good circulation is promoted through the use of warm water and gentle stroking of the extremities. The person feels revitalize and relax through the washing process.
Improved self-image. Bathing promotes relaxation and a feeling of being refreshed and comfortable. It helps the person to maintain an acceptable social standards of cleanliness, both appearance and olfactory.
Reduce body odors. Excessive secretion of sweat cause unpleasant body odors. Bathing and use of antiperspirants minimise odors.
Promote range of motion exercises. Movement of the upper and lower extremities during bathing maintains joint function.
Assist with dressing
Our caregivers are trained and experienced in helping choose appropriate clothing and assisting with dressing as required by the situation.
We encourage our clients to dress as much as possible and help where help is needed.
Using adaptive equipment such as a button hook and shoehorn to ease dressing.
Grocery shopping
Your caregiver can provide you or a loved one with assistance in grocery shopping, picking up prescriptions, organizing incoming mail and going to the post office, and any routine personal errands you or a loved one might require.
Laundry
Our in-home caregivers can help you or your loved one with chores such as handling laundry loads, folding and ironing clothes.
Laundry tends to pile up and become overwhelming at times for anyone. This can become a bigger challenge for the elderly who may have health or mobility issues. Let the in-home caregivers from Apex home care take on the laundry tasks and take the load off your shoulders.
Our core mission is to ensure our clients’ healthy lifestyle and well-being. Call us today at 207-756-5300 ask how Apex home care can help with your laundry needs.
Light house keeping
Light housekeeping should be thought of as a task that a caregiver does to help provide better care to a client. For example, when a provides meal preparation, the client can count on the caregiver to clean up the kitchen, clear the table, put the dishes in the dishwasher or wash by hand, and then place back in the cupboard. When a client needs standby or hands-on assistance with bathing the client can rest assured that a clean bathroom sink, toilet, countertops, and mirrors will be cleaned and ready for the next use.
Light housekeeping includes tasks such as dusting open surfaces; sweeping and mopping floors .vacuuming around furniture; wiping down counters; washing and putting dishes away and taking out the trash and organizing drawers, shelves, and closets. Light housekeeping is meant to be limited to the areas used by the client such as the kitchen, bedroom, and living room and bathroom. Light housekeeping is offered as one part of an overall Service Plan to a senior to keep him or her safe and independent in their home environment.
Locomotion
in a home visit-type preventive-continuation of appropriate exercises to keep the body strength up for daily function. This includes help with walking, getting up and sitting moving legs/ arms getting in and out of bed or bath.
Meal preparation
Meal preparation and eating healthy and nutritional food is such an important part of staying well, especially for seniors. If you are a loved one are struggling with meal preparation or clean up, our home care services can help. Good food, on a regular and consistent schedule, is necessary for emotional and physical health.
For individuals living alone, keeping track of what and when to eat can be a complicated task. Never mind having to prepare, cook, and cleaning up afterward.
Meal preparation for the individuals is not just about cooking, but involves so much more. Our home care services providers are ready to:
Help Seniors Plan Meals
Planning a single meal can be an involved task. Planning meals for the week can seem impossible, especially as we get older. Doing so, however, is key to staying on a regular and balanced diet that will provide seniors the strength needed to live independently.
Our in home care givers can help recommendations from your nutritionist or doctor, and tailor meals to any medical conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure.
Personal care
At Apex Home Care, we understand the importance of maintaining personal care and hygiene for individuals who require assistance in their own homes. Our dedicated team of caregivers is committed to providing compassionate and professional personal care services tailored to meet the unique needs of each client.
Routine housework
One of the symptoms of someone with a disability is their inability to maintain their own living environment as they did in the past. A family member who is acting as a caregiver may notice that their loved one with disability is no longer keeping the yard tidy or the house neat. The reasons for this change can be that makes it increasingly difficult for the person with a disability it may physically exhausting and overwhelming to them to do daily routine house work.
our in-home care team can carefully plan a simple daily chore routine that can help ease the anxieties of the person with disability.
The first step is for us to determine which chores the person with disability is still capable of doing—perhaps sweeping instead of vacuuming or folding laundry. This is especially key in preventing a person living with a disability from experiencing a dangerous fall. Taking over the more strenuous or hazardous activities can keep them safer.
Also, engaging with these easy tasks near the end of the day can be relaxing and help your loved one to expand their energy in a controlled way that distracts them from anxiety. The physical exertion of folding laundry or dusting during the day can promote a good night’s sleep.
Even if the clothes are hanging inside out and upside down, it is important for loved ones to maintain their independence. It’s not so important that the chore is done perfectly, but that they have participated.
Shampoo/ Shave
When it comes to your elderly loved one’s hair, and shaving someone may need to step up and help them out. This is a service that Apex home care can do. It can often be difficult for citizens to manage their own hair. From brushing to washing it and an easily manageable style , all these tasks can be uncomfortable or even impossible, depending on what health issues your loved one has. If they are able to do their own hair care.
Skin Care
At Apex Home Care, we understand the importance of maintaining healthy and radiant skin for individuals who require assistance in their own homes. Our dedicated team of caregivers is committed to providing comprehensive and personalized skin care services tailored to meet the unique needs of each client.
Our caregivers are trained to cleanse the skin gently and effectively, removing impurities and ensuring a clean and fresh complexion. We also provide personalized moisturizing routines to keep the skin hydrated and nourished.
We conduct thorough assessments of our clients’ skin condition to identify any specific concerns or issues. This allows us to develop customized care plans and recommend appropriate skincare products and techniques.
Transportation
At Apex Home Care, we understand the importance of reliable and safe transportation for individuals who require assistance in their own homes. Our dedicated team of caregivers is committed to providing convenient and efficient transportation services tailored to meet the unique needs of each client.
We offer transportation to and from medical appointments, ensuring that our clients arrive on time and in a comfortable and stress-free manner. Our caregivers are trained to provide any necessary assistance during the appointment, such as navigating medical facilities or communicating with healthcare professionals.
Medication reminders
At Apex Home Care, we understand the importance of medication adherence for individuals who require assistance in their own homes. Our dedicated team of caregivers is committed to providing reliable and compassionate medication reminder services tailored to meet the unique needs of each client.
Our caregivers ensure that clients take their prescribed medications at the correct times throughout the day. We utilize various methods, such as alarms, electronic reminders, or verbal prompts, to ensure that medications are not missed or taken incorrectly.
Help with walking/ exercise
At Apex Home Care, we understand the importance of physical activity and mobility for individuals who require assistance in their own homes. Our dedicated team of caregivers is committed to providing professional and supportive walking and exercise assistance services tailored to meet the unique needs of each client.
Our caregivers offer support and assistance for individuals who require help with walking. Whether it’s due to mobility challenges, balance issues, or post-surgery recovery, our caregivers provide a steady arm, offer stability aids, or utilize assistive devices to ensure safe and comfortable walking.
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