Quality of Life Home Care
At A Place At Home, we’re committed to ensuring seniors not only recover but thrive. Every senior deserves to live a full, engaging life as they age. Our in-home care providers help seniors and their family members reach their goals for whatever a high quality of life means to them.
What does quality of life home care include?
- Discharge and transportation assistance
- Navigation of a post-discharge care plan
- Recognizing and addressing signs of depression, anxiety, and/or delirium
- Taking vitals on a consistent schedule
- Agency while you or your loved one recover at home so you can be confident you’re/they’re moving forward
With over a decade of experience in the home care industry, we understand that “quality of life” can mean vastly different things to different people. Our caregivers listen to the seniors they serve and their family members in order to find out their specific goals and build individualized care plans to achieve them.
Some common ways that seniors define quality of life, based on a study from PLOS One, are:
- Feeling as healthy as possible and not limited by their physical or mental condition
- Being able to retain as much independence as possible and focusing on what they can do versus what they can't and not limited by their physical or mental condition
- Spending time doing activities and hobbies that bring them joy
- Having activities to keep them occupied and avoid boredom
- Staying mentally active and connected with the world around them
- Being proud of themselves and celebrating their current and former achievements
- Feeling valuable, confident, and comfortable in their own skin
- Having and maintaining valued relationships with friends, partners, and family
- Experiencing a feeling of belonging and support from those around them
- Being able to help and support others emotionally
- Being able to feel positive and look on the bright side of life
- Accepting what they cannot control or influence
- Changing habits that negatively impact their lives
- Having peace of mind, not feeling troubled by the past, lonely, or isolated
- Continuing to search for meaning, self-development, and self-awareness
- Being meaningfully involved in a community
- Living as long as possible in a home that provides privacy and comfort
- Feeling safe and secure in their home and environment
- Being able to move around and transport to places safely when wanted
- Having the financial freedom to enjoy life and feel independent
Find Care that puts Quality of Life First
Whatever a high quality of life means to you or your loved one, we can connect you with a caregiver that can help you move toward these goals. Reach out to your local A Place At Home franchise office to discuss the kind of care you’re looking for.