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There are lots of talks out there as to why your elderly loved ones ought to have in-home care instead of facility-based care. We will get to the best reason in Part II but right now, we will focus on the details using a bullet list of reasons as to why you should choose in-home care. -Home care is given at home. When someone is not feeling well, they're likely to ask to be at home. Each of us enjoys the sanctity of our residences and the pleasure of being with our friends and families. When our loved ones are unwell, we try to get them to their home -- or ours -- and out of the hospital as soon as possible. -In-home care helps keep families together. This is very important in times of illness because the responsibility of caring for the loved ones can be removed because of hospitalization. -Home care prevents and can delay the process of institutionalization. Which means that your loved ones will get to enjoy the comfort and the security of their very own home much longer. -Scientific evidence shows that many patients heal faster -- and more completely -- when they heal at home. -Home care is safer than institutionalization. Many risks -- infection is a good example -- are minimized or entirely eliminated when care is given at home. -Patients at home can -- and often take pride in -- care for their home and their family members in whatever limited manner their health allows. -Home care permits the people you love to maintain a sense of continuity, as opposed to suffering the severance of transferring into an institution. -Home care is tailored to the needs of each individual -- it's personalized. One-on-one care and attention is the norm for in-home care. -Home care saves a lot of money as opposed to any other forms of care, especially those in long-term inpatient hospitalization. -The American public, according to several studies, prefers in-home care. -Home care can decrease the need for urgent care and prevent re-hospitalization. Connection The single most important reason to keep a beloved elder with you in your home -- or stay with them in theirs -- is the sense of connection that comes with having someone co-depend on you. Americans have turned the idea of 'codependence' into a bad word, but in its non-clinical sense of "you depend on someone who depends on you", it's actually pretty much the definition of every meaningful relationship in the world. More importantly, that kind of relationship is absolutely vital for a healthy life. People who feel cut off from their role and purpose in the social sphere have a dramatically increased chance to suffer from dementia, suicidal thoughts and actions, and a lack of proper self-care. When you send an elderly loved one off to an institution where they'll have no role to play, no relationships to nurture, and no one they know to depend on, they're being cut off from their social sphere -- and it shows. If you intend to keep your elderly loved one healthy and happy, the best way to do it is to keep them at home, near people who care for them -- and whom they care for. That will keep them connected, which will keep them feeling purposeful, which will keep them attending to their own self-care as well as the well-being of their family. Science proves that having those kinds of connections leads to longer-lived, healthier elders; doubly so if they believe that the youngest generation is listening to them and appreciates their experiences and wisdom. So, rather than exile your loved one to a nursing home pursue every in-home care option you can find. In-home care simply works better to prolong the happiness and comfort of the elderly loved ones in your life. For over a decade, Senior Helpers of Ocean County has been providing elderly residents with elder care Toms River NJ. Visit our Website for a no obligation consultation
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