One of the easiest things any of us can do when we don’t know about a certain topic is to dismiss it. When it comes to home care, millions of aging seniors and disabled adults could benefit from a home care aide, but they barely even think about it. 

That’s because they don’t know the benefits it can provide. They don’t realize how much it can offer them or their loved ones. 

What is home care?

This is the support that an aging senior or disabled adult could receive in the comfort of their home. The most common type of caregiver is a home care aide, somebody who can assist with most basic tasks of everyday life. 

A home care aide through an agency may be able to provide assistance in meal preparation, doing the laundry, helping with light housekeeping, offering transportation to a doctor’s office or even to go to the store, and so forth. 

Some home care aides can also assist aging seniors and other clients with bathing and toileting. The more you know about home care and what kind of supports it offers, the more valuable it becomes. 

Why do so many people know so little about home care? 

Most of it has to do with need. When you are young, strong, and healthy, you really never think twice about what might happen in the future. Most people who deal with chronic health issues or even a terminal disease has never thought it would happen to them. 

Even for individuals who have a family history of Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia, though they might worry about it, they never really think it might happen to them. They never plan ahead properly. 

When a person is in their 40s, 50s, or 60s, for example, and in perfect help, why would they even imagine home care as a need? Then, only when an aging parent or other loved one needs assistance at home do they even contemplate such a thing. 

Yet, more people choose to become family caregivers instead of relying on professional, experienced home care support. 

Start the new year off on the right foot. 

Learn more about what home care is and what it can offer. Contact an agency and speak to somebody directly. 

Most people, when they do this, are completely surprised at not only how affordable it can be, but that they can rely on somebody for just a few hours at a time, even for just a couple of days a week to start. And, they learn how much the senior they care about can benefit because of it. 

If you or an aging loved one are considering hiring Home Care in Seneca, SC, contact Heart of the Carolinas Home Care at 864-991-3116. Providing Home Care Services in Greenville, Simpsonville, Greer, Anderson, Spartanburg, Mauldin, Seneca, Laurens, Charleston, Columbia and the surrounding areas.

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Edward Harrison

Founder at Heart of the Carolinas

Edward Harrison founded the Heart of the Carolinas Homecare in 2007 when he saw there was a need for caregivers that provide non-medical home care services, at a price that most people could afford. It was standard in the industry to require hourly minimums and it was common to be assigned a caregiver, not matched with one based on your individual personal needs. Edward understood that to make a successful relationship between caregiver and client, skills were not enough, personality and compatibility plays as much a role as do skills.

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