Disadvantages of Assisted Living

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Caring For The Elderly In Your Family

Assisted living centers are common in the United States. They offer facility care for seniors who are unable to handle their own medical needs. This seems like a good idea in theory, but in practice there are many disadvantages of assisted living. Contact us at 480-498-2324 to learn how we can help senior loved ones age comfortably in their own home.

As you or your loved ones age, the need to have a dedicated care provider increases. The greatest fear of seniors in their old age is that they will lose their freedoms. This fear is likely to be realized if they are entered into an assisted living center.

The Disadvantages of Assisted Living

Assisted care facilities work on paper but when it comes to reality there are many issues that make them unfavorable places to live.

  • They are typically understaffed, leading to negligent care.
  • You are not guaranteed a private room.
  • There may be limited visitation times.
  • The amount of time you can leave the facility may be greatly restricted.
  • Patients are not allowed to clean up after themselves.
  • All meals are made for you under strict dieting guidelines.
  • Assisted living facilities are known for their incredibly high prices.

Avoid Assisted Living With A Better Alternative

The disadvantages of assisted living are certainly daunting. That is why many people turn to in home care instead. In-home care does not require you to leave your place of residence, and allows you to continue to enjoy the quality of life and freedom you love.

Learn more about the benefits of in home care by clicking here.

Cost of Senior Home Care

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[title size=”1″]The Joy of Freedom With In-home Care[/title]
When it comes to their waning years, seniors want to do all the things they have always dreamed of, but it doesn’t always work out that way. When seniors require medical care, many families choose in-home senior care because of the freedom it provides.

In-home senior care allows seniors to remain in their current residence and have the care providers come to them. This level of freedom is far greater than that of assisted living where they have little choice in their day-to-day activities. As an added bonus, the cost of in-home senior care is far less than that of the other senior care options.

[title size=”2″]The Cost of Senior Home Care[/title]
When compared to other healthcare it’s easy to see that in-home senior care is not only the freest form of senior care, but the most cost effective.

The average cost of long-term care in the US:

  • $6,235/month gets you a semi-private room in a nursing home.
  • $6,965/month for a private room in a nursing home, if one is even available.
  • $3,293/month for a one room unit in assisted living.
  • $67/day for a day health care center
  • $21/hour for in-home senior care services

The amount of time spent in your home depends on the level of care needed for you or your loved one. Most in home care specialists are only there for one or two hours a day, and will teach the families what to do in their off time.

[title size=”3″]Affordable In-Home Senior Care Services[/title]
The cost of senior in home care is a lot less than other options, but that does not mean it is a lower quality service. Endeavor Home Care provides the highest quality, compassionate in-home

Benefits of Home Senior Care

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[title size=”1″]Do You Or A Loved One Need Medical Care?[/title]
You, like many other Americans, may be seeking a way to get necessary medical care without giving up your independence. In-home senior care can provide the clinical services necessary while allowing seniors to keep the freedom they desire.

In-home care means that your medical services are brought to you. Many seniors prefer at-home care over other health care services. If you are interested in senior home care, learn about some of the many benefits here.

[title size=”2″]List of Great Benefits of Senior Home Care[/title]
There are many excellent benefits of home care for seniors. The below list includes just some examples of why seniors prefer in home care.

  • You get to stay in the home you love.
  • Care at home allows families to keep living together.
  • Studies have shown that people tend to heal faster at their homes.
  • Home care is suited to your individual needs.
  • Home care has been shown to reduce stress.
  • You can choose your home care agent.
  • Home care increases the average life spans of patients.
  • At-home care, provided early enough, can reduce the chances of necessary institutionalization.

[title size=”3″]Making The Right Call[/title]
If the many benefits of senior home care appeal to you, then it’s time for you to make the call. Contact us today and set up an appointment with one of our senior care experts to learn more about in-home senior care and how you can take advantage of this great alternative to the dreaded nursing home.

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Moving To Assisted Living

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[title size=”1″]Are You Considering Assisted Living?[/title]
When we were young our parents cared for and raised us into the adults we are. Now, in their golden years, we want to provide them with the same comfort and quality of life they provided for us during our childhood.

The decision of moving a parent to assisted living is one of the toughest choices you will ever have to make. You must weigh your ability to live your own life against the desire to care for your loved ones. If you feel that you have reached the limit of what you can do for your loved ones, it may be time to move them into an assisted living center.

[title size=”2″]Know When to Move to Assisted Living[/title]
Here are some signs that your loved one may be ready to move to assisted living:

  • Are you worried about your loved one falling and not being able to call for help?
  • Do you have to keep track of their medications to be sure they do not miss a dose or take too many?
  • Is your loved one frightened to leave their home for fear of being injured?
  • Are they having trouble keeping track of their own finances?
  • Does your parent suffer from a bleeding disorder, or a condition like diabetes?
  • Does your parent often misplace items or forget things that are important?
  • Have you noticed them suffering from periods of confusion?

[title size=”3″]An Alternative to Assisted Living[/title]
Moving a parent into assisted living is one of the toughest things you can ever do.  The feeling of dragging your parent from the home they love is one of disappointment with yourself. If you believe your parent would be able to stay at their homes with a little help, there may be another option. In-home senior care is the best alternative to assisted living.

In home senior care is just what it sounds like. Highly trained medical professionals will go to your parent’s home and help them with their everyday needs. This allows you to stay close to you parents in their time of need, and allows parent to stay in their home.

Contact Endeavor Home Care with any questions about in-home senior care.

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What Is Elder Care

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[title size=”1″]Are Your Golden Years Being Lived To The Fullest?[/title]
Our golden years, they can be the happiest times of our life, but they can also be some of the most challenging. As we age, our bodies are not what they used to be, and we might need help doing the things we enjoy.

Senior care is the necessary medical care that elders need to maintain a healthy and happy lifestyle. After living a full and prosperous life there is no reason you or your loved ones need suffer in their golden years. The right elder care will allow seniors to live their life to the fullest.

[title size=”2″]What Exactly Is Senior Care?[/title]
Senior care is a blanket term for the many ways health care providers help elders on a daily basis.

Some of the most common services that elder care companies provide include:

  • Keeping track of your medicines.
  • Ensuring that you are taking the correct dosage.
  • Help with grocery shopping.
  • Any necessary cooking and cleaning.
  • Helping you get dressed and ready in the morning.
  • They help seniors put on physical therapy braces and other necessary medical devices.
  • Work with seniors to help them retain or regain movement and mobility.
  • Running seniors through physical therapy exercises.

[title size=”3″]The Advantage of In-home Senior Care[/title]
Many people dread the term senior care because it makes them think of nursing homes or other assisted living facilities. But, there is an alternative senior care that can be brought to you without the need to leave the home you love.

In-home elder care is preferred by many seniors over the more traditional methods. Studies have shown that when seniors are treated at home they recover faster, and live their lives with less stress. If you are interested in learning more about in-home senior care, contact Endeavor Home Care today.

Benefits of In Home Health Care

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Providing In Home Health Care for a Loved One
It may become necessary for your parent or another loved one to have in home health care assistance throughout the day to help with the many facets of everyday life.  The ability to cook, clean the house, and bathe ourselves is something that we often take for granted, but may become impossible as we grow older. Contact us at 480-498-2324 to learn how we can help senior loved ones remain at home.

There are many options available for in home health care, such as nursing homes and assisted living facilities, but the best choice for proving care for an elder is in home care.  There are many benefits to in home health care, including peace of mind for an elderly person’s family.

The Benefits of Seniors Remaining at Home
Some of the many benefits of caring for the elderly at home are:

  • Freedom from the strict schedules of nursing facilities.
  • The ability to retain much of their own independence.
  • The comforts of remaining in their most familiar place.
  • Personal possessions that they may not be able to keep in a nursing facility.
  • Freedom to have family and friends visit whenever they like.
  • The ability to carry on with their own personal habits and routines.
  • A healthier overall setting free of illnesses that may be present in a clinical environment.
  • Less expense than nursing homes or assisted living centers.
  • The ability to receive specialized care for conditions such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s in the comfort of home.

Quality of life is a very important thing for young and old alike. In-home care can provide a substantially better lifestyle than a nursing facility, and studies have proven that a higher standard of living can drastically extend an elder’s life span.

By providing a custom, individually tailored homecare assistance care plan to every elder under their care, in-home senior care establishments like Endeavor can provide exactly the care your elderly loved one requires. Our in home senior care in Phoenix and the surrounding areas can help encourage aging adults to continue taking care of themselves whenever possible, leading to more and happier years ahead.

Contact Endeavor Home Care today.

Problems With Assisted Living

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[title size=”1″]The Problem with Assisted Living[/title]
You’re probably under the impression that assisted living centers are a wonderful alternative to nursing homes.  This may be true in some cases, but on average it can be very much the same.  Assisted living centers are often a part of a large health corporation – and large corporations have the unfortunate habit of looking at people like products.

All assisted living centers, especially large ones, shell out a vast amount of money for upkeeps and employee salaries.  These costs fall on their residents and family members mostly.  But, obsession with the bottom line can often lead to a sub-par care cycle that can be neglectful, and even dangerous, to your loved ones.

[title size=”2″]Common Complaints About Assisted Living Centers[/title]
There are many complaints about assisted living facilities, but some of the most common are:

  • The Expense – The national average for staying at an assisted living center is about $2,000 per month.  This varies greatly from facility to facility, and may even cost as high as $6,000 per month.
  • Rising Prices – Assisted living has a nasty habit nation-wide of raising prices substantially after only a few months.  The reasons they cite for this is raising overhead costs, such as employee salaries and medication rates.  The truth of the matter is, it is usually due to the fact that all of their rooms are full and they no longer need to appeal to new clients.
  • Impermanence – While the manager of an assisted living center may lead you to believe that your loved one will live out the rest of their years in their facility, the truth is that on average a resident is only at an assisted living facility for two to six months before being moved to a nursing home.
  • Neglect – Due to understaffing, a common practice to reduce costs, your loved one rarely gets the level of care they are promised.  This is especially true at night when sometimes only one nurse is on duty to care for dozens of residents.
  • Professionally – While an assisted living center may say that they only hire trained nurses – and this may even be true – some nurses and assistants may only have a few weeks of classes, making them severely under-qualified to care for residents.

As mentioned, these are only a few complaints.  There are many more that range from minor inconveniences to major (sometimes even fatal) neglect and abuse.

[title size=”3″]A Great Alternative to Assisted Living[/title]
In-home health care providers are available to offer their services to your loved ones in their own homes.  In-home providers can offer as much or as little care as is necessary.  Customized care plans encourage your loved ones to remain independent while making sure they are safe and taken care of.

In-home health offices have much less overhead to begin with, which usually makes their services substantially less than other senior care options.  Due to the requirements of home health aides working alone, they usually have much more training than traditional nursing facility staff.

If you have any questions about home senior care, contact Endeavor Home Care today.

Senior Care Options

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[title size=”1″]When it Becomes Necessary to Seek Senior Care[/title]
As we age it becomes more likely that we will lose some portion of our independence.  Though realizing that we can no longer do everything for ourselves can be traumatic, it is a natural and inevitable fact of life.  If you find yourself in need of help to get through your day-to-day activities, don’t be ashamed – it’s likely that we will all find ourselves in that situation one day.

Luckily, there are many options available that can allow you to retain your independence while giving you the care and attention that you require.

[title size=”2″]Elder Care Options[/title]
Nursing Homes – The most well-known option for senior care is the skilled nursing home.  Nursing homes are usually required for fully dependent elderly persons in need of intensive day-to-day care.  Nursing homes provide meals, medications, bathing, and bathroom assistance for people who cannot do any of these things for themselves.

Assisted Living – Another option is assisted living centers.  Assisted living offers a more independent lifestyle while remaining in a clinical environment.   Individualized care-plans in an assisted living center encourage self-care, but keeps a skilled nursing staff on hand to offer most of the care available at a traditional nursing home.

Adult Daycare is an option for elders under the care of family.  These come-and-go environments allow a senior’s guardian to work out of the home while ensuring that their loved one receives the care they need.  Adult daycares vary greatly in the care they can provide, and it is important to speak with the staff about your needs before enrolling them in the program.

Independent Living Complexes, also known as retirement villages, are another great alternative.  Independent living will allow you to live in your own apartment, offering care from professionals on an as-needed basis.  Independent living lives up to its name by allowing as much personal independence as is safe and desired.

In-home Senior Care is a growing alternative to nursing homes and other elder care facilities.  The advantage of home care is that you choose a full-time or part-time nursing aide to come to your home and provide almost any level of care you require which can include:

  • Grocery Shopping
  • Cooking Meals
  • Cleaning Your Home
  • Medication Delivery & Organization
  • Nutritional Needs
  • Personal Care – Such as grooming and bathing

In home care does not require that you move to a facility.  It allows you to remain in your own home, in your own community, without the strict schedules and ridged policies of a senior care facility.  Another added bonus is this may even be a less costly alternative – it may even be covered in whole or in part by your current insurance plan.

The expertly trained staff at Endeavor Home Care are standing by now to help answer any questions you may have about in-home senior care options.

What Is In-home Senior Care

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[title size=”1″]What is In-Home Senior Care?[/title]
There are many options open to anyone searching for senior care.  You may be uncomfortable with the thought of placing a family member under the care of a nursing home or assisted living facility, and rightly so.  Though some situations require intense, round-the-clock care, these are not the only choices available to you.

In-home senior care is a quickly growing alternative to traditional senior care centers due to it’s ability to provide medical and personal care while encouraging a higher level of independence.  Another obvious advantage of in home care is that it allows a senior to stay in their home without having to sacrifice their safety.

[title size=”2″]Some of the Many Benefits of At-Home Senior Care[/title]
Providing health care in a senior’s own home improves their confidence and overall happiness, leading to a longer, more fulfilling life.  There are many horror stories out there about nursing facilities and assisted living centers, and while they may not be true for all but a few of them, it is still a chance that is not worth taking when it comes to the ones you love.

In-home senior care can provide as much or as little care as needed.  The staff of an in-home nursing office creates highly individualized care plans for each senior under their care that encourages independence while offering the help and comfort they require from certified nursing professionals.  These nurses can be in the home for only a few minutes a day or take shifts for 24-hour care.

If you’d like to learn more about in-home senior care, please feel free to give us a call today.

Assisted Living vs In Home Care

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[title size=”1″]Assisted Living vs. In Home Care[/title]
If your loved one has become unable to live independently due to age or disability, you’re probably looking into options to provide them with the care they need. The two options for people who need periodic help in their everyday life – as opposed to needing serious, long-term monitoring and intensive care regiments – are assisted living centers and in home care.

This article is intended to help you educate yourself on the differences between assisted living and in home care so that you can choose what is best for your loved one’s situation.

[title size=”2″]Assisted Living Centers[/title]
In most assisted living centers, the person in need of care is given a private room (or shared room in some cases) in a clinical facility. While not as intensive as a skilled nursing home, assisted living centers offer immediate care whenever it is needed. It also usually includes daily, nutritionally balanced meals, medications, and laundry services.

The major drawback of assisted living centers is the expense. Most assisted living facilities offer a wide variety of care options and services that are included in the base price whether your loved one is making use of them or not – making it overall more expensive, than in home care, in most cases.

Residents of assisted living centers also must adhere to the policies of the facility. This usually includes limited visiting hours, limited out-of-facility time, and strict schedules. Your loved one might also not be pleased with the fact that under most circumstances, they will not be able to cook or clean for themselves, which unnecessarily takes away from their independence.

[title size=”3″]In Home Care[/title]
In-home care allows skilled nurses and aides to care for your loved one from their own home. This can be a major benefit to your loved one’s quality of life. In-home care providers will work to preserve any and all independence that your loved one has, and can be there full or part time to assist.
In-home care is also more affordable than assisted living in most cases. Because the staff of an in-home health provider is only there when they need to be, the cost of their services can be custom tailored to fit your budget. However, they can still help with other day-to-day factors of living, such as cooking, cleaning, shopping, and bathing.

In-home providers are also available at a moment’s notice in case of an emergency, even if they are not scheduled to be in the home at the time. This makes in home care a very safe and reliable source of care for the semi-independent and moderate-dependent.

The skilled and trained staff of Endeavor Home Care can answer any questions you have about senior care in the Phoenix, Arizona area. Contact us today.