What Are the Benefits of Adult Day Health Care?
Although we are not able to provide in-facility adult day health programs, we are planning ahead! Call to speak with us about how we can help your aging loved-one NOW and in the coming months as our Adult Day Health programs open back up!
Have you been wondering if adult day health care services are truly what your senior needs? You might be surprised at just what this type of care can offer to your senior and by extension, to you. There’s a lot more going on that your elderly family member can use to help her when she needs it most.
Your Senior May Be Able to Age in Place
If your senior’s biggest goal is to age in place, you may have wondered how that could be possible. That complication grows if she’s experiencing health challenges that might make you wonder if she will be able to continue living alone. The programs that your elderly family member can access at adult day health care on a daily basis can fill in those care gaps, however, allowing her to continue to live at home.
She Has Access to Therapeutic Services
There are a variety of therapies and treatments available, depending on your senior’s needs. Physical therapy can assist her after an injury or surgery, or while she learns to use a new assistive device like a walker or a cane. Other types of therapies, like speech therapy, could be helpful after a stroke. Your senior’s needs dictate what types of services she might want to participate in on an ongoing basis.
There Are Supervised Activities
There is a social element to adult day health care, too, and your senior can benefit greatly from that. From supervised group activities, like music classes, art lessons, and group exercise classes, your elderly family member can be around a variety of other people. This is particularly helpful if she lives alone and doesn’t get to see many people on a regular basis.
You Have a Chance to Take Some Respite Time
One of the more important benefits might be one that you can use. Respite time allows you to take time away from being a family caregiver, even just for a little while. Whether you have appointments of your own that you need to attend to or you simply need some time to yourself, that’s possible. When you come back, your senior has had a fun and interesting day that you can hear all about.
Being able to go somewhere that offers the support that she needs is important for your elderly family member. The services available at adult day health care could make all the difference for her whether she’s recovering from an injury or simply wanting to live the fullest life possible for now.