Maximizing comfort is a priority for anyone in the later years of their life. Unfortunately, illness and injury can compromise that relaxation by sending a once-independent individual into the care of a health facility. With the assistance of a home health aide, however, a person can receive all the care they need and still be independent and comfortable. As a home health care provider for more than 24 years, Care IV Home Health understands the many benefits these aides can provide.

Benefits of Hiring a Home Health Aide

• Home Comfort: The twilight years of a person’s life should ideally be spent in the comfort of their own home, a luxury having an aide affords. A wide range of healthcare services can be performed in a patient’s home without the need to stay in a facility.
• Freedom & Independence: While nursing facilities undoubtedly provide needed services, a home health aide allows an individual to live a more independent lifestyle. Allowing a patient to live at home fosters a greater sense of dignity and has even been shown to quicken recovery from illness and injury.
• Family Freedom: Serving as the primary caregiver for a loved one is a time-consuming and stressful task. With the assistance of a home health aide, however, family members can devote more time to their own lives with the knowledge that their loved one is receiving professional and reliable health assistance.
• Personalized Care: Instead of splitting focus between several different patients in a large facility, a home aide can deliver personalized, focused care directly to one individual.
• Protection From Infection & Disease: A person receiving care from a home health aide is separated from possible infection and disease a facility may foster due to its many patients.
• More Convenient Visits: Rather than navigate the visitation rules of a healthcare facility, family members can spend time with their loved one more easily when treatment is being administered at home. This is not only convenient for the family but will help prevent social isolation for the patient.

The elderly shouldn’t lose their independence and dignity while receiving healthcare, and with a home health aide from Care IV Home Health, they don’t have to. For more information on the many benefits these professionals can provide to patients and families, call (501) 686-2400 today.