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Benefits of In-Home Care for Dementia Patients

For many years, dementia was considered a normal part of ageing, but now we know that it’s a symptom of diseases like Alzheimer’s. Approximately 425,000 Australians are living with dementia, and this number is expected to rise to over 530,000 by 2025. While dementia is debilitating over time, in-home care can help improve quality of life. Here are the benefits:

Personalized Care

Each stage of dementia requires specific and personalized services. At Dementia Caring, we work with families and health care providers to deliver the best dementia support and assisted care to your loved ones. We understand that everyone is different, and our team can help you find a personal care package that fits your loved one’s needs. While assistance with domestic chores might be suitable for someone at the early stage of dementia, 24/7 home care would be more appropriate for people at the late stage of dementia.

Independence

One of the main benefits of dementia home care over nursing homes is the feeling of independence. Staying at home instead of moving to another place plays a significant role in making your loved one feel comfortable, too. People with dementia still need help with home maintenance, housekeeping, and meal preparation, but our fully-trained nurses will ensure that your loved one can live independently for as long as possible. Our plans are flexible, and they offer the level of dementia support that your loved one needs.

Specialized Team

Caring for a loved one with dementia is not easy, especially if you don’t have much knowledge about the disease. Our services provide a skilled team of experts in dementia at your disposal. We offer dementia therapy programs, 24/7 respite and emergency assistance, and social support for families and those living with dementia. Even if you already have a care provider, come talk to us, and you’ll notice the difference in the quality of services as soon as you switch to Dementia Caring.

With offices in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, Dementia Caring’s mission is to increase the quality of life of Australians with dementia. Feel free to contact us through our website or by calling 1300-792-691 to book in your initial free consultation.

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Special Needs of People with Dementia

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Caring for someone with dementia can be challenging. Dementia can lead to the loss of not only memory, but also of reasoning, judgment, physical health, and more. With so many things to look for, it’s important to recognize some of the common special needs of people with dementia so you can better aid them.

Social Needs

As dementia progresses, it can cause communication issues that can result in repeated stories or difficulty remembering words or phrases. However, just because a person with dementia can’t express themselves the way they want doesn’t mean they don’t need clear communication in return. They can still experience feelings and emotions, and can often still respond even if they have trouble understanding. It’s important to show compassion when communicating with dementia patients; they still have the same social needs as other people, they just require more patience during conversations.

Medical Needs

People living with dementia can still suffer from the same health concerns as anyone else, but they may not remember to take care of their basic health needs. Are they brushing their teeth regularly? Are they taking their pills? Are they eating properly? Sometimes dementia patients don’t remember to eat, so it’s important to make sure that they’re getting all their meals and nutrients, and that they’re taking their medications regularly. They can’t always communicate when something is wrong, so regular medical and dental appointments are essential to keeping them healthy.

Safety Needs

As dementia progresses, places and activities that were once familiar can become dangerous. Dementia can affect judgment, sense of time and place, and physical ability, so even the most familiar places, like the home, can present safety hazards. Garages, work rooms, and basements often have tools and chemicals, and areas like the kitchen or bathroom can present appliance and fall hazards. Even the yard can be dangerous, so make sure to keep walkways well-lit and free of tripping hazards. Luckily, there are a number of safety precautions you can put in place, such as installing appliances with auto shut-off features, automatic thermometers for water temperatures, walk-in showers, grab bars, textured mats on slippery surfaces, and more.

At Dementia Caring, we’re proud to support people with dementia to increase their quality of life with the help of our caregivers. Check out our website for more information!

Home Choosing Home Care for Your Loved One

Choosing Home Care for Your Loved One

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Generally, most elderly individuals or people with disabilities require special care to help them enjoy their day-to-day lives. They may need help getting exercise, with personal hygiene, travelling to appointments, or other special needs. If your days are devoted to caring for your loved one or you’re about to embark on this path, you can consider seeking assistance from for all of these tasks and more.

Although you may feel as though you are letting your loved one down by giving someone else the responsibility of caring for them rather than doing it yourself, the truth is, you’re actually providing them with the extra assistance and care they require without burning yourself out in the process.

While it may be difficult, at first, to imagine leaving your loved one’s health and wellbeing in the hands of a perfect stranger, you truly are offering them the best care possible. Keep in mind that caregivers are trained to assist the elderly and are very qualified for the job.

Choosing the Ideal Caregivers in Australia

If you are in the vicinity of Brisbane, Melbourne, or Sydney, and could benefit from some added assistance from a caregiver, you can turn to Dementia Caring. Our team of experienced caregivers can join you in your home and provide special care for your loved one in need. Dementia Caring was built on the key principle to make home and assisted care affordable for those in need of our services. You can receive a helping hand when it comes to:

Nursing care
Assisted living
Personal care
Meal preparation
Home maintenance
Specialist therapies
Housekeeping
Respite care

The Dementia Caring staff can set up your consultation with a care services specialist who will assess and discuss the options available to you, and will tailor a plan to meet your budget and needs. Call us or check out our website to learn more.

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Evaluating the Options for In-Home Respite Care Services

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When you are the primary caregiver for a person with a severe chronic health condition or other special health care needs, the burden of care can become overwhelming. Caregivers rarely get a break, which can cause stress and other health problems for the individual providing care. It’s important to take time to do other essential activities and to connect with other caregivers, and respite care is a wonderful way to do just that. If you are new to the idea of respite care, it’s important to understand the options available to you.

Personal Care

Personal care respite services involve helping the client with personal care needs, ranging from early stage to late stage care. This type of respite care can include some very basic personal hygiene needs, like helping the client bathe, using the toilet, and getting dressed, as well as some other services that ensure higher quality of life, like cooking, feeding, memory care, and more. Based on the needs of each individual, personal care can also offer specialised mind and body exercises, specialised social activities, and assistance with communication.

Housecleaning and Home Maintenance Services

A person with a chronic illness, memory loss, or other special health care needs may not be able to take care of their own with house cleaning or home maintenance. When caring for an individual’s basic physical and emotional needs, it can seem impossible to care for the person’s home as well. Sometimes a caregiver also needs a helping hand to accomplish some of these less personal tasks. This might include, but is not limited to, doing laundry, yard maintenance, and general cleaning.

Skilled Nursing

Skilled nursing respite care services include assistance with some of the client’s more advanced medical needs. This might include relatively simple tasks like medication management and vital signs review, and can also include more extreme levels of medical care, like catheter and colostomy care. For end of life and palliative care, in-home respite care services may be the best option for some families.

Understanding the options for in-home respite care can help you to reduce the burden of being a caregiver for an elderly person or a person with special health care needs. To learn more about the options for in-home respite care, call us at Dementia Care at 1300 760 110 or check out our website.

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