Operating since 2004, Right at Home has been serving the needs of the Piedmont Triad area with in-home care and assistance for seniors and disabled adults. For more information about us or to learn more about our free in-home assessment, visit our Web site at: www.winstonsalem.rightathome.net or call 336-760-7131.
The professional in-home care industry has never played a more important role in American society than it does today. As the country’s aging baby boomers reach retirement age, families around the country are faced with making critical decisions on how to provide care for their aging loved ones. The choices are clear: either provide for aging parents themselves, or hire an agency to help alleviate the burden. For those who decide to provide care themselves, there are many challenges.
Most family members begin providing care for their loved ones without training or counseling. This leads to fatigue, stress and difficulty juggling all of life’s other commitments. With so many sacrifices to be made by the family caregiver, it almost always makes more sense to hire a company to take the lead. Doing so allows the rest of the family to continue concentrating on other areas of their lives, which in turn makes the family unit function better.
Professional care companies provide a wide range of services that are broken down into two distinct categories: companion care and personal care. In every case, the use of a trained caregiver can be a welcome respite for family members who act as the primary support channel. Professional in-home care agencies supply trained, insured and bonded caregivers who can offer services for as little as a few hours a week, up to 24 hours a day.
Since in home care can be attained for a relatively inexpensive rate per hour, there is very little reason why any family can’t choose this as an option for the care of their elderly or disabled loved ones.
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