When your parent or spouse begins to show the signs of failing health and begins to need extra care it can be hard to determine the right steps to take. They want to remain independent as long as possible and you may want that for them. As their health continues to decline you may not want to put them in a nursing facility or institution based on their previously stated wishes or your own feelings about the system. An option in this case may be using home health or Hospice Beaumont Texas. There are many places that provide this type of care; you can search for Professional Health Care. Home Health is patients are cared for in the home rather than a medical facility.
When you receive home health services you may have two health aides. These aides are supervised by a nurse and take care of personal care for the patient, tidy the living area and meal prep. The nurse will take care of wound, IV and catheter care. The nurse can also provide teaching and training for the patient and caregivers. If therapy is needed physical, occupational, or speech therapy can be provided. Patients and caregivers will also have access to short term counseling, resource planning and crisis intervention through a social services team. Click here for more information.
At some point home health care may not be enough to keep your loved one in good health; you may need to move them to hospice. Hospice is a small facility for terminally ill where the focus is on spiritual well-being rather than a cure. At the hospice nursing will provide a plan of care. The support service will be provided by social workers, physicians, volunteers, and spiritual. Any medical supplies and equipment needed that is associated with the illness will be made available at no extra cost while in Hospice Beaumont Texas. Your loved ones do not have to be separated from the home as they enter their final stages of illness.
Home health and hospice are options that can keep people as independent functioning as possible while keeping their health and mental well-being in a state of wholeness.
