Care-Giving
It is estimated that adult children will spend 18 years in care-giving for their parents.
1. Benefits to Senior:
- Improves independence, safety, and overall quality of life
- Ensures medical information is current in case of an emergency
- Reduces anxiety with a 24-hour emergency contact
- Decreases feelings of abandonment if family is not available
- Reduces stress having an expert attend medical appointments as an advocate
- Eliminates a second move by making the correct move the first time
- Reduces time and frustration at a doctor’s appointment by maintaining updated medical history
- Proper and quicker care provided at hospital emergency room by presenting current medical information
- Never feels alone as a 24-hour emergency contact is always available
2. Benefits to Family:
- Save time and money by determining and locating required products and services
- Decrease frustration as necessary inquiries are completed quickly and professionally
- Reduce time commitment by having a qualified set of eyes and ears watching over senior
- Reduces stress by having a 24-hour emergency contact always available
- Reduce time attending medical appointments to allow for other family functions
- Ease concerning aspects of care giving for individuals who are not able to be care givers
- Allows for quality time with senior as required services are already organized
- Lessen time and cost of travel by having a care coordinator managing the senior’s needs
- Feel better knowing that potential problems are being identify as the senior ages
- Make informed decisions by having correct information
- Relax knowing that a qualified seniors consultant is available to assist with plans for the future
3. Advocates:
- For the care and health of seniors
- For the needs of family members
- For companies that provide products and services
- Ensures that issues relevant to seniors are addressed
