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Senior care (or senior
health care) is the
fulfillment of the
special needs and
requirements that are
unique to senior
citizens. It is a broad
term that encompasses
such services as
assisted living, adult
day care, long term
care, nursing homes,
hospice care, Senior
Home care, and Senior
Home Health Care.
While traditionally
senior care had been the
responsibility of family
members and was provided
within the extended
family home,
increasingly in modern
societies, senior
citizen care is now
often provided by
private, state, or
charitable institutions.
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This change is attributed to the
trends of decreasing family
size, the greater life
expectancy of elderly people,
and the geographical dispersion
of families Given the choice,
most seniors would prefer to
continue to live in their own
homes (aging in place).
Unfortunately the majority of
elderly people gradually lose
functioning ability and require
either additional assistance in
the home or a move to an senior
care facility. The adult
children of these elders often
face a difficult challenge in
helping their parents make the
right choices.
Some services that can help
keep the elderly in their homes
longer are Senior Home Health
Care, Senior Home Care, Senior
Nursing Services, domestic adult
care, Senior visiting care, and
respite care.
Senior Home Health Care (or
"in-Home Health Care") makes it
possible for the senior to
remain at home rather than use
residential, long-term, or
institutional-based nursing
care. At-Home Health Care
provides senior nursing service
in the patient's own home. This
service may include a
combination of professional
health care services and life
assistance services.
Professional Home Health Care
services can include medical or
psychological assessment, wound
care, medication teaching, pain
management, disease education
and management, physical
therapy, speech therapy, and
occupational therapy.
Life assistance services
include help with daily tasks
such as Meal Preparation,
Medication reminders, Laundry,
Light Housekeeping, Errands,
Shopping, Transportation,
assistance with Home Health Care
equipment, and Companionship. Activities
of daily living (ADL) refers
to six activities (bathing,
dressing, transferring, using
the toilet, eating, and walking)
that reflect the patient's
capacity for self-care.
Senior Home Care is the
non-medical form of Home Health
Care and is focused only on the
life assistance services. It is
designed for those who do not
need constant medical care.
Furthermore, for patients who
do have family caregivers, there
is very useful option of respite
care. This type of care allows
caregivers the opportunity to go
on vacation or a business trip
and know that their senior has
good quality temporary care, for
without this help the elder
might have to move permanently
to an outside facility.
Noble Home Health Care is a
proud member of the San Diego
Senior Care community and we are
committed to meeting all senior
care needs. If you would like
more information on current
California Senior Care
practices, want to learn about
local Senior care, or would like
to schedule a Home Care
Assessment to best determine
whether it is the right choice
for you, please contact Noble
Home Health Care for all your
Senior Care San Diego needs.
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