For your loved ones’ health and well-being, you may need to relocate them to a more supervised environment, but they may have a different idea of what that entails.
Moving out of the home they have loved for several years can often place them in a spiral of sadness and stress, especially when having to let go of most of their other belongings.
There are many studies that have shown that when the elderly have more control over the environment, they are less likely to become lonely or depressed.
It’s also widely known that when they have care brought to them in their home tend to be more active and remain more alert & engaged.
If you care for your loved one at home, on their terms, you make them feel valued, thus providing them a greater sense of self-worth.
Typically, home care services are half the cost that is associated with more traditional options such as nursing home options.
This is largely due to the clients only paying for the services they really need through home care package funds, as well as the fact that no company has to pay the bill for running a nursing home.
There are a variety of ways to pay for home care services but predominantly they are organised through the aged care website My Aged Care.