For those who suffer from it, and those around them, Parkinson’s disease can be an incredibly frustrating condition, slowly impacting someone’s freedom carrying out many basic day-to-day tasks. At Arbour Care, our focus is always on helping people to keep their basic freedom and dignity and, in many cases, live-in Parkinson’s care can do exactly that.
Personalised Support
One of the immediate benefits of live-in care is consistency. When you work with a plethora of doctors and nurses, things can become a little muddled with different strategies for treatment adding extra chaos and confusion to an already challenging time.
With live-in care, you’ll have someone whose job it is to understand the needs of the patient and can often provide a valuable stabilising force. Furthermore, because they get to know the patient as a person, they can seriously help to shape support strategies around the unique needs of that patient.
Day-to-Day Routines
A live-in Parkinson’s carer can also reduce much of the basic stress that comes with managing day-to-day tasks. From ensuring that the right medications are taken at the right times, to helping with challenges in mobility and hygiene, they can step in to provide help as and when needed.
This can be particularly useful not just for patients but for the loved ones of patients, for whom much of this work can feel challenging at best and exhausting at worst. In many ways, a live-in carer can take a load off everyone’s mind.
Staying At Home
One of the biggest fears many Parkinson’s patients face as their condition progresses is that they’ll have to be moved into a care home. Not only is this a massive break from routine, but it can also be a far less comfortable way to live.
A live-in Parkinson’s carer can delay or, in many cases, circumvent the need for a care home, massively improving a patient’s quality of life. This also makes it far easier for family members to visit.
Someone To Talk To
One of the major problems that mobility issues can lead to is loneliness and isolation. Even with regular visits from family members, when you can’t go outside and interact with others on a regular basis, that sense of isolation can start to feel overwhelming.
A live-in Parkinson’s carer means seeing a familiar face every day. It provides someone a patient can get to know and talk to on a regular basis, someone who cares about their needs.
To find out more about how you could hire a live-in Parkinson’s carer today, call 01932 901444 or email info@arbourcare.co.uk.
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