Rhode Island Tips on Elder Non-Medical Home Care
Home Instead Senior Care in Rhode Island provides non medical home care services for seniors and the elderly who choose to live at home instead. Please call us for more information on our in-home care services at 401-667-2923.
We know that caring for a senior isn’t always easy. Every day, all across the country, people juggle the demands of their busy lives. Jobs, children, and dozens of other activities all compete for time. And then mom or dad gets sick or otherwise needs in-home help.
These seniors’ adult children – the ones who typically end up as their caregivers – are referred to as the “sandwich generation,” caught between providing for their own young families and assisting their aging parents. They’re already stretched to the limit, and the strain shows no sign of easing. That’s largely because of numbers; by the year 2030, 70 million Americans – 20 percent of the population – will be over the age of 65.
In anticipation of this tremendous need, back in 1994 Lori and Paul Hogan co-founded Home Instead Senior Care in Omaha, NE. Now, just over a decade later, the company finds itself the unquestioned leader in the international non-medical senior care industry, with more than 700 independently owned and operated offices throughout the world. Here are some global statistics:
• More than 37,000 CAREGivers;
• Hundreds of thousands of clients served; and,
• 20 million hours of service delivered annually.
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• Companionship – These include companionship and conversation; meal preparation; medication reminders (but not administration); plant care; playing games and watching videos; and doing crafts and activities; and,
• Home Helper – For instance, light housekeeping; helping with laundry and ironing; taking out garbage; assisting with pet care; escorting to appointments and events; and even Alzheimer’s care.
These services are provided by trained, committed professionals called CAREGivers – who, for the most part, will not have to be licensed by the states in which they work.
Either way, however, Home Instead Senior Care Rhode Island requires that its CAREGivers be the most skilled and trusted in the business. This starts with a careful evaluation and screening process that includes each applicant providing six references. Those selected are insured and bonded. Then, they undergo the best training in the industry: an ongoing, multi-phased program that turns compassionate individuals into extraordinary CAREGivers.
