Caregiving for a loved one on hospice is a noble and rewarding responsibility. You deserve breaks and Affordable Senior Home Care can fill in as needed. Our in-home hospice care services are flexible and always customized to our client’s needs.
Companion care
We can keep your loved one company as you navigate the logistical aspects of home care or while you take a shower, a nap, or take time to have a meal with your family. We are happy to read, play cards, listen to music, comb through old photo albums, or other cherished activities your loved one enjoys during their waking hours.
Personal care and toileting
Hospice is excellent about sending health aides to support the regular bathing, hygiene, and grooming tasks. However, these services are usually only offered on a weekly or a few-times-per-week basis. Our caregivers can help out during the off-days to keep your loved one clean, comfortable, and feeling fresh.
We also help clients to and from the bathroom or their bedside commode, and we provide incontinence care.
Light housekeeping or meal prep
Patients who are on hospice while living alone or who have only a spouse or solo family caregiver often benefit from “chore support.”
For example, our caregivers can help out with light housekeeping tasks, grocery shopping, errand running, meal support, and other tasks that fall under the general umbrella of our Caregiving Services.
Medication reminders
When clients return home on hospice, it can feel like a timeless realm. This makes it easy for dates and times to slip through the cracks. Our in-home hospice caregivers will provide timely medication reminders to ensure clients have access to their medications as prescribed. We can also remind you or the hospice team when prescriptions need to be refilled or renewed.
Safe transfers and mobility support
If the client is not entirely bed-bound when they first come home, we’re happy to provide safe transfers and mobility support so clients have more freedom around where they spend their time. Our caregivers safely assist clients as they transfer from bed-to-wheelchair to recliner, to the bathroom, etc. We also provide gait assistance using a gait support belt while walking as needed.
Hospice Care FAQs
Q: Do you offer in-home hospice care?
We offer in-home hospice care in partnership with area hospitals and local nursing homes or acute care facilities when patients are released home on hospice. So, while we do not provide hospice or palliative care services, we do work with families and/or another hired caregiver to offer our assistance while clients are on hospice service.
Q: Can you provide full-time hospice care?
We understand that hospice services are exceptional, and they also require that a primary caregiving network is in place. If the client has a spouse or family member as their primary caregiver, we are happy to provide additional support.
If your senior loved one is on hospice and living alone, you are better served by using our full-time or Live-In service option. Then, we provide a small team of rotating, full-time caregivers to serve as part of the client’s “family support system” after you establish hospice services.
Affordable Senior Home Care is a licensed home care agency in Florida and New Jersey, and we’re governed by stringent senior care regulations. Our agency takes great care and diligence when hiring our caregivers.
All of our caregivers:
- Are 21 years old or older
- Have been cleared via complete criminal background checks
- Hold a valid FL or NJ driver’s license and maintain a clean DMV record (not a single traffic violation is allowed)
- Attend regular caregiver training programs and certifications. These training programs and certifications elevate their knowledge and status in the industry and instill the highest standards of caregiver professionalism.
- Have hearts of gold and a strong desire to serve our clients and their families
We’re here for you.
If you or your loved ones are exploring in-home hospice options, then contact Affordable Senior Home Care to discuss your care needs. In-home care is our specialty, and we can help!