Thanks to affordable and reliable In-Home Caregiver Service Plus technology, life is so much brighter

It is often a difficult decision for families to make when helping an elderly relative. You would surely feel guilty if you made the wrong decision and you would never want anyone to make the wrong decision for you if you were the one who needed care. So when it comes to care in a facility or at home, the choice must be made with compassion, it must come from the heart: what is best, and if it were me, what would I want?

We’d all like to believe that home care would be the best option, but what if there are some pretty serious medical issues that worry you? Well, maybe a doctor-recommended medical monitoring device could provide that extra layer of security and peace of mind. I mean, because today’s innovative medical devices seem poised to bridge the gap.

In fact, there was a great article in the Wall Street Journal on July 26, 2018 titled; “A technical test to keep older people in their homes longer” by James Moore. The article noted how new medical monitoring and the “Internet of Things” (IoT) allowed doctors to feel confident that their patients were at home rather than in an expensive nursing home, a nursing home or assisted living facility. The article went into several new technologies on the horizon and many that have already hit the market.

The article makes a great point. You see, if you have an in-home caregiver who treats your relative like family, then you have company and less chance of depression. You also have someone who plans meals and reminds the client when it’s time for medication. Someone is there helping. Meanwhile, if you also have health monitoring devices, these alert the doctor if something is wrong, just like one of the nurses in a nursing home might. When she thinks about it, isn’t that the same as being done in a nursing home or an assisted living facility for the elderly?

Sure it is, and think about it for a second; What is the ratio of nurses or aides in a board and care facility? Six to one or more? So if you have a caregiver, the ratio is one to one and your mom or dad stays at home, and we all know that the transition from home to a facility completely disrupts quality of life.

Now, does this mean that nursing homes, assisted living facilities, or board and care facilities are going to be a thing of the past? Well, not likely, as there is a waiting list at most of these types of care centers and they are still priced very high. So, of course, they’re not going away any time soon. Still, the article makes a lot of sense and sure makes you think. And I guess I’d like to leave you with that thought for the day. Be well, live well, and by all means live longer!