What Is A Live-In Caregiver

A live-in caregiver gives personal care and assistance to certain individuals with special needs, like the elderly or those experiencing chronic illness within the home setting.

Typical tasks of a live-in caregiver include dressing, going to the toilet, meal planning and preparation, assistance with grooming, laundry, medication management, light housekeeping, transportation, and escorts to doctor’s offices or social engagements. 

Certified live-in caregivers are usually provided by caregiver service providers, which may also integrate their services with the client’s chosen in-home health service providers. The caregiver spends the night with the client.

The live-in caregiver’s sleep may need to be cut short at night to help with a possible toilet visit or other need for the client. Still, they are guaranteed sufficient downtime and sleep each evening.

What are the services provided by a live-in caregiver?

A live-in caregiver provides a myriad of services. Let us cover them in more detail.

Client monitoring

A caregiver can monitor the client’s condition daily due to the intimate nature of live-in care. In turn, they would be able to inform their doctors of any warning signals regarding the client’s health.

Medication reminders

A live-in caregiver can ensure that the client is taking the right medicines at the right time. It is essential since senior adults have more complicated medication requirements. 

Meal planning and preparation assistance

Live-in caregivers assist clients in maintaining a healthy diet by helping them plan and prepare their meals. If needed, the caregiver may also provide assisted feeding to clients who have difficulty feeding themselves due to a particular medical condition.

Companionship

With their primary caregivers usually away most of the time, senior adults long for companionship. Live-in caregivers provide companionship. They are someone clients can tell stories with, laugh with, and even cry with. They are there to provide emotional support to senior adults.

Benefits of hiring a live-in caregiver

Most Americans wish to stay at home until their twilight years, and your senior adult is probably no different. Live-in caregivers make it possible to let their clients remain at home as long as possible.

Here are some other benefits of hiring a live-in caregiver.

• The client retains some degree of independence.
• Family and friends can visit any time.
• Clent can keep their cherished possessions that they otherwise would not be able to take with them to a home care facility.
• Since the senior adult stays at home, there is less risk of catching contagious illnesses present in a clinical setting.
• The client lives in a familiar and comfortable environment.

Living Well Family Care provides quality live-in caregiver services since 2017

We offer family-focused, personalized, and trustworthy live-in caregiver services for yourself or your loved ones. Our team of certified home care professionals helps our clients live a more independent, happier life in their own homes. 

Have peace of mind knowing that your loved one is in the caring hands of Living Well Family Care.