It is the reality of life that there will be times that providing the care our loved ones need may be challenging. During these moments, getting paid private care for elderly at home can help the entire family.  Seeking private home agencies with trained and professional caregivers can ease our worries and they can help create a safe environment for our elderly loved ones.

Entrusting the care of our family members is a huge and important task. What we can do as family members is make sure that they are in good hands. Here are some of the qualities that we must look for in seeking paid caregiver for family member:

With good communication skills

We want our caregivers to effectively communicate with us, as it is important that we are updated on the status and situation of our loved ones. We also want our paid caregiver for family members to be good communicators to their clients, so they can attend to their needs. By keeping clear and open communication lines, we can also be ready to extend extra help when needed.

Patient

Providing assistance care for seniors can be emotionally, physically, and mentally draining. Caregiving for elderly will sometimes require tending to even the most basic needs, and this may seem a demanding and tedious task for senior caregivers. Other elderly also suffer from Alzheimer’s and dementia symptoms that would require special care and assistance.  The patience of our senior caregivers in dealing with our loved one can help build a good and trusting relationship between them, and in turn, would lessen our worries that we have entrusted their well-being to someone who understands their needs.

Attentive and dedicated

Our elderly may no longer be as communicative, so we need our private senior caregivers to be more attentive to their non-verbals. We also need our private caregivers to make sure that our elderly loved one can get their medicines on schedule. Their attentiveness can also help them be more attuned if there are changes in the health of our loved ones, which will help us seek medical care faster.

Trustworthy

Our senior loved one will spend long hours of the week with their caregiver, and it is important that they are honest with their work, like caring for the belongings of their client. We also need them to be respectful of their boundaries, as well as to keep as confidential the personal matters in our homes that they might learn while they serve as caregiver.

Healthy

Caring for seniors demands a lot of moving. Sometimes, they may need help moving from one room to another, or going up and down the stairs to get their needs, or doing the groceries for them. We want our senior caregivers to be in good health so that they too can keep our loved ones well attended to.

Assertive

Receiving questions and clarifications on instructions from caregivers mean that they are putting special attention to their client, and as family, this eases our worry. It means that our caregivers can be good advocates of our loved ones too. This is important since they will be spending most of the time with our elderly.

Empathic and compassionate

A good caregiver understands the needs and feelings of the person they are caring for.  While we seek trained professional care being given to our elderly family members, it is equally important that compassionate care is given to them. We want our caregivers to care for our elderly the way they would to their own family members. 

The Southern California Caregiving Services team can give you this brand of excellent, compassionate assistance care for senior members of your family.  Contact us to know more: