When you start looking for customized home care, you have one goal in mind: Find the best fit for your loved one. Maybe they have shown signs of self-neglect, motor impairment or dementia, and you want to offer them extra support. But like many families looking for private caregivers, you might have quickly found yourself overwhelmed by the options available.
It’s easy to find someone who can help your loved one with basic needs like bathing, mobility, meals and chores. But they also need companionship, empathy, comfort and dignity. Meeting those deeper needs can mean the difference between surviving and flourishing in old age.
To age in grace and happiness, your loved one needs in home caregivers who truly see them for the wonderful person they are. That’s why it’s so important to find a provider that works with you to build a customized home care plan that meets your loved one’s unique and evolving needs.
FirstLight Home Care knows that truly caring for someone requires knowing them as a person. Our caregivers will work to cultivate a genuine relationship with your loved one. They’ll use that understanding to give them the warmth, comfort and companionship they need, in the way they need it. When your loved one has a caregiver relationship built on trust, respect and friendship, you can rest easy knowing they’re in good hands.
Here’s how we do it.
We Work with you to build and maintain a customized home care plan.
“What does your loved one need?” You’ve probably heard this question many times while searching for senior care—and like many people, you might not know the answer.
When we work with you to build a private pay home care plan, we don’t expect you to know everything. We’ll support and guide you through the entire process, asking the right questions to uncover needs you might not be aware of.
Your loved one’s needs will change over time. These gradual changes are easy to miss unless you know what to look for. Our expert caregivers and staff are trained to recognize and watch for signals that your loved one might need additional support or services. They’ll let you know if the care plan needs to change, so there’s no guesswork on your part.
We care for you and your family as well as your loved one.
While caring for your loved one is our primary goal, FirstLight understands that you’re part of the care relationship as well. That’s why we’ll shape the care plan around your needs, goals and preferences.
For example, you might want to keep being your loved one’s primary caregiver. If so, we can work with you to build a respite care plan that gives you temporary support as needed before you start seeing the stages of caregiver burnout. That way, when you go on vacation or get sick, you’ll know that your loved one is in good hands.
Our in-home caregivers genuinely care.
We know how important it is to truly connect with your loved one. When caregivers focus only on their physical needs, seniors may sense they’re being treated as an assignment rather than a person. Our caregivers and staff seek to build a genuine relationship with your loved one.
Building a friendship with your loved one allows caregivers to meet more than your loved one’s basic material needs. It helps them offer warmth and companionship, and identify subtle changes others miss. Those connections give caregivers a sense of meaning that keeps them positive and engaged.
For our caregivers, connecting with your loved one is what makes the job worthwhile.
Customized Home Care from FirstLight
Connection and companionship aren’t just nice to have—they’re needs, just like food, water and rest. They give a sense of meaning to your loved one’s life. And they get more and more important as your loved one ages.
At FirstLight Home Care, we recognize that your loved one deserves to have all of their needs met. We go beyond the basics to give them the kindness and connection that makes their daily life worth living. And we involve you so you know that they’re in capable, caring hands.
To learn more about how FirstLight Home Care can help, reach out for more information today!