{"id":1988,"date":"2019-10-16T01:52:19","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T01:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-south-placer-county\/?p=1988"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:03:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:03:00","slug":"home-care-for-your-aging-parents-in-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-south-placer-county\/2019\/10\/16\/home-care-for-your-aging-parents-in-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Care For Your Aging Parents Or In-Laws In Roseville, Lincoln, Rocklin, Sacramento"},"content":{"rendered":"<header id=\"reader-article-header\" aria-label=\"Newsletter header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"reader-author-info__container-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"reader-author-info__container reader-author-info__container--reactions-enable\">\n<div id=\"ember45\" class=\"display-flex align-items-center justify-space-between ember-view\">\n<div id=\"ember49\" class=\"ml2 feed-shared-avatar-image b0 member ember-view\">\n<div id=\"ember50\" class=\"presence-entity presence-entity--size-4 ember-view\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"reader-author-info__interactive-items\">\n<p><strong>Are you the busy, working child of an aging parent?\u00a0 Considering Home Care?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"reader-author-info__interactive-items\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ember62\" class=\"ember-view\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"reader-article-content\">\n<p>What happens when your parents or in-laws can\u2019t take care of themselves anymore?\u00a0For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>they no longer can drive or run their own errands<\/li>\n<li>they fall and break a hip<\/li>\n<li>they haven\u2019t bathed or eaten properly in weeks<\/li>\n<li>they\u2019re diagnosed with Alzheimer\u2019s, cancer or other illness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_2001\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-south-placer-county\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2019\/10\/Caregiver-Photo-From-Web-Site-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Home Care For Mom\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"wp-image-2001\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Home Care Is The Best Care For Mom<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You may initially provide care yourself.\u00a0But with a full-time job and kids\u2019 activities, it can be exhausting and even impossible to do it all: doctor\u2019s appointments, errands, bathing, meal preparation, light housekeeping, medication reminders, etc.<\/p>\n<p>What can you do?<\/p>\n<p>There are two basic options (assuming ongoing skilled nursing is not required):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>In-Home Care<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>(from a caregiver at home)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Facility Care<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>(in an Assisted Living, Memory Care or Board &amp; Care Facility)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>80% of people prefer to live in their homes as long as possible<\/strong>, rather than move into a facility.\u00a0Some parents make their kids promise NEVER to move them into a facility.\u00a0Why?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Homes are a familiar setting<\/strong>.\u00a0There is an emotional connection to them and the memories that were formed there.\u00a0And there is no need to acclimate to a new environment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In-Home care is one-on-one<\/strong>.\u00a0You have a dedicated caregiver just for you.\u00a0In facilities, a single caregiver might have 12 or more residents to care for.\u00a0In this case, the residents can become frustrated waiting for care (including dealing with incontinence)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moving is stressful<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>\u2013 fear of the unknown, detachment from a familiar neighborhood, sorting through a lifetime of belongings \u2013 they all can cause anxiety<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"slate-resizable-image-embed slate-image-embed__resize-full-width\">\n<div id=\"attachment_2006\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2006\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-south-placer-county\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2019\/10\/Google-Product-Photo.png\" alt=\"A home care caregiver can provide needed support for your aging parent. We can provide you with peace of mind knowing that your parents are getting the best 1-on-1 care in the comfort of their own home.\" width=\"758\" height=\"448\" class=\"wp-image-2006 size-full\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our Caregivers Provide Excellent In-Home Care For Your Aging Parents<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>FirstLight Home Care<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>will help your parents or your in-laws remain in the comfort of home.\u00a0\u00a0We provide:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Companion Care<\/strong>: light housekeeping, meal preparation, medication reminders, transportation, companionship, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Personal Care<\/strong>: personal hygiene, transfers \/ mobility assistance, moderate dementia care<\/li>\n<li><strong>Advanced Care<\/strong>: bedbound care, advanced dementia care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read our clients&#8217;<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>5-STAR RATINGS<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See Google Reviews:<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/FirstLight+Home+Care+of+Placer+County\/@38.7325055,-121.2731407,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m7!3m6!1s0x809b20045a441aad:0xac82c4e708e1728a!8m2!3d38.7325055!4d-121.270952!9m1!1b1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">g.page\/FirstLightRoseville\/review<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read our clients&#8217; Client Satisfaction Survey responses (conducted by a third party):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-south-placer-county\/why-firstlight\/client-satisfaction\/\">Client Satisfaction Survey Results<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How do we do it?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We have<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>over 160 caring and compassionate caregivers<\/strong>. This helps ensure a good fit for your loved one. It also helps with sick calls or any needed changes.<\/li>\n<li>We carefully vet all caregivers with drug tests, fingerprints (to the FBI &amp; DOJ), reference checks and we spend six hours training and evaluating each one before assigning them clients<\/li>\n<li>We answer our own phones 24\/7 (no answering service, no voicemails)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>CALL <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">OR TEXT<\/span> US NOW AT<span>\u00a0<\/span>916-742-5328<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019d love to help you and your parents or in-laws!<\/p>\n<p>In addition to our 160+ amazing caregivers, these are the people that make it all happen.\u00a0 From left to right: Paul (general manager), Tesia (recruiting &amp; training) and Sabrina.\u00a0 Tesia &amp; Sabrina are former caregivers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-south-placer-county\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2020\/06\/2-11-Team-Photo-Close-Up-NO-CATHY.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"891\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2211 size-full\" \/><\/p>\n<p>FirstLight Home Care is licensed with the state of California, bonded and insured. We also pay all payroll taxes for our caregivers so you don&#8217;t have to. Our license is HCO 314700018. We are also a member of the Better Business Bureau.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading, and please reach out with any questions.<\/p>\n<p>Paul<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you the busy, working child of an aging parent?\u00a0 Considering Home Care? 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