Emergencies can happen at any time. Which can cause a lot of anxiety for seniors who are living at home alone, as well as their families. Especially if their families are far away family members worry about seniors who are aging in place and how they will manage in an emergency. Extreme weather can bring powerful storms and floods that can damage homes, cause power outages, and put seniors and their homes at risk. There’s also the risk of fires and other household emergencies. 24-hour home care is one thing that can bring seniors and their families peace of mind. When seniors have 24-hour home care they will always have someone in the home to help them if there is an emergency.
Household Emergencies
A household emergency doesn’t have to be life-threatening to make life difficult for a senior. A collapsed roof, a plumbing emergency, a flooded basement, a leaking water heater, or a burned out sump pump can all cause a lot of stress and panic for seniors who are living alone. In a household emergency there is mess that needs to be contained as well as professional help that needs to be secured. The furnace going out in the middle of winter or a frozen pipe bursting is a household emergency that seniors need help to handle. When seniors have 24 hour home care there will be someone with your senior parent to turn off the water, call a professional, or call emergency services if necessary.
Medical Emergencies
Medical emergencies are scary for seniors and their families. Seniors can fall, or have a medical emergency that requires immediate care, and if they are alone they may not be able to get to a phone to call for help. Seniors who have cuts or break a bone will need help right away. Having 24-hour home care is the best way for seniors and their families to be sure that no matter what happens if there is some type of medical emergency seniors will be able to get the help they need.
Weather Emergencies
The weather is getting more extreme. That is causing more frequent storms and more violent storms. Storms can cause a lot of damage to a home, and power outages related to storms can lead to real danger for seniors who are vulnerable to extremely hot or extremely cold temperatures. And if you live far away from your senior parent and there is an emergency it might be physically impossible for you to get there to help them. 24-hour home care makes sure that your senior loved one will never have to fend for themselves during or after a major weather emergency.
Fires
Fires are particularly dangerous for seniors because of the slow reaction time that most seniors have. Without help seniors may not be able to get out of the house in time if there is a fire.
Amelia Home Care provides traditional in-home care services, along with virtual caregiving and 24-Hour Home Care. Our service area includes Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, Yonkers, and Westchester County. Call today at (929) 333-3955.
We proudly provide non-medical home care services to individuals with disabilities, injuries, difficulties with mobility, or illnesses. Our team is composed of highly trained and competent staff members who are dedicated and experts in delivering home care services in the comfort of our client’s home.
Through our personalized care plan, we can give you the needed care services that are all intended to cater to your unique personal and health needs. With us, we ensure around-the-clock services and supervision to help you achieve optimum health and wellness.