Home Care Services

Post Hospitalization Care

When seniors return home from a hospital stay, they are confronted with many new and unexpected challenges. If they struggle to read fine print, it can be difficult to decipher prescriptions and manage new medications. Even if they suffer from memory loss their health depends on remembering and following discharge instructions while making and keeping follow-up doctor’s appointments. It can also be a struggle to obtain the physical assistance and in-home support they require while they recuperate. Is it any wonder that nearly one-fifth of seniors are re-hospitalized within 30 days of being discharged from the hospital, usually with a different condition than they were originally admitted for?

The good news is that Longhorns Inhome Health Services can provide the help your senior loved one needs to fully recover at a time when patients are leaving the hospital sicker and quicker than ever before.

Respite for Family Caregivers

While caring for your aging parent is a labor of love, it is still labor. As you spend more and more of your time caring for your senior parent, you may find yourself giving up favorite hobbies and vacations, saying no to friends, feeling distracted at work and getting more stressed with your spouse and children. Over time, juggling caregiving with work, raising children and managing a household increases your risk for depression, chronic illness and a decline in your overall quality of life.

Despite these risks, you may neglect good health habits if you’re like many caregivers. You may skimp on sleep, eat poorly, skip regular exercise, keep going even when you’re ill or postpone your own medical appointments. If you’re a caregiver who neglects your own health, you’re more likely to suffer from a chronic condition such as high cholesterol or high blood pressure and be overweight. Caregiving can also take a toll on your mental health, with an estimated 46 percent to 59 percent of caregivers suffering from clinical depression. 

It’s time to pause and ask yourself: “What good will I be to the person I care for if I become ill?” As a caregiver, it is critical for you to take good care of yourself—even while you are taking care of your aging loved one.

It is possible to take some much-needed time for yourself while meeting the needs of your senior parent through Longhorns Inhome Health Services respite care services.  

Personal Assistance

Standby Assistance with Morning & Evening Routines :
From help out of bed, to grooming and dressing assistance to a nutritious breakfast, a caregiver can be there every step so the day gets started right. A good night's rest is essential to a healthy lifestyle. Longhorns Inhome Health Services caregivers can assist with evening hygiene routines to help ensure a restful night.

Bathing & Showering Assistance:

Bathing and showering, a daily essential for good personal hygiene, may be difficult or unsafe for your loved one to do alone. Bathtubs and showers can be dangerously slippery places, but we can provide the help your family member needs as part of our in home personal care.

Help with Restroom Use:
Our personal caregivers have been trained to offer minimal to full assistance with restroom use, including incontinence care, all with the utmost respect, professionalism.