When should I consider home care?

When one chooses to age in place rather than move to retirement or assisted living, it’s time for an extra pair of hands when it becomes difficult to keep up with day-to-day functions. In home-based care professions, these functions are called “activities of daily living”, and “instrumental activities of daily living.”

Activities of daily living include:

• Personal hygiene - Are you or your loved one able to adequately attend to basic daily hygiene needs, such as bathing, grooming, nail and oral care?
• Dressing - Are you or your loved one able to select appropriate clothing, and to dress and undress?
• Eating - Are you or your loved one able to eat unassisted?
• Continence - Are you or your loved one able to use the restroom unassisted?
• Mobility - Are you or your loved one able to sit, stand, get in and out of bed, and get around unassisted?

Instrumental activities of daily living include:

• Communication - Are you or your loved one able to use the telephone unassisted, or other means of communication such as a cell phone or email?
• Transportation - Are you or your loved one able to drive safely, or make alternative transportation arrangements?
• Meal Preparation - Are you or your loved one able to attend to all of the steps of food preparation, from grocery shopping, to cooking, to storage and clean up?
• Shopping - Are you or your loved one able to make appropriate purchasing decisions about necessities?
• Housekeeping - Are you or your loved one able to attend to basic housekeeping needs that maintain a safe and sanitary home, like basic cleaning and laundry?
• Medications - Are you or your loved one able to manage medications, like understanding medication instructions, taking the correct doses at the correct times, and refilling medications on time?
• Finances - Are you or your loved on able to maintain a budget, pay bills, perform financial transactions, and avoid scams?

If you or your loved one struggle with a few, many, or all of the activities of daily living, then it is time to consider some extra help.

Is home care right for me?

At Amicus Care Inc, we urge our clients to do their research in determining whether home care is the best fit for their needs. Take a look at some of these articles to gain insight on different circumstances and what they can require.

• Home care vs. alternatives: how to choose
• Assisted living homes vs. home care
• California in-home care
• Family caregiving
• 3 tips to help you choose the best care

How much does homecare cost?

Cost depends on what your needs are. We have a lot of flexibility to provide services that fit your needs and your budget.

What we don’t have are minimums in some service areas. For most families, home care begins with a smaller level of need. Most home care companies have a minimum number of hours per day and per week, which is often a greater level of services than what is needed. Minimums mean that home care is not cost effective, and many families are reluctant to spend money on unneeded hours of services.

In some service areas, we are able to provide on-demand services (Amicus Care), where you can book appointments for extra help only when you need it. Amicus Care on-demand services are currently only available in the surrounding areas of Davis, Woodland, Dixon, the Sacramento area surrounding and west of I-5, and the Marysville/Yuba City area.

Who should I contact to learn more?

Call us today at (877) 264-2780 to speak to one of our administrators. We are happy to help.

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