Caring for an aging loved one at home can feel isolating, but millions of families are facing the same reality — and they may have more choices than they realize, thanks to Cambridge Caregivers.
An estimated 40 million Americans provide unpaid care to a family member who is 65 years old or older. Many families assume their only options are moving a parent into a nursing home or trying to manage every caregiving responsibility on their own. In-home care is another option, offering professional support while allowing seniors to remain in familiar surroundings.
Cambridge Caregivers offers support and options for families caring for seniors at home
Tammy and Gary Hooker, directors of the Austin office of Cambridge Caregivers, say in-home care services can help families navigate those in-between needs — whether that means assistance with daily routines, added support as a loved one’s health changes, or relief for family members who are stretched thin. From a small time in the house to extensive support, it allows a little bit more independence. It allows the independence to continue for your loved one.”
“There’s a concept called in-home care,” said Tammy Hooker, “And it can allow, members of your family or elders to live successfully in their homes with just a little extra support. So that can mean going safely to the grocery store. It can mean safely taking a shower, working in their kitchen during the day, going and doing the things they love to do with just an extra pair of hands. From a small time in the house to extensive support, it allows a little bit more independence. It allows the independence to continue for your loved one.”
Tammy and Gary Hooker, directors of the Austin office of Cambridge Caregivers, say in-home care services can help families navigate those in-between needs
The need can be especially urgent when the caregiver is also a senior, such as a spouse caring for a husband or wife with dementia or a chronic illness — a situation that can create additional strain and challenges for both people in the home.
“You can get something called caregiver fatigue,” said Gary Hooker, “Where, maybe that that child is taking care of that parent and they have a job that they’re doing during the day, and we can bring somebody in to kind of help out in the leave that, alleviate that, that stress that they’re going through.”
And families can feel confident that Cambridge Caregivers are safely vetter and thoughtfully matched.
Tammy Hooker shared more about hteir procees. The match that starts with an agency, a caregiving agency that takes the time to do a really nice job of vetting, doing background checks, making sure that we’ve got clean driver’s license, and all of the things that that need to be done to make sure that you’ve got a safe person coming into your home. But more than that, they should be an employee of the company. In our case, we invest hours of training into our caregiving team so that we make the very best match for the loved one. We want to make sure that they get along in a beautiful way, not only technically, but emotionally, that there’s a connection, there’s a history there.”
Tammy and Gary Hooker, directors of the Austin office of Cambridge Caregivers, say in-home care services can help families navigate those in-between needs
Families looking for more information about in-home care options can contact Cambridge Caregivers at its Austin office at 3303 Northland Drive, Suite 216. The phone number is 512-547-1970.
More information is available at cambridgecaregivers.com.
Cambridge Caregivers offers support and options for families caring for seniors at home