The Missing Link In Senior Care Services
July 24th, 2009. Published under Elder Care. No Comments.
When we think of senior care services for parents, we usually start with the most obvious questions. Should they stay at home with help from caring providers, or should they go to a long term care facility? How will we know when it is time for them to go to a long term care facility? These questions are important in considering senior care services, but they’re not the only ones to be addressed.
Many seniors have lost their savings with the current economy. Staying at home as long as possible is not just a luxury of maintaining an independent quality of life, it is sometimes an economic necessity.
It takes a trained eye to be able to evaluate an entire home for potential safety hazards. This should be the first step in your process in adding senior care services to keep parents safe in their homes as long as possible . Even the best traditional in home senior care services only inspect for issues such as access, railings and tripping hazards.
Senior home safety network is a service skilled and dedicated to looking at the systems of the home for safety. This network provides inspection services that check for hazards such as carbon monoxide, electrical hazards, plumbing defects and many other basic safety hazards for clients needing senior care services.
Traditional senior care service companies do not have specialized tools such as carbon monoxide or combustible gas detectors, nor do they have the training required to use this equipment. The traditional service providers are involved with the people who they care for, the senior home safety network inspectors are focused on the home.
As an example of how important the distinction can be, consider that a Senior Care Service health care provider orders “in home” respiratory care. This is important as respiratory issues can be the cause of a senior’s decline in health. Very often, the trigger or cause for the respiratory illness can be mold or a water intrusion problem. No matter how many “in home” respiratory sessions are performed, the senior can’t get well until the cause of the illness is removed from the home. This situation is where the senior home safety network inspector can find the cause of the problem and suggest the best way to correct the cause of the health problem.
Senior home safety network brings the experience of the best home inspectors into the team of caring professionals that can keep them in their homes as long as possible. The network is teamed with the American Society of Home Inspectors, also known as ASHI help bring the best in experienced home inspectors into the senior’s homes. The network checks all inspectors for state police clearances for the protection of its clients and provides each inspector with photo identification badges to add the level of security and safety that should be a part of Senior Care Services.
Make your parents golden years safe as possible while protecting their financial position. They may need their nest egg for more serious health issues than they are facing today. Keep them at home. They deserve the quality of life it provides.
Home inspections for Seniors Staying in their homes. This includes inspecting the components of the home as well as the environmental issues within the home. We are the only program in the nation dedicated to inspecting the safety of the home. Go To http://www.SeniorHomeSafetyNetwork.com