Where And How To Find A Caregiver In The Pittsburgh Area Of Pennsylvania
If you’re interested in caregiving services for yourself or an elderly loved one in the Pittsburgh area, this article looks at how to find a caregiver.
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What Is A Caregiver?
Caregivers are non-medical healthcare workers who help the elderly and people with disabilities. Doctors diagnose ailments, prescribe medication, perform surgeries, and more. Nurses draw up plans of care, administer medication, take blood samples, and more. While caregivers are not medical school or nursing school graduates, they still have their own qualifications.
All caregivers who work for Always Best Care of Fox Chapel are employees, not freelancers. This is important to us because it allows us to work closely with our caregivers to ensure we’re meeting our clients’ expectations. It also means we can be very careful of who we employ as our caregivers. We conduct extensive pre-employment background and reference checks. All our caregivers are insured for your safety. We also conduct extensive initial training and ongoing support and skills assessments.
“Do I Need A Caregiver?”
Caregivers help people who cannot fully take care of themselves because they are elderly and/or have a disability. If you or your loved one cannot complete the activities of daily living—e.g., mobility, toileting, bathing, remembering to take medication, eating, etc.—then you need the services of a caregiver.
However, it’s often beneficial to seek the services of a caregiver before you need them. First, transitioning to care can be very difficult for the elderly. Doing so before the needs of the client are significant can make things easier. Furthermore, care makes people’s lives easier. For example, maybe your elderly parent can clean their home on their own, but reaching up to dust tall furniture and lugging a vacuum around exhausts and pains them. Hiring a caregiver to do that for them can make their life easier and open the door to more care services if they become necessary.
“Where Do I Find A Caregiver?”
There are two places you can see a caregiver. One is in a long-term care center. These are facilities such as nursing homes, assisted living communities, and memory care/Alzheimer’s care homes. Seniors and people with disabilities live in these communities and receive care. The other place you can find a caregiver is in your own Pittsburgh-area home.
“How Do I Find A Caregiver?”
Always Best Care can send a caregiver to you. Our caregivers offer personal services, home helper services, and companion care. We also offer assisted living placements, finding the best long-term care center for you, at no cost to you!
Contact Always Best Care Of Fox Chapel For A Free Consultation.
Please contact us at Always Best Care of Fox Chapel to learn more. You can reach us via our website or call (412) 492-8500.
