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A Perfect Gift for a Senior
By Sailynn Doyle
The holiday season is here! When you visited with mom or dad at Thanksgiving, you might have noticed a small decline or their need for some extra help. As you struggle to find the perfect gift for them this holiday season, why not try something new and “out of the box”.
A gift certificate for services from Home Instead Senior Care is the perfect gift this season. This small piece of paper could mean many different things for many different seniors. Here are a few scenarios:
Mary lives by herself and has been having a hard time lately cooking a proper meal for just her. Her family noticed she has lost some weight and does not seem as interested in eating. Her family decides to get her a gift certificate to Home Instead Senior Care for a CAREGiver to come in once a week to help her with grocery shopping and to cook enough meals for the week and freeze them. Mary now has someone visiting her consistently once per week, taking her out of the house to the grocery store, and engaging her in an activity she loved – cooking!
Charles lives with his wife who has Alzheimer’s disease. He is the primary caregiver for her and lately has been declining himself, due to stress and the added pressure of taking care of her. She is now unable to be left alone at all. His family decides to get him a gift certificate to Home Instead Senior Care to provide him with some respite care. Charles is now able to go to the local senior center and have lunch with his friends twice a week and he does not have to worry because a Home Instead CAREGiver is with his wife during this time and engaging her in new activities.
Stella lives at an assisted living facility and does not have any family nearby. Her children feel guilty that they cannot visit her more often but with their own family obligations, it is too hard for them. The two children decide to jointly give their mom a gift certificate to Home Instead Senior Care so she can have a CAREGiver help her three days a week with her bathing, grooming and dressing and then take her out on the town. The children now know their mom is grooming on a regular basis and is also getting out like she used to. The CAREGiver brings her to visit her friends, takes her window shopping, and attends religious services with her.
Bob lives with his daughter, her husband and children. He recently twisted his knee the wrong way during a golf game and now needs minor surgery. His daughter and her husband cannot take the time off from work and don’t know who is going to take him to the surgery and then care for him when he returns home. So the daughter gives Bob a gift certificate for Home Instead Senior Care services for a short period of time while he recovers. A Home Instead CAREGiver escorts Bob to his surgery and then helps him settle in when he returns home. The CAREGiver then stops by around lunchtime for the rest of the week to check on him and make him lunch, while the family is at work/school. Bob feels safe recovering at home and enjoys the companionship of the CAREGiver who, incidentally, is a retired golf pro!
Sailynn Doyle
At Home Instead Senior Care, we customize our services to fit your needs. We provide non-medical care to seniors and their families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. Services such as companionship, meal preparation, light housekeeping, shopping, errands, incidental transportation and personal care are just some of the most popular. All of our CAREGivers are thoroughly screened - criminal background check, driving record check, social security trace, sex offender list, and six references. We are available for free consultations 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
Call 508.984.7900 or visit www.HomeInstead.com/673 for more information.
Sailynn Doyle is the owner of Home Instead Senior Care in North Dartmouth, located at 634 State Road (Route 6), Unit A1. The North Dartmouth office serves all of Southeastern Massachusetts. They are available for free consultations 24/7. Please call 508.984.7900 or visit www.homeinstead.com/673 for more information. Each office is an independently owned and operated franchise of Home Instead, Inc., the world's largest provider of non-medical in-home care services for seniors.
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