Providing reliable senior home care in Chester county, Delaware County, PA and surrounding areas
You can trust Reliable Home Care Angels for senior and disabled non-medical home care services. Thanks to improved medical care, more seniors and disabled people are living well into their 80s and 90s. Many are capable of maintaining their independence at home with some outside help and assistance. That’s what we do.
We help the disabled and the seniors stay in their own homes and enjoy an independent life. At home surrounded by familiar things, they experience less stress and live happier healthier longer lives. Depending on the needs of you or your loved one, our Care Coordinator will develop a customized care regimen. We can provide elder care services for you and your loved one at wherever you call home.
If you or your loved one have ALS or Parkinson’s disease, you may need a little extra help at home.
Here’s what you need to know about ALS and Parkinson’s care at home.
ALS stands for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain. According to the ALS Association [1]:
“A-myo-trophic comes from the Greek language. ‘A’ means no. ‘Myo’ refers to muscle, and ‘Trophic’ means nourishment – ‘No muscle nourishment.’ When a muscle has no nourishment, it ‘atrophies’ or wastes away. ‘Lateral’ identifies the areas in a person's spinal cord where portions of the nerve cells that signal and control the muscles are located. As this area degenerates, it leads to scarring or hardening (‘sclerosis’) in the region.”
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous system disorder affecting movement. While tremors are common, Parkinson’s can also cause slowed movement or stiffness. The Mayo Clinic says [2]:
“Parkinson's disease symptoms worsen as your condition progresses over time. Although Parkinson's disease can't be cured, medications might significantly improve your symptoms.”
3 million people per year are treated in emergency rooms for fall injuries, and at least 300,000 older people are hospitalized for hip fractures [3]. People with mobility problems are at even higher risk for falls than other senior citizens, so helping them has a lot to do with preventing falls. ALS and Parkinson’s care at home includes assistance with walking or using a wheelchair to help prevent falls.
Additionally, certain home modifications can help people with mobility problems, such as:
Since 2015, Reliable Home Care Angels has been providing professional senior home care services. All caregivers are carefully chosen and trained.
Parkinson’s and ALS care at home involves helping individuals with personal care activities that have become difficult or impossible for the patient to do independently due to mobility issues caused by their disease.
Indications that your loved one needs mobility care at home can happen so gradually that you almost don’t notice unless you’re looking for the signs.
Examples of ALS and Parkinson’s care at home include:
ALS home care is non-medical care to help ALS patients stay in their homes rather than moving into a long-term care facility. ALS care at home includes things like help with bathing, dressing, toileting, eating, and moving around [4].
Since Parkinson’s disease can make it difficult to control your movements, Parkinson’s disease care at home involves assistance with activities of daily living like toileting, grooming, bathing, dressing, eating, and moving around the home.
Client support and satisfaction are high priorities in this agency and I would not hesitate to recommend Reliable Home Care Angels. -Catherine
How can you be sure you find the right mobility care at home? Get answers to as many of these questions as you can [6]:
Need help finding the right ALS or Parkinson’s care at home? Contact us today.
Reliable Home Care Angels provides affordable solutions to the disabled and seniors who need assistance with their daily activities. We can help you and your loved ones with a wide variety of services, such as:
These personalized services are available 7 days a week, and can be customized to meet individual needs.
Depending on the needs of you or your loved one, our Care Coordinator will develop a customized care regimen.
We can provide elder care services for you and your loved one at wherever you call home. Our Care Coordinator manages and supervises our caregivers in the following settings:
Our Reliable Home Care Angels specialize in 24-hour & Live-in Home Care, Alzheimer’s & Dementia Home Care and more.
With the right type and amount of care, a person with a degenerative mobility disease may be able to live at home for the rest of their lives, unless their health deteriorates to the point where they require hospitalization.
Indications that your loved one needs mobility care at home can happen so gradually that you almost don’t notice unless you’re looking for the signs. Here are some red flags to look out for that indicate that your loved one is ready for in-home care [5]:
Our caregivers want more than a job. They want to make a difference in the lives of those they care for. As a company, our job is to give caregivers the direction and tools they need to fulfill their personal mission of service, as well as our corporate mission of improving the lives of those we serve.
Carefully Selected Individuals
To ensure that the people we employ meet our high standards, we have a rigorous selection process.
Before caregivers can become employed with Reliable Home Care Angels and begin caring for clients, every one of them must go through:
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