Errands and Shopping Assistance
How Nestar Med Care Can help with shopping and Running Errands
Home care for the home care seekers (youth, seniors or elderly), provides themselves with an opportunity to have the independence of living in their own homes as compared to being in an institution. Having an elderly caregiver to assist them with their daily needs greatly improves their quality of life.
SHOPPING
Shopping for groceries can take anywhere from twenty minutes to hours based on distance to be covered and the amount of shopping that needs to be done. For the older patients it can take even longer, especially if they have trouble walking or with balance or have to take the bus.
The process of shopping and carrying the shopping bags can lead to fatigue or injury from falling. A lasting solution to this would be to have the caregiver do the shopping on their behalf.
ERRAND SERVICES
Errands are endless and if left to the home care seekers, the long list of things to be done can end up overwhelming an aging parent. Due to spending time with the home care seekers, a home care aide best understands the needs of the person they are looking after.
Consequently, they are at hand to run errands on their behalf as need arises. Tasks such as picking mail from the post, drop off services for dry cleaning/laundry, picking up prescriptions, returning library books, Package delivery, vehicle washes and service, etc. can be done by the caregivers. If the home care seekers so desires, they can accompany the caregiver to some of the errands.