Short-term, temporary help for seniors and sick or frail individuals is known as respite care. Typically, aging individuals who require brief, non-medical support after an injury or hospitalization benefit from respite services.
Assisting Hands Serving Miami offers a reliable, non-medical respite care program to the Miami, FL community. Our respite services are tailored to meet the individual needs of seniors in our care, whether support is required for a few hours a day to several days a week on a temporary basis. If our clients’ needs vary from day to day, our respite team can accommodate the fluctuations and inconsistencies in schedules.
Our caregivers understand that family members occasionally need a break from the constant supervision and care of their loved one. Keeping in mind our clients’ busy life schedules, our team is available to offer the necessary relief for however long our clients require.
Trusted Respite Care
Assisting Hands Home Care respite caregivers travel to your home to offer the proper respite care your loved one needs. Our team is aware that many older seniors prefer to remain in the comfort of their home while healing from an injury or brief illness. Our ability to accommodate our clients’ needs right in their own home is a precious time-saver; families can feel relief in knowing that a trusted caregiver will come to them in their time of need.
Typical respite care services include a variable host of personal care, such as bathing and grooming, as well as meal preparation, grocery shopping and light housekeeping. Our caregivers offer much-needed social support as well, taking leisurely nature walks with clients, participating in stimulating puzzles or games to help them stay sharp, and engaging in pleasant conversation.
In instances when non-medical, temporary help is essential right away, the Assisting Hands Serving Miami respite team can be at your home within 48 hours or less of your call. Our caregivers are aware that sudden injuries or illnesses can abruptly interrupt a family’s familiar routine, thereby necessitating the need for short-term outside help. Our agency is experienced with fulfilling emergency needs. If a loved one requires immediate care, Assisting Hands is trained and ready to send a non-medical caregiver to your home to provide assistance.
Assisting Hands Serving Miami is licensed by the state, so you can rest assured we provide optimum care—even for brief durations. Each of our caregivers pass a background check and are bonded and insured, offering our clients peace of mind. All members of our respite team are skilled and trained in CPR and first aid. Each skilled caregiver from our team provides compassionate, non-medical care to those who need it most. We’ll help you select the best respite caregiver to meet your needs from our pool of screened home health assistants.
Respite care costs varies from agency to agency. Long-term care health insurance policies can offer coverage for respite care. Plus, depending on your geographic location, some federal or state programs will provide help with funding respite care.
While you are away at your job or tending to your children’s needs, the Assisting Hands Serving Miami respite team is ready to lend a hand to your aging loved one in the Miami, FL area.
