Medical Conditions
Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care
Most often, after an initial diagnosis of Alzheimer's or a related dementia illness, families are faced with difficult decisions about providing care for their loved one. Working parents with children are faced with new stresses to balance work and family. Families who are separated by great distances must make hard choices to provide care. Sometimes nursing homes or special care retirement centres seem to be the only options. You do have a choice and we can help.
Casa Carers non-medical home care services allow your loved one to maintain the independence of their daily routines and familiar surroundings. We can help your loved one avoid the emotional trauma of leaving their cherished home while helping cope with the dementia illness and providing the respite care so important for the family.
Casa Carers are working closely with the Irish Alzheimer’s association and we will be training and qualifying selected caregivers to provide service to individuals and families trying to cope with this disease.
Alzheimer's Disease and Caring For Loved One
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a common form of dementia that negatively impacts the portions of the brain that effect thought, memory and language. Today, as many as 40,000 people in the Ireland suffer from varying stages of AD. The initial symptoms may be as minor as forgetting names or recent events, but as the disease progresses, the Alzheimer’s patient may wander, become anxious or even aggressive. Casa Carers 24 Hour-Live-in-Care can help you manage the care of a loved one with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Most people hope to age safely and comfortably in their own home, including those managing AD. Many Alzheimer’s patients can safely stay in their own home for a period of time, and that’s where Casa Carers can provide care assistance. All of our carers have been specially trained in how to provide in-home care for AD patients.
Alzheimer’s/Memory Loss
As a family member or friend of someone with Alzheimer’s and other dementias, you shoulder a particularly heavy burden. Helping this person keep some sort of normalcy is key and the type of care needed is physically and emotionally demanding. Casa Carers is here to help. Understanding that you are not alone is the first step. Over 40,000 people in the Ireland have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. About one in ten people over age 65 have or will develop the disease. Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia affect up to 50 percent of people over the age of 85. Casa Carers wants you to know that providing specialized non-medical Alzheimer’s care in the home is one of the most positive ways you can help.
Most Alzheimer's patients-particularly those in the early and middle stages of the illness-can be cared for at home instead of at nursing homes or other facilities. More than half of all diagnosed Alzheimer's patients continue to live in home settings.
80 to 90 percent of these rely on family and friends for care. With Casa Carers specialty Alzheimer’s home care services, your loved one will receive a customized care regimen that will take into account their environment and special needs, thereby making daily life less difficult and stressful.
Casa Carers Alzheimer’s home care services offer:
Familiar frame of reference
Freedom to move about in a more familiar and unrestricted space
A way to minimize those stresses that can aggravate the symptoms of dementia and the Alzheimer’s disease
Daily orientation to time, place, person
Continuity of daily routines and schedule
Osteoarthritis/Mobility Loss
Have you or any of your loved ones been diagnosed with osteoarthritis? If so, you should know that, in most cases, people with osteoarthritis can lead full, active lives by properly managing the condition. In fact, osteoarthritis is one of the most frequent causes of physical disability among adults.
10-20% of the population in Ireland will develop osteoarthritis by their 65th birthday
More than half of the population age 65 or older would show x-ray evidence of osteoarthritis in at least one joint.
Simple, daily tasks can aggravate the condition and lead to frustration, weariness and depression. Right at Home has years of experience working with those suffering from osteoarthritis and has developed special elderly care services to help return some independence and comfort.
By alleviating some of the more tiring and mobility-oriented tasks, people with osteoarthritis can return to a fairly normal lifestyle. Right at Home’s caregivers provide these valuable elder care services including:
Meal Preparation
Light Housekeeping
Errand Services
Grocery Shopping
Incidental Shopping
Laundry & Linen Washing
Clothes Shopping
Recreational Activities
Hypertension/Stroke
Hypertension also known as high blood pressure is a very common affliction for the elderly. It is often called a silent killer because you can have it for years without knowing it. In fact, several thousands of Irish People of all ages, have high blood pressure, but about 30 percent of them don't know it.
The best strategy for controlling and preventing high blood pressure is to begin with lifestyle changes. For the elderly this is often coupled with medication to reduce high blood pressure. Complications from medication can include inflamed and sore joints which reduce mobility. Casa Carers specialty home care services can prepare a customized hypertension program that caters to your needs for striving toward a healthier lifestyle. These services include:
Develop a light exercise schedule
Coordinate a healthy meal plan
Errand Services
Grocery Shopping
Incidental Shopping
Laundry & Linen Washing
Clothes Shopping
Diabetes
Diabetes develops when your body becomes resistant to the effects of insulin or when your pancreas produces some, but not enough, insulin to maintain a normal glucose level. Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas that regulates the absorption of sugar into your cells.
For those with diabetes, leading a healthy and active life depends on good diabetes management. Good management reduces the risk of complications, such as heart and circulatory disease, which individuals with diabetes are three times more likely to develop.
Casa Carers caregivers can work with you to develop a specially geared home health care program that focuses on diabetes management. These services can include:
Education on how daily activities affect blood glucose levels
Appropriate food and meal planning
Exercise and activity suggestions
Meal Preparation
Grocery Shopping
Heart Disease
Arteriosclerosis or “hardening of the arteries” occurs when the inside walls of an artery become thicker and less elastic. The thickening reduces the area available for blood flow. Although arteriosclerosis reveals few symptoms at first, as plaque grows, it narrows the artery and in some cases blocks it entirely. This can lead to angina and heart attacks.
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is often encountered in the elder care field. It occurs when the heart cannot pump out enough blood to meet the needs of the body. All forms of heart disease may eventually lead to CHF. CHF is the most common cause of death for people over the age of 65. Approximately 75% of our clients are over the age of 65, making this disease very important in the senior health care arena.
Casa Carers has extensive experience in prevention and care with regard to home care solutions for clients with Heart Disease. We can customize a program that puts our client on a heart healthy diet, assist with physician-prescribed special exercises for heart clients, and help with daily activities of living. The daily activities most often requested by our clients with Heart Disease include:
Meal Preparation
Light Housekeeping
Errand Services
Grocery Shopping
Incidental Shopping
Laundry & Linen Washing
Clothes Shopping
Cancer
Cancer patients often feel more comfortable and secure being cared for at home. Many patients want to stay at home so that they will not be separated from family, friends, and familiar surroundings. Home health care can help patients achieve this desire. However, it can be both rewarding and demanding for patients and caregivers. It can change relationships and require families to address new issues and cope with all aspects of home health care.
Casa Carers will work with you and your team of professionals to alleviate the stress of daily life activities while you or your loved one are being treated for or recovering from cancer. Our caregiver services include:
Supplement Hospice services with supportive care
Development of comfort measures
Respite care for family caregivers
Casa Carers provides elder care services that range from companion services to personal care. Our home health care services provide support while maintaining independence and comfort.
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