There are many seniors who rely on family, friends, and neighbours to help with yard work and basic activities of daily living such as cleaning, shopping and meals.  Although congratulatory, this type of informal caregiving commonly leads to caregiver burnout and many family members at that point choose to pay for private home healthcare. 

The goal is to identify when you need to access paid help or to increase it so that informal caregiving can be sustained or nursing home placements postponed.  

Ask yourself...

Are you unable to leave the care recipient alone?

Are you experiencing sleep disturbances?

Are the number of basic activities of daily living increasing? 

Is the stress of informal caregiving greater than the satisfaction?

Independent Lifestyles will work with you to help cope with the more intensive demands for assistance.  We will develop an Individualised Care Plan and help you cope well with the stress so that there is harmony and balance in your life.

The first steps... 

Taking the first step towards asking for help can be difficult.  Independent Lifestyles understands that there are sensitivities around letting someone you don't know into your home life.  Loved ones experience a loss of independence and dignity if they are unable to do what they used to.  

As the owner of the company, Vanessa Knox works with all new clients to help ease with the transition and to gain a full understanding of what home healthcare services are needed. As well this helps to:

• create an in-depth Individual Care Plan
• select the best Home Healthcare Worker replacement
• identify if community services, resources or government programs are needed
• learn more about who is involved in the care of your loved one so that the delivery of home health care services are complimentary to what is already existing   
• evaluate the performance of the Home Healthcare Worker replacement so that concerns are addressed and you are completely satisfied with our services.