After a period of hospitalisation, it is often a difficult and stressful time to get back into usual routines. ELMS Health Solutions will provide you with a carer who can live in your home for a few weeks or for as long as support is required.
After a period of hospitalisation, it is often a difficult and stressful time to get back into usual routines. ELMS Health Solutions will provide you with a carer who can live in your home for a few weeks or for as long as support is required.
Rehabilitation after being in the hospital can greatly improve the condition of your loved one, which can help keep them to regain their independence.
If your loved one has recently spent some time in the hospital, you may want to consider rehabilitation to help him or she gets back into pre-hospital condition. Rehabilitation services can put them back on the right track to regaining their strength, health and independence. As research shows, even a short stay in the hospital can lead to a decline in physical abilities.
Adjusting to the “new normal” of limited mobility and daily living needs within one’s home is never easy. And bringing a “stranger” in to provide home care can put additional strain (at least initially) on both the elderly loved one and her family.
Here are ways you can help ease the transition:
Choose our flexible homecare services, anything from a 15 minute check call, to 24 hour live in care. We can offer short term help (following an illness or because your usual carer is having a break), or longer term homecare and support. Our dedicated team of homecare workers are fully trained to:
Making the transition from hospital to rehabilitation to home care can be extremely challenging, especially if the health, mobility and mental state of your loved one have changed profoundly. Through the process, remember:
Give yourself permission to make time for yourself – to rest and recharge. Your elderly loved one and your family will benefit