The baby boomers in America compose about 20 percent of the total population. There is an increasing concern going on about the baby boomers and the Medicare they receive in present days. After the coming of the agencies that provide caregivers to such elderly patients, their conditions have improved a lot.
Aging is a gradual process which leaves a serious impact on the body and mind of the elderly people. The physically failing health creates an emotional impact in the mind of the elderly people. They often struggle with diseases that come with age, for example, heart, diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer, arthritis etc. Hiring a medical caregiver for these people helps to minimize the difficulties in managing their day to day life and enable them to live with dignity.
Who are they?
The medical caregivers are available under different names- certified medical assistants (AMA’s), certified/registered nursing assistants (CNA’s/RNA’s) and registered nurses (RN’s). They all have proper education and training to be able to provide care to the elderly. In normal situations, the first two professionals are usually kept in charge of elderly care. But to manage some patients who are suffering from serious ailments cancer, Alzheimer, dementia or stroke and needs special care, the registered nurses are called for help.
They perform the following tasks
· Keep a check on the vital parameters of the patient
· Maintaining close contacts with the family members and other health care providers
· Giving medications and injections
· Wound care which includes changing the bandages and dressing
· Performing such tasks like catheterization, enemas etc.
Now you would like to know whether to hire them privately or getting the care at the agency set up.
· The benefit of hiring an agency is that they have a presence everywhere in your country. They are present at national, regional and local levels.
· You can be sure about the quality of the Medicare professional you are getting. This is because most of the agencies do proper screening of such candidates and offer them training. Even they perform all the paperwork and make the process smoother for the patients.
· These agencies can provide backup professionals in case of non-availability of your regular Medicare professional. This prevents any inconvenience on the part of the patient and his families. The agencies work with confidentiality and there is no harm to hiring a professional from them.
It is seen that due to a busy schedule, often the family members cannot give proper attention to the elderly people at their homes. Because of the fear of losing independence, the elderly people also hesitate to ask for help. So to get rid of such a situation at home and to ensure proper health care to the elderly, hiring a caregiver agency is the best option.
Contact us at 919-622-0840 if you want to help the baby boomers and to ensure the Medicare they receive.
