Senior Companion Care in Pittsford, NY, and our surrounding area
Allow your loved ones to get the daily engagement they need
At Comfort Keepers®, we recognize the powerful benefits that socializing and senior companion care can have on our senior community's mental health and well-being. Opportunities to interact with others and build relationships with friends, family, neighbors, and community members can help relieve depressive symptoms, alleviate feelings of senior isolation and loneliness, and potentially lower the risk of Dementia.
Spending time with our caregivers provides your loved one with more than just someone who can help around the house or cook a meal with; they also provide a relationship that increases social connections and companionship and can help them go back to doing the things that bring them joy.
What is Companion Care?
Companion care, or companionship, provides emotional support, friendship, and socialization. Common home care activities include:
- Conversation and mental stimulation, such as playing games or listening to music
- Meal prep and time spent together over breakfast, lunch, or dinner
- Light activity, such as a walk or time spent outside
- Laundry and light housekeeping
- Grocery shopping and errands
- Transportation to and from appointments and social events
- Reminders for personal care and grooming
- Medication reminders
At Comfort Keepers, we prioritize enjoyable, mentally stimulating activities and promote overall physical and emotional well-being. Our caregivers communicate with you regularly to report developments, answer questions, and check in on how we provide senior companion care to your loved one.
A Holistic Approach
Our Interactive Caregiving philosophy places a premium on caring for the whole person. It's a holistic approach that considers the mind, body, soul, and overall well-being of your senior loved one. We utilize every minute to complete chores and provide activities for them; rather than just completing these tasks for your senior relative, we promote engagement and fulfillment so each task can raise a sense of accomplishment when completed. We can Elevate the Human Spirit of our customers and their families by providing Interactive Caregiving whenever your loved one is in need.
How Comfort Keepers Can Help
Our caregivers are trained and skilled in a broad range of care services that support senior companion care and senior mental health. This includes:
Nutrition and Meal Prep
Our caregivers can help with food shopping, meal preparation, and nutrition and dietary regimens given by your doctor. Diet significantly influences general well-being and reduces the risk of several common health problems, such as heart disease and diabetes. Our caregivers can provide the support needed for healthful at-home meals, whether someone needs help following a specific diet or wants some company in the kitchen. We want dinner to be both nutritious and pleasurable.
Conversation and Companionship
According to studies, seniors who remain socially involved have a higher quality of life than their solitary peers. They also have a decreased risk of cognitive deterioration and depression when they have a healthy social life with their family, friends, and even caregivers! Our highly skilled caregivers offer your loved one mealtime conversations, daily discussions about current events, and companionship as they participate in their favorite activities together. Our caregivers and your senior loved one can create long, meaningful connections by working together on projects which help build their social skills resulting in a much healthier lifestyle.
Laundry and Light Housekeeping
Our caregivers can handle all laundry needs in-home or at a nearby laundromat. These services may include laundry washing, drying, ironing, and putting away clean clothes. Vacuuming, dusting, sweeping, mopping, cleaning bathrooms, cleaning kitchens (sinks, appliances, countertops, and taking out any garbage throughout the home), straightening all rooms, organizing closets and drawers, and cleaning any interior windows reachable without a ladder are all considered light housekeeping services in which our senior caregivers can provide to you or your loved one in need of assistance around the home.
Grocery Shopping and Errands
Comfort Keepers's care services can integrate grocery shopping, prescription pick-up, and other errands into a customized care plan to assist seniors who prefer not to, or are unable to, leave their house for various reasons.
Transportation
The services we provide are designed to assist individuals returning home after a hospital stay or who require transportation to and from important medical appointments to maintain or enhance their general health.
Medication Reminders
Caregivers can help clients take their medicine as advised by their physician by offering medication reminders. Our caregivers can open pharmaceutical containers, read care plans and prescription labels, and remind your loved one when it is time to take their prescribed medications.
Comfort Keepers creates individualized care programs that address physical safety, well-being, emotional health, and socialization needs. Our mission is to help your loved one maintain their freedom at home while achieving the highest possible quality of life!
Contact Us today to see how we can help.
To learn more about our senior companion care options, complete our online form or give us a call, (585) 249-0100.
