Chances are, Memorial Day is an important day for those in senior care. Sherman Oaks, CA seniors likely either are veterans themselves, or have family or friends who served in the armed forces. And that may mean many senior day-care clients know some who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Those in residential assisted living in Sherman Oaks, CA includes some from the greatest generation — that dwindling number who lived through World War II. Then others may have served in Korea, Vietnam, Panama, or even as recently as the first Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm. Chronic health conditions and other problems that seniors face could make excellent senior home care a necessity at an earlier age.
And our seniors, particularly those who are veterans, deserve the best aging and adult services in Sherman Oaks, CA. That’s why we at Home Instead are pleased to make our trained, licensed, bonded, compassionate CAREGivers available in Sherman Oaks and the surrounding area.
Our CAREGivers will get to know their clients, and not only what assistance they need. They will spend the time needed to get to know their clients, because caring for seniors means caring for people, not just managing cases.
So, when something as important as Memorial Day rolls around, our CAREGivers will be ready and willing to help make the day special. That may include spending time with fellow veterans. It may mean helping to place flags on the graves of deceased soldiers, sailors, Marines, or airmen at the local cemetery. It may mean a cookout with loved ones and re-telling favorite stories.
It may mean staying at home, and just needing someone to be there to listen.
Memorial Day, the day we recall the sacrifices made by members of our armed forces to secure our freedoms, can bring different emotions to different people. For those with more life experience, whether they personally served or not, those emotions can be more intense.
The CAREGivers of Home Instead stand ready to serve those who need help. The need may be as simple as a senior companion — someone to come by and help around the house or just be there to talk and pass the time. Or the need may be as significant as a 24-hour caregiver and help for seniors with dementia.
Whatever the need, the solution can be found through a virtual or in-home assessment with Home Instead. Call today at 818-988-6848 to start the conversation.
