Back surgery requires a very extensive recovery period. If you do not have many friends or family members in the area where you live, it can be hard to get the support you need during your recovery period. A great option available to you is to hire a home health aide to give you help when you need it. The following guide walks you through a few reasons why a home health aide can serve as a great help during your recovery period.
Has Medical Knowledge
Someone that is trained as a home health aide will have specific training and knowledge when it comes to medical situations. He or she will know how to properly clean any wounds that need to be cleaned, change bandages, and administer you the proper dosage of medicine at the proper times. Having someone to help you keep up with your medical regimen can help make your recovery go smoothly.
Assists with Intimate Situations
When you have back surgery, bathing, washing your hair, and even going to the restroom will be difficult. You will need assistance to move around and someone will need to bathe you until you are able to do it for yourself. The aide will know the proper ways to help you move around so that you do not injure yourself.
Assists with Daily Living
Cooking, cleaning, and doing laundry will be impossible directly after you have surgery. The aide can help you by creating healthy meals that give you the sustenance you need to recover sooner. He or she can also help you with day-to-day chores that need to be done around your house to keep it running while you are not able to do them yourself.
Keeps You Company
During your recovery period, you may start to feel a bit lonely. You will not be able to go out and socialize with people for quite a while after getting back surgery. If you do not live near anyone you are close with, depression and loneliness could cause you to have a very hard time coping with your recovery. The aide will give you someone to talk to and serve as a companion as you recover so you do not have to feel lonely or depressed.
Most home health aides take the time to build a rapport with you so that you can feel as comfortable as possible with them. If you do not feel comfortable with the person, the company that the aide works for can send another aide to you.
Share6 July 2015
In the past, when I thought about home health care, I pictured an elderly man or woman stuck in bed just waiting to take his or her final breath. What I have recently learned is that there are people of all ages that can benefit from home health care specialists. When my niece was diagnosed with a rare liver disorder, our family rallied and did everything possible to make the new way of life as easy for my sister as possible. We spent hours over at her house helping with the baby, but then, my sister said she didn't need us as much --She had hired a home care aid. I hope this helps you in the future.
