Try: Most care recipients cr prefer to stay at home as long as possible the ability to stay at home often depends on how much support the cr has her general health and her financial situation the following are things to factor into an assessment of the cr’s ability to stay in home household maintenance depending on the house keeping a household running smoothly can be a significant amount of work if the cr has a hard time managing everything she can look into laundry shopping gardening housekeeping and handyman services transportation transportation is an important issue for crs investigating transportation options can help the cr keep some independence and maintain her social network home modifications if cr’s mobility is becoming limited home modifications can go a long way towards making home more comfortable examples of this include grab bars in the shower ramps to avoid or minimize the use of stairs or even installing new bathrooms on the ground floor some crs even modify the home so living can be done on one floor if stairs are a problem personal care many crs who stay at home hire a personal caregiver the worker will usually help with activities of daily living such as dressing bathing feeding or meal preparation a cr can hire help with personal care ranging from a few hours a day to live-in care health care some health care services can be provided at home check with the cr’s insurance to see what kind of coverage is available although some cost may come out of pocket information references helpguide org

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Keywords: House caregiver living situation in home care

*This information is listed as a Fact Sheet and is not explicitly medically licensed