Respite care defined
Around-the-clock care
Free services
Four crucial questions every caregiver needs to ask
Respite care defined
Are you caring for a loved one at home? Do you ever need to take time away from your daily demands? If so, Harmony can care for your loved one while you’re away. It’s called respite care. And it’s a short-term stay where you get the peace of mind knowing your loved one is in expert hands with comfort, safety and dignity. Best of all, your loved one returns home safely and refreshed.
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Around-the-clock care
For a short-term respite stay, your loved one can receive 24-hour care and attention—delivered by a compassionate skilled nursing staff. So while you’re away, you can rest easy knowing your loved one’s in expert hands with our
- Health care that’s customized to your loved one’s needs
- 24-hour monitoring system
- Doctors on call 24-hours a day
- Highly trained and experienced nursing staff around the clock
- Multi-lingual and experienced doctors, therapists, nurses, social workers and staff who’ll make you feel comfortable.
- A large medical staff of the area’s finest physicians that include geriatricians, internists, family practice doctors and specialists in physiatry, wound care, psychiatry, optometry, podiatry and more.
- Medication monitoring service
- Personal care services—such as assisting with bathing, dressing and grooming
- Sensitive dementia care—if needed
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Free services to take advantage of
Here are some of the services Harmony can provide during your loved one’s short-term respite stay with us—all at no cost:
- Laundry
- Eating assistance
- Special diets
- Alzheimer’s assessments
- Wheel chair
- Walker
- Geri-chair recliner
- Cane
- Oxygen
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Four crucial questions every caregiver needs to ask
To decide whether short-term, respite care is right for you—and to best care for yourself and those who depend on you—here are four key questions to consider:
- Are you feeling run down by stress?
The U.S. Administration on Aging reports that stress is widespread among caregivers today. Some of the warning signs you should be aware of are loss of energy, difficulty with concentration or memory, change in appetite and even health problems.
- Is your role as caregiver affecting your job?
You may find the demands of your caregiving responsibilities conflict with your job and reduce your performance. In fact, recent studies show caregivers lose an average of three weeks of productivity a year—from taking personal phone calls, long lunches, days off and shorter hours.
- Are you taking enough time out for yourself?
Though it’s difficult to get away, taking a break from caregiving is vital for reducing stress and preventing burnout. Experts suggest that taking some time away from the caring for an impaired person is absolutely crucial in avoiding burn-out and continuing to care for someone.
- Can respite really help?
Absolutely. Research shows that caregivers who use respite services reduced their stress and improved their moods. What’s more, a Purdue University report revealed that “refusing to take breaks for self-renewal” can be harmful to both your loved one as well as to yourself. At Harmony, we give you the worry-free break you need to keep healthy and keep from burning out.
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