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Independent Living Assessment

What Are The Challenges of Independent Living?

It doesn't always involve a crisis.
It can be the result of the natural aging process. Over the years, a person's visual and other physical capabilities begin to change. Loneliness and a lack of companionship can take its toll as well. While the vast majority of people over 65 are independent and living safely in their personal homes, the number of those needing assistance with routine personal tasks is rising as people live longer. Sometimes a little help is all that is needed to remain safely at home.

What you need to know.
Key activities of daily life keep people living independently and safely. These are the basic functions in life that must be accomplished. When people can't do these activities independently, they all too often end up in facilities instead of remaining in their homes where they want to be. These basic activities include:

  • Bathing
  • Dressing and grooming (ie. shaving, washing your hair)
  • Getting in and out of bed or up from chairs
  • Going to the bathroom
  • Getting around inside the house or apartment
  • Preparing and eating meals
  • Light housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Meal preparation
  • Grocery shopping
  • Getting around outside - visiting the doctor
  • Errands

Interim HomeStyle Services also provides one on one companionship that eliminates social isolation through the following kinds of activities:

  • Writing/correspondence
  • Reading
  • Conversation
  • Entertainment
  • Arts and crafts and games

Caregivers provided by Interim HomeStyle Services are bonded, insured and covered by worker's compensation. They are people with a kind heart and a gentle touch who understand the special needs of seniors.