Hire Compassionate In-Home Caregivers in Contra Costa County from Always Best Care

Since 1996, Always Best Care has been assisting seniors with both in-home care and free referrals to assisted living facilities. Their caregivers are compassionate and dedicated, and undergo thorough background checks to ensure peace of mind for the senior client and their family. They are also licensed, bonded, and insured, and are never contractors for Always Best Care, but employees. The company takes great pride in pairing the best senior with the best caregiver, to create a long-lasting, fulfilling bond for both.

Seniors who live in the East Bay area, who are interested in learning more about in-home caregivers in Contra Costa County, are invited to call the Always Best Care East Bay location to set up a free care consultation. What services do the Always Best Care caregivers provide their senior clients? Everything from home helper services, to companion services, to personal care services, depending on the client’s needs. These include (but certainly aren’t limited to): changing bed linens, preparing future meals, checking food expirations, preparing grocery lists, discussing current and historical events, dusting, vacuuming, and sweeping, arranging appointments, providing Alzheimer’s/dementia care, assisting with morning wake-ups and evening tuck-ins, and many more.

There are a variety of ways that seniors can fund the services of in-home caregivers in Contra Costa County through Always Best Care and these include Medicaid Waiver Programs, Home Equity Loans, Personal and Retirement Savings, Veteran’s Administration Programs, Long-Term Care Insurance, Family Funds, Reverse Mortgages, and more. During the care consultation, one of the Always Best Care professional care coordinators will discuss all of these matters with you so that you can get the very best care available.

The senior care in Contra Costa County available through the Always Best Care caregivers is exceptional because each caregiver receives extensive training, and participates in on-going training to stay updated with the demands of the senior health care industry. If you are a senior living in the East Bay area, and would like additional information about senior care in Contra Costa County, you can call the Always Best Care East End branch at (925) 210-0323 today to set up your own free care consultation. They look forward to hearing from you!

Seniors: Ideas on How to Cope with Insomnia

Insomnia affects everyone, no matter what age; however, it’s quite common among seniors for a variety of reasons including a change in their circadian rhythm, and shifts in their normal sleep patterns. Insomnia can be frustrating, irritating, and also rob you of enjoying the next day because you are not functioning to your full capacity.

Here are some tips on how you can beat insomnia, and get that good night’s sleep that you crave.

• Try not to take naps during the daytime. If at all possible, avoid taking naps during the day, however, if you must, consider the 20-30 minute power nap, and don’t take it past three o’clock in the afternoon. If you take a nap too close to bedtime, you’ll likely end up back where you started, sleepless and staring at the ceiling.

• Eat dinner several hours before bedtime. If you eat too close to bedtime, your body just might keep you up because it is preoccupied with digesting spicy or fatty foods. This can lead to uncomfortable heartburn, which, at best, offers a fitful night’s sleep.

• Exercise daily. When you exercise, you are doing your body a world of good, and tiring it out at the same time. When you expel energy, you also give yourself energy for the day and also create a means to fall asleep easily at night.

• Keep a normal sleep schedule. This could be, for example, go to bed at 10pm, and then wake up at 6am. If you follow a schedule like this for yourself every day, you are more likely to fall asleep when you need to, and wake up refreshed.

• Prep your bedroom for good sleep. Is the temperature comfortable? Is the light blocked? Are your pillows, blankets, and sheets comfortable and clean? Do you need white noise like a fan or white noise machine to help you fall asleep? If so, get one. 

• Limit caffeine intake close to bedtime. When you’ve had a bad night’s sleep, it’s tempting to drink lots of coffee the next day, but don’t drink it too close to bedtime or the stimulant will backfire on you.

If you are a senior living in the East Bay area, and would like some information regarding senior home care services in East Bay, or other elder care options in Contra Costa County, call the Always Best Care East Bay location at (925) 210-0323 to set up a free consultation. They look forward to hearing from you!