Each person needing home care assistance in Bethesda, MD, has unique needs. For this reason, Capital City Nurses offers a full range of in-home care services options, from senior companion services to in-home care services. The ultimate goal of all the services offered is to improve the quality of life for seniors and other adults by developing a customized plan of care on a schedule that works best for all. Different levels of in-home care services are matched to the abilities of the person needing care.

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Understanding the Levels of Care

In Bethesda, MD, we offer two types of assistance care: activities of daily living (ADLs)and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). These are collective terms that describe skills needed to care for one self independently. You can use these activities to determine the home care services that Capital City Nurses can provide for your senior or other person needing assistance in Bethesda, MD.

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The ADLs have six fundamental activities, which are the ability to do the following.

• Ability to move positions and walk without assistance
• Feed oneself
• Dress oneself
• Bath and perform personal care tasks
• Control the bowel and bladder function
• Walk back and forth to the toilet and use it appropriately

The IADLs are the next level of living skills that require more complex thinking and organizational skills. The skills include the ability to perform the following functions.

• Grocery shop
• Meal preparation
• Drive or obtain other forms of transportation
• Minimum of light housekeeping
• Use the telephone and manage mail
• Handle medication management, including picking them up and taking them

Capital City Nurses can assist with any of these activities on a scheduled visitation basis or as live-in care or respite care to give you a periodic break from caregiving. Sometimes, all a client needs are medication management, light meals, and companionship care services in Bethesda, MD. Some clients need physical therapy or chronic illness management. A customized care plan is essential to quality care.

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Skilled Nursing Care: Highest Level of Care

Skilled nursing care is the highest level of care and includes some medical services. For those who have activity limitations and medical issues needing monitoring, nurse visits may be necessary to ensure a safe home environment for ageing in place. It includes things like ostomy care, medication management for seniors, IV therapy, wound care, and more.

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Qualified and experienced caregivers in Bethesda, MD, providing specialized services, can assist with dementia care, stroke care, and hospice care. Specialized services help clients medically, but they are also concerned with the quality of life, whether an individual is learning to live with the aftermath of a stroke, deteriorating mental capacity, or at the end of life.

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‍The Care Needed to Live the Best Life

We believe everyone has a right to live their best life at any age, no matter what activities they can or cannot perform independently. In so many situations, living the best life means living at home. Capital CityNurses, a licensed and insured home care agency in Bethesda, MD, provides in-home senior care and care for other adults that promotes mental wellness, social wellness, and dignity, all critical to physical health.

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Call 866-807-7307 to discuss our available services and how we can meet the needs of your senior or adult needing home care services.You can also send us your email address by completing the online contact form.