Recovering from an amputation is a big deal. If the surgery was an emergency, your family member may face a bigger recovery than she expects. Your family member may need the help of post hospital care providers to make her recovery easier. Even if she had time to prepare for what was about to happen. Here is a little bit of what they can do to help her.
Managing Symptoms
Any surgery brings symptoms and issues after the fact. If your family member has other health issues that contributed to the amputation, like poor circulation or diabetes, then those health conditions need to be addressed. Then, there’s likely to be swelling and discomfort after surgery. Post hospital care providers can also help manage that.
Watching for Signs of Problems
One big concern is any post-surgical issue or problem, particularly infection. That can cause serious health issues for someone who has just undergone amputation. In that case, the more quickly those situations are resolved, the better. Post hospital care providers are always on guard for situations that indicate infection and other issues. Their fast reactions can ensure your family member doesn’t have to worry that complications will limit her recovery.
Assisting with Daily Care
Recovering from any surgery makes the simplest tasks, like taking a shower or getting to the bathroom, feel impossible. Even preparing meals can feel like something that is just beyond what she’s able to handle. Those situations are even more complicated when the surgery involves amputation. Caregivers are there to help with these daily tasks. Making them easier and helping your family member recover and heal.
Lining up Additional Services
After the initial recovery goes well, it’s time to think about bigger recovery, and that can mean learning how to adapt to life with its new normal. Working with occupational and physical therapists can help your family learn how to do everyday tasks in new ways, accommodating for the amputation. Home health care helps coordinate this care, lining up all the services your family member needs.
Keeping Everyone on the Same Page
Obviously, many healthcare professionals are involved in something as complicated as surgical amputation. Someone needs to keep everyone informed and updated on the situation and needs of your family member. Post hospital care providers can be that liaison, ensuring that all her healthcare providers are on the same page about her health and her needs. As your family member’s situation changes, additional help might be necessary, and having someone lead that quest can make quick work of that task.
Undergoing amputation is also emotionally charged. Your family member may need much more support and assistance over time. Post hospital care services can help you find the tools and assistance she needs.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Post Hospital Care in San Diego, CA, please contact the caring staff at Aaron Home Care. (619) 880-5522
A Trusted Home Care Agency Serving La Jolla, Pacific Beach, Point Loma, San Diego, UTC, La Mesa, Chula Vista, Coronado, Bonita, Eastlake and the surrounding areas.
In 1999, Aaron was named Residential Program Manager of a group home for disabled adults in Arlington, Virgina. Here, he built a reputation for being compassionate with his clients and efficient in company operations. In the years that followed, Washington DC’s human services field went through unprecedented reform when the city was fined $11 million for the previously unchecked abuse, neglect, and exploitation of the very population it was supposed to protect. In 2005, Aaron was selected by a watchdog company to co-create and implement a monitoring system to safeguard and advocate for the system’s most vulnerable residents. This system is still in use today.
Aaron is now using his unique gifts and profound experience in the human service field to provide San Diego County Seniors with dependable, compassionate caregivers through Aaron Home Care.
He currently serves on the board of the San Diego Regional Home Care Council and is an active member of the Senior Advocate Network of San Diego.
Aaron Home Care is a member of the American Board of Home Care and is accredited by the Better Business Bureau.
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