You can ensure your parents get the best available care toward the end of their life by helping them age in place. Many seniors go into care facilities or nursing homes and see that as the end. Those who can stay at home are much happier and enjoy the freedom that comes with aging in place. With help from Sage Medical, you can help your parents stay in their home with our mobile clinic. We provide at-home care for seniors, so they don’t have to leave the house to see a doctor.

If you’re looking for ways to help your parents age at home, we have five great reasons why you should consider setting them up with our mobile clinic.

Addresses home safety concerns

While the home is considered a safe place, it can often have a plethora of safety hazards for seniors. Things as simple as a piece of paper on the floor or a cord that has too much slack into a walkway can create slipping or tripping hazards. What’s more, the oven and stove can be dangerous if left on or there’s too much clutter around them. Your parents’ doctor can evaluate any safety concerns your parent might have in their home that haven’t been addressed, then suggest ways to improve overall safety. Improvements like handrails next to the shower or a small ramp for a walker or wheelchair to easily step over the threshold into the home.

Can assess of living conditions first-hand

Beyond looking for safety hazards, a doctor can see the living conditions of a home for themselves when they make a house call with their mobile clinic. Seniors aren’t always able to tend to housekeeping chores as they tend to get more difficult to complete with advanced age. This can lead to dust or trash accumulating, which will negatively impact air quality. Your parents’ doctor can see these things for themselves and let you know what kind of help they need around the house.

Provides ways to stay active

It’s easy to tell someone they need to stay active and leave it at that. The hard part is suggesting ways they can be active without seeing what they’re working with at home. A doctor can look around the home and suggest creative ways your parents can move their bodies both inside and outside of the house. One of the benefits of living in Scottsdale is that it’s easy to get out and go for an evening walk for much of the year.

Takes a burden off your schedule

Taking care of aging parents is challenging. You have a busy schedule and can’t always accommodate changes to drive them to a doctor’s appointment. The doctor comes to your parents’ home with a mobile clinic to perform a check-up. It’s easier on your schedule as you don’t have to be present at all, or you can open a smaller window of time that doesn’t have to account for travel and sitting in a waiting room.

Easier to have regular check-ups

Getting regular check-ups is an essential part of ensuring your parents are staying healthy. A mobile clinic will come to their home, so they don’t have to drive themselves or find a ride to get to the office. They’ll be much more welcoming of a doctor in their home than if they have to make the trek to the clinic.

Contact us to learn more

You can learn more about our mobile clinic with Sage Medical and how we can help your parents age in place by getting in touch with our team. Give us a call at 480-418-6985 or send a message using our contact form.