Jerry DePetris owns a branch of Home Instead Senior Care, the largest network of non-medical caregiving services in the world. Through Home Instead Senior Care, Jerry DePetris is able to provide premier non-medical home care starting with companionship/Home Helper services, personal services, respite care, short term recovery services, Alzheimer’s care and many more. Jerry DePetris’ vision for these services is informed by Home Instead Senior Care’s research. In a recent study completed by the company, Jerry DePetris found out that 86 percent of the seniors polled wanted to keep living at home as long as possible, and most were willing to seek help to make that wish a reality.
The non-medical caregivers that Jerry DePetris and his company provide are able to help seniors improve their lives and live safely at home. They can begin the day with seniors, helping them shower, make breakfast, and provide medication reminders. This type of helpful assistance can be provided for a few hours each day, up to 24 hours per day x 365 days per year. Home Instead Senior Care offers companionship that many seniors lack when their partner passes or they are confined to the house. Caregivers do not only help with tasks such as cooking, eating, bathing, laundry, housekeeping, and toileting; they also make it easier for seniors to get out of the house, go places they enjoy, and rediscover hobbies like cooking and gardening.
Jerry DePetris understands that for some seniors, medical professionals may be a necessity. Since new technologies have enabled many seniors to stay in their home as they receive special medical care, at-home medical professionals have begun to play a key role in end-of-life care. However, Jerry DePetris notes, many medical care professionals are only authorized to provide the health care duties described in the patient’s medical prescription. Therefore, many people find it beneficial to also employ a non-medical care professional, like one from Home Instead Senior Care, to provide companionship and help with the daily tasks mentioned above.
