A little conversation can go a very long way. Where senior care is concerned, that’s true for many seemingly small things that we tend to take for granted at earlier life stages.
A short walk around the block. Fresh air in the backyard. A round of cards at the kitchen table or an afternoon decorating for the holidays. Each of these moments can empower seniors with a sense of purpose, engage cognitive functions and bring a little bit of happy variety to the day.
It’s those elements that set home and senior care apart. At TheKey Montreal, we incorporate these aspects into everyday caregiving — helping the clients we care for live long and fulfilling lives at home. What does that look like from day to day? At TheKey Montreal, we:
- Hire only one in 25 applicants. We know it takes a special kind of person to provide gold-standard care at home. “We work hard to get a sense of individuals before we hire,” explains Timothy Thomas, Head of Canada Division, TheKey. “What’s just as important, though, is determining the right caregiver fit. Once we hire someone, we invest a lot of thought into pairing them with the right client. We consider everything from personality of the caregiver to individual needs and preferences of the client. That’s so important to successful caregiving.”
- Retain our people as employees, not contractors. Working with a home care provider like TheKey alleviates a lot of the stress families can feel when recruiting and retaining caregivers on their own. Working with us, families tap into a team of well-supported employees who are vetted, trained and enabled to do an exceptional job over the long term.
- Train caregivers in our proprietary Balanced Care MethodTM. Great caregiving doesn’t happen by chance. It’s built around a comprehensive approach. “Our Balanced Care Method really sets our caregiving apart for seniors across the Montreal area,” says Thomas. “It’s a unique approach. We train our people to focus on their clients’ health in terms of mind, body and spirit. They are ready to develop all kinds of routines and activities that support seniors across those three areas and it makes a big difference in quality of life — even for someone who’s mobility or cognition is limited.”
- Provide one-to-one support for mobility, meal prep, transportation, medication reminders, bathing, dressing and more. Whether travelling to a doctor’s appointment, taking a daily shower or putting together the right ingredients for a nutritious meal: our caregivers customize their focus to the specific needs of individual clients. There’s no one-sized fits all approach to aging, and we’ve designed our caregiving with that in mind.
- Scale our in-home caregiving to meet your needs. Schedules and routines look different from one client to the next. At TheKey, our services are flexible. We can offer personal, companion, dementia or other forms of care for just a few hours or 24/7. Says Thomas: “Every care plan begins with a family conversation. We get to know you, and the client we’ll be caring for. Once we understand everyone’s needs and expectations, we can design a great care plan that addresses the priorities that matter most to you.”
Considering in-home dementia care or have questions about the types of support we offer? Our specialists are here to help determine the best plan to meet your parent’s or loved one’s needs. Contact TheKey today to get started.