Key Aspects of Companion Care:
- Social engagement: Conversation, playing games, reading together, or accompanying clients on walks or outings.
- Emotional support: Reducing loneliness and isolation, offering friendship and encouragement.
- Daily assistance: Light housekeeping, meal preparation, grocery shopping, running errands, or reminders (like when to take medication, though not administering it).
- Transportation: Driving clients to appointments, social events, or community activities.
Goal of Companion Care:
To enhance quality of life by helping individuals stay socially active, emotionally supported, and safely independent in their own homes.