It's called "Custodial Care," and I'll explain...

In this first month of recovery I've hit a few weird bumps in the road. My insurance company called me to give me ideas to help me in my healing process. They suggested I consider "custodial care." While not covered by insurance, it is worth the small investment for me, and I wanted to share with you. Custodial care involves bringing in someone to help you do light work around the house: cook, light cleaning, transportation, errands.

This will be so beneficial as I found myself in full Mom-mode: up early getting Breakfast ready all the way through dinner and extra-curricular taxi-ing until late in the day. Seemed as time to recover hasn't been possible. But custodial care now allows me a couple days a week to just concentrating on healing myself.

Groceries are purchased. Meals are prepared for the week. The kitchen and house are tidied up. Doctor follow-ups are easier as custodial care involves taking me to my appointments. Prescriptions can be picked up by the one caring for me.

This is not an excuse to stay in bed 24/7. But, it truly is a service that helps me care for my family while caring for myself.

Look up "custodial care" or call United Way at 211 to get names of companies in your area. Some are strictly for senior citizens and some will help those recovering from surgery regardless of your age. Again…this is an out of pocket expense, just FYI. So glad the insurance company told me about this service, and I couldn't help but share it with you.

Edited October 6, 201510 yr by ItsTheNewMe

Thanks for sharing! It sounds like a wonderful option for people who might need it.