After back surgery the rules are strict: no bending, no lifting, no twisting, for weeks. That rules out putting on socks, getting into the tub, picking up a dropped towel and most of the other small movements that make up a morning. Personal care services for seniors Lombard IL families arrange with Guided with Grace give your parent a trained pair of hands for exactly those weeks, so the spine heals properly and nobody has to break the rules to get dressed.
Our personal care is hands-on help with washing, dressing, grooming and the bathroom. After spinal surgery it follows the surgeon’s precautions to the letter, so recovery is not set back.
As healing progresses the help steps down. Many families keep a weekly visit through regular senior home care, or add respite for the spouse who has been helping.
Spine surgery is one common reason; there are others.
Weeks of bending and lifting restrictions make dressing and bathing impossible without help.
Painful and slow to heal, and every movement needs care.
The discharge papers list what not to do alone; a caregiver makes that possible.
A caregiver takes over the physical work so the spouse does not get hurt too.
Recovering at home is easier with local help lined up.
The first two weeks after spine surgery are usually the hardest: getting in and out of bed hurts, sitting for long is uncomfortable, and the temptation to just bend down and pick something up is constant. A caregiver who is there each morning and evening removes that temptation and makes sure the small daily movements are done the way the surgeon intended.
York Township Senior Services at 1502 South Meyers Road lends medical equipment free of charge, including walkers, wheelchairs and shower benches, which often covers the equipment the surgeon recommends. Its Senior Rides service (630-620-2424) helps with follow-up appointments, and the township can help with Benefit Access applications. Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital and Advocate Good Samaritan in Downers Grove are where many of our Lombard clients have surgery; tell us the discharge date and we can be there for the first morning home.
For residents 60 and older who qualify, DuPage County Community Services (630-407-6500) administers the Illinois Community Care Program, which can pay for some in-home help. The DuPage Senior Citizens Council, based in Lombard, delivers Meals on Wheels, which saves a lot of standing at the stove during recovery, and AgeGuide’s Family Caregiver Support Program (1-800-528-2000) supports the family.
We provide personal care in Lombard, Villa Park and Glen Ellyn. More about how we work.
We ask for the surgeon’s instructions and build them into the plan, including how to help your parent in and out of bed and chairs safely. Every caregiver is screened, background checked and trained before placement, and Guided with Grace is a licensed and insured non-medical home care agency in Illinois.
We honor gender preference and keep the same caregiver through the recovery wherever possible. See the FAQ page.
Best booked before the surgery.
Call (630) 608-3956 or use the contact page with the surgery date and restrictions.
We check the bathroom and bedroom and suggest equipment, much of which York Township can lend.
Which tasks the caregiver does and how help reduces as healing goes on.
Care can often begin within a few days of the consultation, or on the first morning home if booked ahead.
These often sit alongside personal care.
Our caregivers also work nearby.
Yes. Give us the date and the restrictions and we will plan help with dressing, bathing and household tasks for the weeks he needs it.
Yes. They are written into his plan and the caregiver does the bending and lifting for him.
No. It is non-medical help; incision care stays with his nurses.
It depends on the surgery and on his surgeon’s instructions. Many people need daily help for the first few weeks and then less as the restrictions are lifted; we reduce the visits as he improves.
York Township lends shower benches, walkers and wheelchairs free of charge. We can help you arrange it.
Yes. An evening visit can be added to help him get ready for bed.
Yes. If he qualifies for funded hours, ours cover the rest.
Yes, along with Elmhurst, Oakbrook Terrace, Addison and Glendale Heights.
Tell us about the surgery and the restrictions. Call (630) 608-3956 or schedule a consultation.
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