Home Care
Personal Care
Oftentimes, aging adults and the disabled are uncomfortable having family members support them with highly personal tasks like bathing and toileting. Having a caregiver from outside the family network to help allows these individuals to maintain their sense of dignity. Some examples of the services we provide are:
Bathing and hygiene
Good personal hygiene is important to physical and mental well-being. Our caregivers are specially trained in personal hygiene and other personal services, and always focus on preserving each client’s dignity, comfort, and health.
Walking assistance, mobility, and posture positioning
Our clients benefit from regular movement, which results in physical and mental improvements. Movement helps with digestion and circulation and stimulates the mind with new sights and sounds of different rooms or the fresh air of outdoors. Our caregivers carefully consider each individual’s ability to walk, climb stairs, get in and out of vehicles, chairs, beds, and bathrooms, and other routine movements. We also make sure each client maintains proper posture, for example, when eating, reading or watching television.
Toileting care
Our specialized caregivers are trained and experienced in assisting with urinary and bowel care, with the utmost attention given to a client’s comfort and self-esteem.
Oral hygiene
Our caregivers can help our clients with mouth, gum, and denture care to encourage better overall oral hygiene. Caregivers will carefully brush and floss teeth, gums, and the tongue, and remove and replace dentures as needed.
Companion Care
We offer a wide range of companion care services which can be carried out in the home, in the hospital or in various healthcare facilities.
Regular visits, conversation, and company
Having a regular visitor with common interests or other special qualities can be something to look forward to on a daily basis. It can make all the difference in the world to someone who is living alone or is home alone for long stretches. Visits can be as simple as walking and talking, watching movies together, or even a trip to the bowling alley for the adventurous. We match the caregiver to the client’s interests.
Medication reminders
Our caregivers cannot administer medications, but they can provide regular reminders for oral medications or injections and monitor side effects or other medical issues.
Special diets, meal preparation, eating assistance
Cooking and cleaning up is our job. Our caregivers can prepare regular meals focused on maintaining a healthy diet and sufficient nutrition. We are happy to do the shopping and prepare meals per the client’s specific direction or meal plan, or we can get creative with other healthy options. In fact, we encourage and provide incentives to our caregivers to take cooking classes. Due to some of our clients’ physical and emotional challenges in performing basic functions, such as eating, our caregivers provide exceptional sensitivity, care, and safety.
Light housekeeping
Leave the cleaning to us! Safety and cleanliness in the home are very important, and our caregivers provide services including vacuuming, dusting, trash removal, organizing and tidying, changing bedding and basic cleaning of kitchens and bathrooms. We cannot do deep cleaning, lift or move furniture or wash windows, but we are happy to provide quality referrals.
Laundry services
We clean and organize clothes and linens. Our caregivers can wash, dry, fold, iron and organize clothing, bed linens and towels into closets and drawers. Laundry can pile up fast and can be difficult to manage for people with physical restrictions. Let us help keep the home clean and safe.
Shopping, errands, and transportation
Stocking the refrigerator with fresh food, getting medications at the pharmacy, and taking the client to the doctor are typical services in this category. But some clients also need a ride to a friend’s home, a movie theatre, or various other social and recreational activities. Our caregivers provide a safe journey using their own vehicle, or if required, the client’s vehicle. Proper insurance and clean driving records are mandatory for our caregivers.
Mail and paperwork organization
We can help when the mail is piling up and bills are not being paid. At the specific direction of our clients, our caregivers can assist with organizing mail and other paperwork. If you select our care management services, a certified expert can also help pay bills.
Technology services
We offer unique web-platform technology to supplement our caregiving service which can bring loved ones peace of mind. Clients’ families can see exactly when caregivers have checked into and out of the home and review any daily notes the caregiver has taken. The caregiver can also receive specific notes from loved ones on what to watch for or relay special needs for the day.
Respite care
Families need a break to maintain their own health. This is critical, as caregiving can be immensely stressful. We can help relieve the stress of caring for a loved one by providing a much-needed break for primary family caregivers.