Our in-home care and companionship services address
both the physical and emotional needs of our clients.
Assistance with Mobility
Basic mobility is something many of us take for granted. But for the elderly or disabled, even moving from a chair to the bed can seem daunting. Our caregivers are experienced in helping clients overcome basic mobility challenges—such as moving about the home, getting in and out of cars, stair climbing, and negotiating access ramps.
If your loved one requires a cane, walker, or other device, our caregivers will work with them to maximize their mobility and comfort. Our goal is always to provide our clients with the confidence they need to live safely within their homes and to retain their independence.
Daily Hygiene
Personal hygiene is important both to the physical sand emotional lives of our clients, and reduces health risks from bacterial infections, skin rashes, and urinary tract infections. But physical and cognitive limitations can make keeping a basic hygiene schedule challenging.
Our trained home care aides are prepared to provide the level care your loved one needs to maintain their independence, including assistance with bathing and showering, shaving, grooming, and basic dental care. We treat our clients with compassion and dignity—helping to make daily hygiene a safer, easier, and less overwhelming experience overall.
Daily Reminders for Medication
For patients with even mild cognitive impairment, keeping up with a daily medication schedule can be a challenge. That’s why our home care assistants work with each client to ensure that your loved one is taking the correct medication at the appropriate time of day.
We also help ensure that all medications are taken in the proper dosage and at the proper time of day. Our caregivers are experienced in helping our clients manage their medications by maintaining pill counts and a daily log of medications taken. We also offer reminders on when vital prescriptions are due for renewal, so your loved one never misses a dose.
Light Housekeeping
Maintaining a clean and tidy home is essential to personal independence. Our caregivers are prepared to assist with basic light housekeeping duties that our clients find challenging or confusing to perform alone.
While we are not a housecleaning service, we recognize the importance of the basic tasks needed to maintain a functional household. Our caregivers help clients with activities such as washing dishes, checking expiration dates on food products, disposing of spoiled food, watering plants, gathering and taking out trash, wiping down counters, maintaining clean bathroom facilities, basic organizing, and light sweeping or vacuuming.
Errands and Shopping
For those with physical or cognitive limitations, even a short errand to the grocery store or pharmacy can be cause for anxiety. Our caregivers can help by assisting with shopping lists, picking up medications, and driving your loved one to and from the market.
Our aides can accompany your loved one to the store and offer assistance in reading labels, tracking prices, and ensuring that all essential items are
purchased and put away upon returning home.
Meal Preparation/Diet
A healthy life requires a healthy diet. Daily nutritious meals not only nourish the body, they provide valuable benchmarks for those with cognitive impairment. Our caregivers are skilled at helping clients prepare, serve, and store healthy meals.
We’ll help your loved one make shopping lists, buy nutritious ingredients, cook and prepare the meal, clean up and wash dishes, and safely store any leftovers. We can also offer education on the health advantages of a diet rich in vegetables and fruits and low in junk food.
Laundry
Having an ample supply of clean clothes is essential in maintaining one’s independence. But keeping pace with the demands of laundry can be difficult for those with physical or cognitive impairment. As part of the light housekeeping services we offer, our caregivers will help your loved one gather and do laundry, as well as assist in folding and putting away clean clothes.
Monitors Food Expiration
An often unanticipated problem for elders is ensuring that all food, whether in the fridge or on the shelves, is safe to eat. Unintentional consumption of expired food products can present additional and unnecessary health risks such as exposure to salmonella and other bacteria. For this reason, our caregivers regularly check the expiration dates on clients’ perishables, minimizing the risk for food poisoning and ensuring that all consumables remain fresh and healthy.
Companionship
Humans are social animals, and there’s no substitute for the companionship, comfort, and stimulation that a good conversation can bring. Our caregivers provide clients with more than task-oriented services. We spend time with your loved one, sharing stories and memories, playing cards or board games, watching TV,
or even going on short day trips.
Social connections not only have emotional benefits, they also help establish and maintain routines, build rapport between client and caregiver, and provide vital memory cues for clients with cognitive impairment. We like to think of our caregivers as reliable emotional touchstones whose visits clients not only expect, but look forward to.