Take advantage of our services today, designed to help our clients achieve overall wellness. No matter your needs, our dedicated team is here to provide personalized support to enhance the quality of life with our in-home care services.
To execute our mission, we offer various non-medical in-home care services made specifically to meet your health and personal needs. Our team of professional caregivers is ready to assist you with your daily routine. The services we offer are all aimed at improving your overall well-being.
Our in-home care services include, but are not limited to:
- Live-In Care
- Personal Hygiene
- Dementia Care
- Companionship
- Veterans Care
- Personal Care
- Respite Care
- Mobility Assistance
- Non-Emergency Medical Transport Services
Three essential questions to ask to ensure the company you choose has a strong set of core values:
- Communication – Will I be able to communicate with the caregiver easily and have continued access to my case manager? This is the core of our approach. We believe you should never feel a lack of control or communication with your caregiver. For this reason, you are assigned a case manager who is always available.
- Integrity – Has a sense of trust been established? We believe this is the key to a comfortable relationship and the well-being of the client. That’s why we carefully screen all our caregivers.
- Performance – Am I confident I will get the professional care promised and that there will be accountability and follow-up? Home care is dynamic; a family’s needs can change daily. You chose home care to allow your loved one to remain independent and retain their quality of life, not to endure more paperwork and problem-solving. We make a simple promise: we will be there for your family. If you’re not satisfied, we will work with you until you are.
We are committed to:
- recruiting, training, and retaining competent experienced staff
- valuing, supporting, recognizing, and appreciating our staff who are our greatest asset
- providing a work environment that encourages personal enjoyment and enhances job satisfaction and performance through recognition and reward
- developing and maintaining positive relationships with the community, including local Home Care and Health Care personnel/organizations
- conducting our business in an accountable and responsible manner
- adhering to the professional code of ethics of the Home Care industry and applying continuous quality improvement measures throughout our Agency
Does Your Loved One Need Assistance To Help Them Stay Independent At Home? Use This Checklist To Determine if they need in-home care services.
1. Care Needs
Consider their care needs and make a list of things that need to be provided. Be able to show an example of a usual day, from the moment they wake until they return to bed, and be sure to include a timeline of when they have their meals, naps, and other activities.
2. Hands-on Care
How much hands-on personal care is needed vs. non-hands-on companion care? If more companion care is needed, make a list of things that the care recipient likes to do.
3. Transportation Services
Do you need someone to escort the care recipient to their Doctor and other social activities? If so, how will they travel? Will the Caregiver drive the care recipient in the care recipient’s car? Will the Caregiver drive the care recipient in the Caregiver’s car? Has the home care agency verified the caregiver’s vehicle insurance is active? Will they take public transportation (bus or taxi cab)? In addition to in-home care services, Living in Place Caregivers offers Non-Emergency Transportation services which can be booked for various needs.
What to do if you think a senior should not be driving.
4. Memory Loss
Is there memory loss? If so, have you had the type of Memory Loss diagnosed (Alzheimer’s Disease, Huntington’s Disease, Pick’s Disease, Frontal Lobe Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia, Lewy Body Disease, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Vascular Dementia, Parkinson’s Disease)? Blood clots and brain tumors may also cause dementia. A diagnosis of dementia type will help the agency to better understand the care needs and assign a Caregiver with the right type of training and qualifications.
5. Language
Do you need a Caregiver who speaks a certain language?
6. Hours
How many hours of care per day will you require? Review the list of services you will need performed during the care visit and decide on the minimum number of hours per day that would work as a starting point. The agency will need to know the service hours needed to assign a caregiver and will allow you to adjust the hours after the first week to accurately meet the care needs.
7. Dietary
Are there any special cooking requirements? Communicate any food allergies or specific cooking requests and consider how groceries will be purchased or delivered if the care recipient is unable to shop for groceries on their own.
8. Additional Skills
Are there any “skilled” care requirements, such as taking blood pressure, blood sugar testing, wound care, or a feeding tube? Communicate if these specialized services will need to be performed or monitored.
9. Medication Management
What is the care recipient’s method for managing medications? Do you know for sure if the medications are currently being taken correctly? Be able to provide a list of medications and the method of monitoring so the Agency will be aware of possible side effects and other requirements such as taking pills with or without food, etc.
10. Care Management
Will Care Management be required? As caregivers are responsible for providing “hands-on” care, they do not have time to manage the overall care issues. A trained Care Manager can supervise all of the care needs, from obtaining refills to medications via the local pharmacy to arranging doctor’s appointments and other necessary services. A care manager will work with family members and take on responsibilities that they are unable to perform and provide professional expertise in guiding long-term care decisions.
A Checklist To Help You Choose A Quality And Safe In-Home Care Agency:
- Business license and necessary state licensure (if required by the state where the agency is located)
- Caregivers are “Employees” (this means the Agency is responsible for paying all employee payroll taxes, as required by law: Unemployment Insurance tax, Social Security tax, Medicare tax, and State and Federal with-holdings)
- Worker’s Compensation Insurance
- Professional Liability Insurance
- Fidelity Bond Insurance (this is sometimes referred to as “theft” insurance)
- Active Management of the Caregiver through a direct Supervisor or Manager
- Plan of Care
- Criminal Background Check performed on all Employees
- Training for Caregivers
- 24-Hour On-CallService
- Satisfactory Customer Ratings
- Caregivers check in and out via a phone app that validates the Caregiver is at the client’s home
- Family members can log into a website portal to monitor the care being provided to their family member
These Checklist requirements are especially valuable when no family members live close enough to monitor the care; By having these standards in place, if the Caregiver suffers an accident while working in the senior’s home, their injuries and care are covered by Worker’s Compensation Insurance.
