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Service
Descriptions
Light Housekeeping:
Pick-up and straighten, dust, sweep and vacuum. Keep kitchen and
bathroom clean. Wash and iron clothes for client. Change sheets. Take
out the garbage.
Meal Preparation:
Encourage good nutrition. Prepare tasty meals that meet dietary needs.
Offer enticing snacks and beverages throughout the day. Work with
client to plan meals and make grocery list. Do grocery shopping. Wash
client’s dishes.
Household Organization:
Clean out refrigerator. Make sure spoiled and expired food is
discarded. Run errands with client: grocery store, bank, library,
hairdresser, post office.
Companionship:
Help client maintain routines, revive interests, and try new activities
- anything from shopping the sales to attending a meeting for retired
professionals. Help client stay in touch with friends, family, and the
community. Read aloud from newspapers, magazines, novels, snail mail and
e-mail. Help client organize family photos and mementos in albums.
Listen to the stories.
Medication Reminders:
Remind client to take medicine. Caregivers may assist clients with
medications which are ordinarily self-administered.
Personal Care:
Help client get dressed and undressed. Help client shower, shampoo, and
shave. Help client use the toilet, protecting dignity and privacy.
Provide safe assistance getting in and out of bed, chairs, wheelchairs,
and cars. Put on elastic stockings and other supports.
Superivison:
Provide unobtrusive supervision. Tactfully redirect client from
unsafe activity. Provide sensitive reminders to use cane or walker
correctly. Encourage safe exercise. Walk with client, do prescribed
exercises together.
Personal Care Plan
Your needs and the needs of your family are unique. A personal care plan
is designed to improve your quality of life through:
• Customized and
flexible personalized care plans
• Carefully selected and trained caregivers
• Consistent caregiver relationships
• Rapid start-up times
• Regular family updates
Our support
makes the difference. Your personal care plan is developed with you at
the center. We begin by listening. You select the services that interest
you, and together we create a plan that caters to your daily lifestyle.
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