Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care
We Deliver the Individualized Care and Attention Your Loved One Deserves
Our compassionate Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers stand ready to deliver the necessary patience, empathy, and nurturing to put your mind at ease and keep your loved one safely aging in place.
Caring at Home provides innovative training to our caregivers that include specialized training for dementia and Alzheimer’s care. We also understand how important it is to keep a senior’s mind active and engaged, therefore, we can plan specific games or activities for our clients suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s. We will sit down and customize a personalized dementia care program that works best for your family; one that delivers the individualized attention your loved one requires, whether that be hourly care or continuous, 24-hour, monitoring.
Our Alzheimer’s and dementia care services include assistance with:
Exceptional Dementia Care Services
Caring At Home is proud to serve communities throughout Pennsylvania, including Scranton and Carbondale, PA. Our local caregiver teams share a commitment to enhancing their neighbors’ quality of life by providing the in-home elder care and companionship they need. Our qualified caregivers are trained to work with seniors with dementia, from those least affected to the most severely impacted.
Like all the other Home Care Services we offer, our reliable Dementia and Alzheimer’s Care is backed by the core values of kindness, respect, commitment, and integrity.
Customized In-Home Elder Care Services in Pennsylvania
At Comfort At Home, we realize that every one of our clients is unique. That’s why we develop a personalized in-home care plan customized to each person’s specific needs. Regardless of which in-home services you need, from a few hours per week to around-the-clock care, you can be confident you or your loved one will receive the nurturing they deserve. Understanding that needs often change, we offer a broad range of in-home health care services and flexible scheduling options, enabling us to respond quickly while putting an updated care plan into action for our clients as needed.
We also recognize that good communication is the key to good customer service. Our supervisory staff is in regular contact with our clients and caregivers to ensure information is shared in an accurate and timely manner. In addition to being well-trained and fully qualified, each Caring At Home caregiver must also pass a rigorous background check. Along with having a caregiver who genuinely cares, you will have peace of mind knowing you can contact an on-call nurse supervisor any time of day or night.
Delivered when and where you need them, our dependable Home Care Services include the following:
Dementia Care
If they aren’t a safety risk to themselves or others, helping a senior family member with dementia stay in their home can be highly beneficial. The committed, highly qualified caregivers at Caring At Home can assist clients with Alzheimer’s or dementia in the comfort of their private residences. In addition to helping the patient feel safe and secure – reducing the likelihood of anxiety or confusion episodes – our Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care services relieve the family’s responsibilities so they can stay refreshed.
Delivered with patience, empathy, and nurturing, our compassionate in-home dementia caregivers are trained to support clients and families in these ways:
- Continuity of Care
- Familiar Frame of Reference
- Meal Preparation & Assistance
- Low-Stress Environment
Companionship Care
Having a friendly and trusted companion around makes every day at home brighter. At Caring At Home, our companion caregivers enjoy spending time with seniors. While there, they can also perform services ranging from assistance with light housekeeping and routine exercise to facilitating socialization with peers.
These are some of the many ways our Companion Care services can help:
- Doctor’s appointments and prescription pick-up
- Mobility assistance
- Light exercise
- Grocery shopping
- Recreational activities
- Sorting, opening, and responding to mail
Caring Assistance & Supervision
Most of us wake up and start our days using the bathroom, bathing, dressing, and grabbing a bite to eat. For many seniors, this morning routine is not so easy as they struggle to perform basic activities of daily living (ADLs). To assist your efforts, the certified home health aides from Caring At Home offer reliable and discreet personal caregiving assistance for seniors.
Conveniently available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, our customized Personal Care solutions include the following:
- Bathing & Showering
- Transfer & Ambulation Assistance
- Toileting & Incontinence Care
- Oral Hygiene
Live In & 24-Hour Care
Finding the right caregivers to provide your senior with continuous in-home assistance can be challenging. Having them in your aging loved one’s home 24/7 to expertly handle emergencies will also be reassuring for you and other family members. At Caring At Home, we’ve done all the preparation for you. We will efficiently match your loved one with caregivers ideally qualified for their personality and care level needs.
Licensed, insured, and thoroughly screened, our 24/7 caregivers can provide these affordable and dependable Live-In or 24-Hour Senior Care services:
- One-On-One Attention
- Status Reports & Updates
- Accident & Fall Prevention
- Companion & Personal Care
Light HouseKeeping
If your senior loved one needs help maintaining their household, our convenient Light Housekeeping services can keep their home environment clean, comfortable, safe, and healthy. While we are not a dedicated cleaning service, our caregivers can provide housekeeping services that include
- Laundry
- Bedmaking and linen changes,
- Dusting, vacuuming, floor care (sweeping, mopping, etc.)
- Cleaning the bathroom and kitchen
- Taking out the trash, watering houseplants, and helping with organizational projects.
Meal Preparation
Our knowledgeable meal planners will ensure that your aging loved one eats better each and every day. From the initial grocery shopping to the in-home meal preparation itself, our caregivers will make sure that your senior’s nutritional needs are being met in the comfort of their own home. To put your mind at ease, Caring At Home is a licensed and insured home care provider, and all of the meal planners that we employ are carefully screened beforehand. Our affordable and dependable senior meal assistance services include:
- Recipe research and meal planning (Including your loved one’s favorite dishes
- Grocery shopping
- Caloric monitoring and proper nutrition
- Meal preparation
- Establishing an appealing eating environment
Medication Supervision
Our highly trained caregivers and home health aides understand the importance of helping independent seniors remember to take their daily medications as prescribed. For your protection, Caring At Home is licensed and insured, and all of our highly-trained hourly caregivers are thoroughly screened beforehand. Some of the medication supervision services we offer include:
- Ensuring medication is taken by the prescribed dosage and at the proper time
- Setting up an organizational pillbox to help with medication management
- Logging/reporting medication intake
Respite Care
Although it’s a labor of love, caring for an aging friend or relative can be physically and emotionally demanding. If you’re not careful, caregiver burnout can sneak up on you when least expected, impacting the quality of life of both you and your loved one. Our reliable respite caregivers can step in while you take a well-deserved break, allowing your senior to age gracefully in place while enjoying the familiar and comfortable surroundings of home.
Once customized to your needs, our affordable and reliable Respite Care services provide family caregivers with these benefits:
- Rest & Recharge
- 24/7 Availability
- Short-Term Care
- Peace of Mind
Frequently Asked Questions
We currently serve the greater Orange County, CA area with future services being planned in Los Angeles, Riverside and San Diego Counties.
We have a flexible hourly rate plan and a flat daily rate for 24-hour care. We believe in transparency in our cost of services and will work with you based on your particular financial situation and go over everything during your care assessment appointment.
Unfortunately, most health insurance plans do not have coverage for non-medical companion or personal care, however it might be possible if you have Long Term Care insurance. We can help communicate with your provider about your coverage. If you are discharged or a current member of our military and need care, call us about your benefits and how to qualify for coverage with the VA.
Yes! We are licensed through the State of California to provide non-medical in-home care services. Information about state licensing can be found at here. We also carry all the required insurance coverage including general and professional liability, employee dishonesty bond and worker’s compensation through CA State Compensation Fund. You will have the peace of mind that our employees are covered while working in your home.
We first look for people to be caregiveres that have a true desire to provide compassionate care. After careful selection, all caregiveres must be registered with the State of CA as Home Care Aides (HCA) and go through a Live Scan fingerprint and background check. We also ensure our Coaches have clean driving records and are properly insured before they provide transportation services. We also provide an innovative online training program to our Coaches and specialized training on dementia and Alzheimer’s care.
We work very hard to find a Coach that is the “right fit”. However, for any reason if a switch of a Coach is desired, simply communicate with us immediately and will accommodate as best we can.
We believe that technology can be a significant benefit to providing great care to you or your family. One way we do this is behind the scenes. We use a highly integrated, web-based, HIPAA compliant management system for scheduling, billing and family communication. This helps run our agency efficiently so we can focus on what is important, our care services. Another way is more visible to you. We partnered with Constant Companion to provide a special Amazon Alexa to call for help or answer questions, all voice activated. We provide the device with no upfront cost and a small monthly fee for the monitoring services.
Anywhere from immediately to no more than a few days depending on our staff’s availability. We also know that sometimes the need for in-home care arises urgently. If you are faced with an immediate or urgent need, call us as soon as you can to coordinate what is needed.
No, we do not require a contract and you can terminate services at any time. It is our goal to be very transparent about our services. If you have any other questions or concerns call us at 877-588-4343
How to Get Started
We have made it as easy as 1-2-3 to get in-home care!
- Call us at 888-229-8057 or make an online request to schedule a free care assessment
- Meet with one of our care coordinators virtually or in-person to develop a detailed care plan
- Receive care in the comfort of your home by one of our qualified in-home caregivers
When you contact Caring at Home our friendly team will answer your questions and address any concerns you may have. We will match your preferences to one of our caregivers, ensuring a good fit. You can then start receiving help as soon as you are ready.
Contact us today to discuss your needs or to schedule a free in-home assessment.
