In Home Senior Care in Park Ridge, IL

Assisting Hands Home Care helps those seniors who prefer to age in place with our senior home care services in Park Ridge, IL, and the surrounding areas. We will work with your loved one to come up with the best possible home care plan that will meet their needs. You can rest assured that we will take care of your loved one with quality, compassionate care.

Elderly Home Care

In previous generations, it was common for seniors to move to an assisted living facility or nursing home when they needed to be taken care of. Most seniors today prefer to stay in their home and age in place. This gives them more independence and the ability to control their own environment. Usually, even if they age in place, seniors may require care and assistance to stay safe in their home. If they are unable to fully take care of their home and themselves, they may have family members help them. However, once they reach a level where they need more care than a family member can provide, their loved one should work with a home care agency such as Assisting Hands Home Care to provide them with care right in their home.

Senior Care Services

At Assisting Hands Home Care, we offer senior care services to those who need in-home help in Park Ridge, IL, and the surrounding areas. First, we will meet you and your loved one to evaluate their needs and create a care plan. We will then assign a caregiver and make sure they get the best care.
We will fully accommodate the care needs of your loved ones with the utmost respect and compassion. Once we’ve created a care plan for them, we will make sure to choose and schedule a caregiver that can best accommodate their needs. Our care plans are also flexible so they can be adjusted when needed.
Each caregiver we employ has passed a background check and is licensed, bonded, and insured. They have been trained in CPR and First aid as well, so they are ready to help in an emergency. They will make sure your loved one is taken care of and over time, they will develop a personal relationship with them and be their companion as well as their caregiver.

Our caregivers can help your senior loved ones with the following activities of daily living (ADLs):

• Personal care and hygiene: We will help your loved one with personal hygiene and personal care such as bathing, brushing their teeth, and with using the restroom.
• Bathing and showering: Our highly skilled caregivers will help your loved one with bathing and showering.
• Restroom use: Your senior loved one will be helped with restroom use.
• Getting dressed: Your loved one will get help from our caregivers to get ready for bed and to get dressed in the morning when they wake up.
• Transfer assistance: Our caregivers will help your loved one get around the home and in and out of their bed or wheelchair as needed.
• Incontinence care: Our caregivers will help those who have issues with incontinence.

Other instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) included with our elder care services are:

• Transportation: We transport seniors who are not able to drive to where they need to go, such as to the doctor or to a family activity.
• Errands: Our caregivers take care of errands and shopping as needed.
• Meal preparation: Our caregivers will cook meals for your loved one that accommodate their dietary restrictions.
• Companionship: As they are providing them with care, our caregivers will become a companion to your loved one by engaging them in fun activities and friendly conversation.
• Light housekeeping: We will make sure that light housekeeping activities are completed. This includes dusting, vacuuming etc.

Complimentary Assessment for Your Senior Home Care Needs

We design our senior care services to meet the special, one-of-a-kind needs of your loved ones. Our care program will cover their specific care needs and include a timetable for the caregiver. We can also modify the care plan at any moment to reflect changes in care requirements.

If your loved ones in Park Ridge, IL might benefit from our elderly home care services, contact Assisting Hands Home Care for a free in-home evaluation. Call us for more information about our elder care services.