1. Cut out the house cleaning service. Home care services can maintain household cleanliness.
2. Have the hired caregiver cook at home instead of ordering meals.
3. Use an emergency alert system if you’re loved one is at risk for falling at night and pay for caregiving services during the day.
4. Have multiple family members? Share days of the week to spend time with your elderly loved one and use a caregiver for the times in between when no one can be there.
5. Start out with home care services during times of greatest need only. Not all the time.
6. Find out if you can share a caregiver with an elderly neighbor and split the cost.
7. Look into government funded respite services through your local office on aging.
8. Split the week between an adult day care center and in home care.
9. Split the time with a volunteer from church, RSVP, neighbor. (www.faithinactionnetwork.org) , www.volunteermatch.com.
10. Veteran’s benefits for veterans or surviving spouses could help pay for home care. Visit www.veteranaid.org for more information.
Home Care Services
Services are provided from 6 hours a week to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We serve Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx and Manhattan.
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Hourly Weekday/Weekend Care
A professional caregiver will visit the home from 3 hours a day to a full 8-hour day. The minimum is 6 hours per week. You decide on the days and times and we appoint a caregiver that is available for your preferred schedule. All services provided are in accordance with your customized care plan. Schedule a free in-home consultation!
Overnight Care
A professional caregiver will stay for a 12-hour shift beginning in the evening and ending in the morning. Services include dinner preparation, help getting ready for bed, overnight assistance and supervision, help getting up and ready in the morning, and breakfast preparation. All services provided are in accordance with your customized care plan. Overnight care is ideal for the person who gets up during the night and is at risk for falls, becomes disoriented at night, and/or has dementia and requires supervision. Schedule a free in-home consultation!
Live-in Weekday/Weekend Care
A professional caregiver stays in the home 24-hours a day. In a 7-day live-in situation, 2 professional caregivers share the week. Live-in care includes around-the-clock assistance with activities of daily living such as meal preparation, household chores, bathing and dressing supervision, medication reminders, and oversight of the person's well being. Live-in caregivers share in the household food and typically have their own separate sleeping quarters. Live-in care is ideal for the person who is at risk for falls in the home, who has moderate dementia, and/or is recovering from a hospitalization. Schedule a free in-home consultation!
