Anyone needing assistance with their daily living activities and prefers to maintain their independence at home but needs assistance due to short or longer-term disability, illness or simply the natural aging process. This could also include those people who live with and provide care for a loved one and need a respite, or time off, from their care-giving responsibilities.
Many factors can affect the decision of whether or not to begin home care services, but a good starting point is to ask yourself if you or your loved one has one or more of these concerns:
Upon your request for care, we will immediately schedule a free initial assessment or evaluation with you and your loved one. At this initial assessment, a professional will meet with you to discuss the levels of care that meet your requirements. A Plan of Care will be developed for services going forward, and we will work with you closely to coordinate schedules and match a caregiver to your needs.
We may be reached at any time, 24 hours a day/7 days a week. Any messages left on voicemail will be responded to promptly.
Yes, we provide Homemaker/Companions, Home Health Aides and Certified Nurse Assistants that are available on a part-time or full-time basis.
Your security and peace of mind are of the utmost importance to us. Our screening process includes running professional criminal background checks and social security justification on all caregivers. We verify previous employment and experience, check work references and when applicable, verify CNA or HHA licenses are valid and current. Our goal is always to provide only trustworthy caregivers and our screening process is done with this in mind. We are always happy to provide you with more details and specific qualifications when discussing compatible caregivers with you.
Yes, we carry comprehensive bond and liability insurance that covers all our caregivers, our clients and our agency. It gives our clients peace of mind when doing business with us.
There is a minimum hourly requirement of two hours per shift. However, there is no minimum shift requirement per week. We have many clients that only need assistance for a couple hours in the morning to help them get their day started or that need a caregiver for a couple hours in the evening. The amount of service you receive is up to you.
The caregivers perform many different duties depending on clients’ needs and the skills and certification of the caregiver. All caregivers provide assistance with activities of daily living, including:
Even though we are usually successful at matching you with the right caregiver the first time, sometimes a caregiver just doesn’t work out, for whatever reason. If this happens, you can still feel confident because if for any reason, at any time, you are not completely satisfied with your caregiver simply call us. We will listen in detail to better define your needs and preferences and quickly provide you with a more compatible caregiver. You never need to feel uncomfortable about asking for a change, we are experts in making sure the transition to new a caregiver is a comfortable and easy process.
If your regular caregiver is ill, has scheduled time off or has a last minute emergency and is unable to provide services, we will immediately start working on finding a temporary substitute caregiver, or if needed, a permanent replacement caregiver.
No. HomeCare for Independent Living requires no long term commitment for our service. However, cancellations must be made 24 hours in advance of a scheduled visit. HomeCare for Independent Living reserves the right to charge for a scheduled visit if insufficient notice is given.
Most long term care policies provide coverage; however, each policy is different and may have requirements that need to be met before they will pay. We understand that sometimes these policies can be complicated with confusing terminology. If you have a long term care insurance policy we strongly recommend that you call your agent or insurer for benefit clarification and that you begin the claims process as early as you can. We are happy to assist in any way that we can and will gladly contact your agent or insurer and answer any questions they may have and provide them with any requested documentation, for example, a copy of our business license.