What types of dementia care services do you offer?
We offer dementia care services designed to help people at every stage of memory loss. This includes early stages with signs of some forgetfulness to situations where people have very advanced cases of dementia. We also offer couples care, where sometimes only one spouse may be experiencing cognitive challenges, but both spouses benefit from caregiving support at home.
How do I know what level of dementia care my loved one needs?
We provide a complete whole-person dementia care assessment with every new client in order to determine the best level of dementia care for each person. This assessment includes a full evaluation of a person’s cognitive functioning, ability to perform activities of daily living, physical health, medical status, behavioral and psychological status, social engagement, emotional health, and family and community support.
How do you handle it when people needing dementia care services refuse help?
It is very common for people to refuse dementia care services, especially in the beginning, since they may not think they need help or may feel like their privacy or independence is being taken away. Our experienced dementia care caregivers are specifically trained in “refusal of care” and are very successful in bonding with clients to minimize this initial hesitancy.
What makes the type of dementia care service that you offer different from basic home care services?
As a dementia non medical licensed caregiving agency, our caregivers have special training and experience in how to work with clients that have some type of memory loss. This may include mild cognitive impairment, different phases of dementia, or late-stage Alzheimer’s disease. Generalist home care agencies may serve people with dementia but they do not have the same level of training or experience working with people with memory loss.
How do you match up caregivers with clients?
We take great care in matching individual clients with specific caregivers, because we realize that every person and situation is unique and we want to find the best fit possible for the best home care experience possible.