We’ll Be There When You Can’t Be
You call her everyday . . . you shop for her . . . you take care of her home repairs . . . you drive her to the doctor and help her with paperwork. You’d like to do more, but you’ve got your job and your own family to think about. And yet, you worry about Mom or Dad being home alone so much.
Nearly one-in-every-four Americans is caring for an older adult. The stress can take its toll. You’re not alone.
Home Instead Senior Care’s Companionship and Home Helper Services relieve stress and worry for family caregivers. Our services provide healthy, stimulating interactions and activities that are vital for seniors. We find that seniors are more likely to accomplish tasks – eat healthy meals, do things for themselves, participate in activities – when they have a companion to enjoy. Companionship is the primary benefit of one-on-one care.
List of Companionship and Home Helper Services provided in Chicago – West Suburbs, Schaumburg and Surrounding Areas:
- Offer companionship and conversation (Discuss current and historical events, reminisce about the past, participate in crafts, play games and cards, aid with reading, stimulate mental awareness, read religious materials, record family history, rent and play movies, maintain family scrapbook, assist with entertaining, etc.)
- Provide respite care for the family
- Plan visits, outings and trips
- Visit neighbors and friends
- Maintain a calendar (Arrange appointments, provide reminders for appointments)
- Monitor diet and eating (Prepare grocery lists, clip coupons for shopping, check food expirations, record and arrange recipes)
- Plan, prepare and clean up meals (Shop for groceries and supplies, prepare future meals)
- Provide medication reminders
- Assist with grooming and dressing (Aid with morning routines and wake-up, help with clothing selection, assist dressing routines, assist with evening and tuck-in)
- Alzheimers and Dementia Care (Reminders, stimulating activities, reminisce, review historical and family events and mementos)
- Personal Care (Assist with toilets, hygiene, change protective clothing, perineal care)
- Assist with bathing
- Ambulatory assistance (Transferring, Hoyer lifts, hospital beds, walkers and wheelchairs, gut belts)
- Excercise (Physical therapy program assistance, go for walks)
- Monitor TV usage
- Buy magazines, papers and books
- Organize mail (Mail bills and letters, write letters and correspondence, clip coupons)
- Supervise home maintenance
- Oversee home deliveries
- Answer the door
- Care for pets and houseplants
- Assist with household tasks (Help with laundry and ironing, take out the garbage, make beds, change linens, dust furniture, organize and clean closets)
- Help with errands (Drop off and pick up dry cleaning, pick up prescriptions)
- Escort to appointments and events (Accompany to breakfast, lunch or dinner, shopping and errands, attend plays and concerts, escort to religious services, attend club meetings and sporting events)
- Aid with airport tasks and other travel
To learn more about our In-Home Services, call (847) 690-9825, make an In-Home Service request online, or explore some of these other topics on our site:
