When it comes to elderly care, Studio City, CA families and Sherman Oaks area residents are fortunate to have one of the leading teams of experts and caregivers right at their fingertips. We understand that it is a difficult time when a family must decide to get help caring for an elderly or chronically ill loved one. Home Instead of Studio City, Sherman Oaks and surrounding areas aims to make it as seamless as possible with person-centered senior care. Studio City, CA families can trust our team of compassionate professionals to keep their aging loved ones safe and comfortable in a familiar home environment, no matter where “home” is – whether it’s a traditional residence, a senior community or a rehabilitation facility. Our goal is to enable people in our community to age with independence and dignity while easing the burden of caregiving for family members and other loved ones.
Your Local Home Instead Team
Home Instead of Studio City, Sherman Oaks and surrounding areas holds the highest standards for our CAREGivers because we strive to build trust and engage in thoughtful relationships with the families we serve. We know that not just anyone can do this important work. The right caregiver for elderly Studio City, CA residents is one that brings compassion, patience, understanding and knowledge of the differing needs of the aging population. We always look for compassion, patience and understanding in the professionals we work with, and have developed a pioneering training program to ensure the right kind of knowledge for the job. Our management team is also ready to answer all your questions when your family is ready to consider aging and adult services. Studio City, CA area residents are certainly not alone when this time comes, and our team will be there every step of the way.
Skills We Nurture in Every CAREGiver
Home Instead’s pioneering training program includes four levels of knowledge and skill building to ensure that each caregiving professional we hire is ready to serve clients in their homes while building a thoughtful relationship with family members and other loved ones.
- First we provide safety training including basic home safety, cautious cleaning practices, disease prevention, kitchen safety, outdoor hazards to avoid, pain and strain prevention, safe driving practices, and slip and fall prevention.
- Next we provide basic emergency training for various situations including falls, fractures, strokes and sudden illness. While our CAREGivers are not medical professionals, we make sure they know how to react in these situations. We also make sure they know how to communicate effectively with Alzheimer’s and dementia patients. Additionally, CAREGivers learn about positive activities to engage in with seniors, spotting signs of abuse, and various tips for housekeeping, mealtime, and reducing stress for all caregivers.
- A more advanced layer of training also covers common senior illnesses and chronic health conditions, exercise moves for older adults at home, strategies for addressing senior depression, tips to make the mealtime experience more enjoyable, and tips for communicating effectively with the senior and their family as well as the entire team.
- We also provide activity training before CAREGivers begin working in clients’ homes. This includes learning about engaging activities such as gardening and crafts, how to encourage hobbies and reignite old passions in seniors, activities for reminiscing, mind building activities, community involvement, and activities that can be modified for various impairments and changing needs.
