Long Distance Caregiving-Visting Angels
When it comes to your
care there are so many choices?nursing homes, assisted living
facilities, home health agencies (nursing agencies), home care agencies
and more. However, only you can choose what's right for you.
At Visiting Angels,
we realize that it is never easy bringing someone into your home to
provide care. So we strive to make staying at home a positive
experience. We do this by allowing you to select your caregiver from a
group of experienced caregiver, allowing you to maintain your schedule
and providing you or your loved one with personalized care.
You Are In Charge? We're On Your Schedule
You are in charge of everything. Visiting Angels
will not dictate to you what your schedule is to be (i.e. what time to
get up, when to bathe, meal schedules etc.). It is our job to adjust to
your schedule and to see to it that you remain comfortable in your own
home. Visiting Angels - senior home care at its best!
Bonded, licensed and insured
All Visiting Angels
senior home care agencies are bonded and insured. In states where
licensing is required they have the required licenses as well. This
gives you the peace of mind that a trustworthy caregiver will be in
your loved one's home.
Monitoring is essential
Visiting Angels
home care agencies continuously monitor our caregiver through our
unique system of continued personalized contacts through telephone
check-in and home visits. We want to ensure that our care recipients
are receiving the best possible care.
Tailor your care to your needs
No
two people are the same. Therefore their needs are going to be very
different. Whether you need respite care, in home care, part time or
full time care or care at an assisted living facility, Visiting Angels
has an experienced caregiver that is right for you. We tailor your
program of care based on your needs and we are flexible to change the
program as different needs arise. We will also work along with any home
health agency or nursing agency that may be assisting your loved ones
after a recent hospital stay.
In
today's world, it is common for extended families and friends to be
separated by great distances. New job opportunities force the adult
children of families to move away from home. Often parents retire to
resort communities to enjoy the warmer climates creating even greater
distances between their loved ones. However, at some point in their
lives, your parents, grandparents or a loved one will become unable to
properly care for themselves. Suddenly you are faced with the challenge
of long distance care giving.
Visiting
Angels is the nation's most trusted name in long distance care giving
and coast to coast care. Every day we assist families separated by
distance arrange for compassionate care of their loved ones and peace
of mind. With a simple phone call to our National Headquarters, we can
put you in contact with a Visiting Angels office local to your loved
one.
We
understand that this time is stressful for both you and your loved one.
Your local Visiting Angels office will meet with your loved one and
with our Select caregiver program arrange to introduce a
qualified caregiver. Your local Visiting Angels office can also support
you in putting together the other pieces of the long distance
care giving puzzle.
A local Visiting Angels office can provide your loved one with:
- Assistance with daily grooming and hygiene needs
- Assistance with bathing and showering
- Assistance with walking and mobility
- Preparation of nutritious meals
- Transportation to doctor appointments
- Assist in attending outside social events
- Support your loved one if their general health has been declining
- Making sure medications are taken on time
- Assist with writing and paying bills
- Perform light housekeeping and homemaker service
- Joyful companionship and reduce loneliness
- Respite care for family members
To find a Visiting Angels office near your loved one call the Visiting Angels National Headquarters at 1-800-365-4189 or go to www.vistingangels.com
OTHER SUPPORT GROUPS:
The Family Caregiver Alliance (caregiver.org) at (800) 445-8106
Eldercare Locator (eldercare.gov) at (800) 677-1116
National Family Caregiver Association (thefamilycaregiver.org) at (800) 896-3650
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