Touching Hearts at Home, No. Metro

Touching Hearts at Home helps older adults and people with disabilities live independently for as long as possible, while bringing peace of mind to their families and loved ones. We are dedicated to enhancing and preserving our clients' quality of life with respect, trustworthiness, and excellence in service.

We're living longer and healthier lives than ever before in human history. However, if a time comes when help is needed, questions about living arrangements that include…

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Touching Hearts at Home helps older adults and people with disabilities live independently for as long as possible, while bringing peace of mind to their families and loved ones. We are dedicated to enhancing and preserving our clients' quality of life with respect, trustworthiness, and excellence in service.

We're living longer and healthier lives than ever before in human history. However, if a time comes when help is needed, questions about living arrangements that include assistance or care often arise. Because so many seniors wish to remain in the home and community that holds a lifetime of memories, a wide variety of home care services have evolved in recent years to make this feasible.
Home care typically refers to non-medical services that assist individuals with activities of daily living. Home care is an increasingly popular choice for care because it enables individuals to remain in their own environments, and can also be a lifesaver for caregivers.

For example, simple tasks such as housekeeping, shopping, meal preparation, opening a jar, or driving to appointments can become increasingly difficult for many older adults. Personal tasks such as bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting and even transferring from the bed to a chair can became unmanageable alone. Many types of individuals, including those who are trained and supervised by agencies, provide such services. In general, home care providers are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They may work by themselves or as a team on a shift, part-time, hourly, live-in, or on an as-needed basis.

While some home care agencies provide health-oriented services, it is important to understand the difference between non-medical home care and home health care. Home health care is more specialized medical care, such as that provided by nurses or physical and respiratory therapists. Care providers are trained medical, health care and psychiatric professionals, or certified nurses' aides. Home health services are usually ordered by a physician and may be covered by insurance.

What types of services are available for seniors living at home?
• Homemaker services – can include help with cooking, light cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping, and other household chores.
• Personal care – assistance with a variety of daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, toilet use, grooming and eating.
• Companionship – from daily telephone calls from a "buddy," to a daily "friendly" visitor, to round-the-clock paid companions.
• Home health care – skilled care that can include nursing; speech, occupational, physical, or respiratory therapy; home health aides, and social work or psychiatric care.
• Adult day care – daily, facility-based programs in a community center setting for seniors who need monitoring or companionship during the day.
• Activity groups – games, trips, shopping outings, and other stimulating group activities.
• Respite care - a trained volunteer or para-professional stays with your loved one and takes over your care giving role, whether for several hours or several days. These brief reprieves from a care giving situation are healthy for the caregiver and also for the care recipient. A change of daily routine for both. Categories:   Social Services | Home Health Care | Adult Care Services | Other Specialty Health Care | Nursing Homes | Adult Care Centers

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