Caring Hands Matter provides dependable in-home care services to residents of Mount Vernon, VA. Our in-home services support individuals with safely completing their day-to-day tasks, referred to as Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). Individuals can use this support to sustain a high quality of life as self-sufficiently as possible in their own home.
In Mount Vernon, VA, Caring Hands Matter provides this comprehensive ADL support to new mothers; individuals recovering from injury, illness, or surgery; aging seniors, and individuals with special needs. While our personal care assistants work to enhance the lives of those we provide care for, our aides also work to securely assume any responsibilities caregivers want to share with us. The additional assistance we provide to families works to alleviate some of the feelings of stress and pressure often experienced by caregivers.
During the process of choosing an in-home care provider to receive the professional support you or your loved one needs, there are a few questions to keep in mind:
- Are the in-home care services dependable and comprehensive?
- Is the in-home care agency exceptionally qualified, as well as bonded, licensed, and insured?
- How will the caregivers and individuals receiving care benefit from in-home care support?
Who Needs In-Home Care?
Caring Hands Matter’s in-home care services are capable of maintaining the safety and comfortability of the individuals we serve through comprehensive support with the activities of daily living someone requires. These may sound like basic tasks sometimes, but they are essential towards sustaining the quality of life an individual deserves. An individual who struggles to complete any of these daily life activities is qualified as a potential personal care consumer who could find many advantages to accessing professional support.
Home Care Services in Mount Vernon, VA
Caring Hands Matter is a trusted resource for non-medical in-home care services in Mount Vernon, VA and throughout the area. Our dependable services allow individuals the personal care assistance they need to successfully complete any of these oft-mentioned life activities. We are capable of offering round-the-clock services which can meet the needs of any busy schedule.
The specific goals and care needs of the individual will determine the level of care we provide, which could range from minimal, infrequent assistance to multi-day 24-hour care supervision. Many of the ADLs we are requested to support include:
Personal Hygiene
Being well-groomed can make a person feel much better about themselves. Our personal care assistants can work to make sure all matters of personal hygiene are attended to based on our consumer’s preferences. We can help individuals to be more comfortable by assisting with oral care, nail care, skin care, and hair care, among others.
Toileting
Many of our consumers have difficulty in getting and to and from the bathroom in a safe and effective manner. Our aides can help with all toileting needs and incontinence care, including changing adult diapers and emptying catheter drainage bags.
Meal Preparation
Our consumers need to eat. We are able to prepare balanced meals based on the dietary preferences and restrictions of an individual. Our aides are also able to directly feed individuals who are unable to do so.
Reminders for Medications
Many of our consumers require prescription medications to heal or to maintain life functions. We are able to provide friendly reminders to help our consumers adhere to the medication schedule outlined by a physician.
Dressing
If an individual is not capable of self-dressing, we can help with getting ready for the day in the morning and ready for bed in the evening. We can help with the tasks of laundry and having clean clothes available for our consumers.
Arrangements for Appointments or Errands
Many of our consumers are unable make arrangements for appointments and drive themselves to where they need to go. Our dependable aides can provide transportation to essential locations such as the doctor’s office and trips to the grocery store.
Chores Around the House
Housework doesn’t always need to happen every day, but our personal care assistants are able to help out with maintaining a clean and orderly household. Our aides can manage most light housekeeping duties for when our consumers are unable to complete activities such as making their bed or vacuuming and cleaning up.
Choosing the Right Home Care Option
Caring Hands Matter in Mount Vernon, VA is able to provide comprehensive support for the completion of ADLs for any consumer’s situation. These in-home care services are made to fit a consumer’s particular circumstances. We provide the following in-home care services in Mount Vernon, VA:
- Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care
- Companionship and Home Care
- End-of-life Home Care
- Personal Care
- Morning and Evening Care
- New Mom Assistance
- Respite Care
- Senior Home Care
- Sick/Injured Recovery Care
- Special Needs Care
Benefits of In-Home Care in Mount Vernon, VA
Caring Hands Matter in Mount Vernon, VA is committed to the improvement of the lives of our consumer and their families through the professional personal care assistance we provide. As a result of our services, the consumers we care for can sustain a higher quality of life in the setting of their choice. Whenever we are able to, our team will engage in friendly social interaction in addition to the ways we allow our consumers to retain as much independence as possible from home.
Our thorough caregivers always seek to realistically alleviate some of the stressors and anxieties involved with the act of part or full-time caregiving, and give caregivers more time to focus on their personal lives. We are ready to assume any of these caregiving responsibilities whenever our consumers and their families need our help.
Licensed, Insured In-Home Care Professionals
The personal care assistants of Caring Hands Matter are licensed by the Virginia Department of Health. Our team is bonded and insured. We make sure we have the most qualified aides on staff by carrying out a screening process that includes a nationwide criminal background check, reviewing safe driving records, and doing a social services clearance, in addition to in-depth interviews. Our professional caregivers are trained in the areas of cultural awareness, observational techniques, and reporting documentation that is constantly reviewed by administrators.
Life is always subject to change – our staff will call into our office to report any potential modifications to a care plan. Our quality assurance procedures are effective at ensuring the satisfaction of everyone involved in the care plan.
Our In-Home Care Evaluation Process
One of our Registered Nurses will visit the individual’s location to perform the evaluation. Any individual who is unable to care for each of their activities of daily living qualifies as a personal care consumer. During the initial evaluation visit, the level of care assistance the consumer requires is determined, and a follow up evaluation will be scheduled for the RN to make a definitive assessment. Any changes to the care plan will require the RN to come back and reassess the care plan and the RN will inform the family involved in the plan before these modifications are implemented as necessary.
Contact Us To Learn More About In-Home Care
In your life is there an individual who may require extra assistance with any activities of daily living? Caring Hands Matter has the services these individuals need to remain as self-sufficient as possible in their home in Mount Vernon, VA. If you would like to learn more about what in-home care might look like or if you wish to schedule your complimentary care evaluation, please give us a call or send us a message online. Our passion is allowing individuals to continue to live a full, active, and happy life in their home, regardless of the challenges they face.