Homewatch Caregivers of Schaumburg

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Health Care Services

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Companionship Care: Non-touching activities designed to enrich the client’s quality of life.
1. Meal planning & preparation
2. Housekeeping
3. Laundry preparation and linen change
4. Medication reminders
5. Home safety evaluation
6. Unassisted transportation to the grocery store, physician, beauty shop, etc.
7. Running errands and shopping for and with the client
8. Family communication
9. Conversations about life, history, current affairs, family matters
10. Encouragement and support from caregivers
11. Insuring that life is balanced and well-ordered in the home
12. Life review, photo album review
13. Playing games
14. Reading together
15. Social outings
16. Social outing assistance
17. Letter writing
18. Reading together
19. Hobbies & arts and crafts
20. Gardening
21. Hosting social activities for client and peers
Personal Care: Supportive activities that allow our caregivers to physically touch clients in the process
of assisting with activities of daily living. The goal of personal care services is to provide a higher
quality of life and personal functioning through appropriate caregiver support.
1. Bathing and Grooming Assistance (Shaving must be done with an electric razor)
2. Oral care
3. Finger nail care that does not require clipping of nails
4. In-bed bathing
5. Dressing assistance
6. Toileting assistance including hygiene and help with bedpans and urinals
7. Incontinence care
8. Transfer assistance without lifting-assistance devices
9. Ambulation assistance with walkers, canes and wheelchairs
10. Feeding assistance
And more!!