Companion Care from Better Care Home Health Services
Companion care is non-medical home care focused on social engagement, safety supervision, and everyday support — conversation, hobbies, meal companionship, and light reminders — for older adults who are largely independent but shouldn't be alone.
Call Better Care Home Health Services: (267) 766-5218How Better Care Home Health Services Delivers Companion Care
Better Care Home Health Services matches seniors with trained and certified companion caregivers who provide social engagement, emotional support, and assistance with daily tasks tailored to each client's lifestyle and abilities.
Summarized from Better Care Home Health Services's website. Not yet reviewed by our team.
How It Works Here
- Caregivers provide social engagement through activities like reminiscing over photos, puzzles, games, and community outings to senior centers, farmers markets, and botanical gardens
- Companions assist with daily tasks including meal planning and preparation, home tidiness, mobility support, medication reminders, personal care and hygiene, medical appointment scheduling and transportation, correspondence, and cognitive-stimulating activities
- Agency conducts in-depth conversations with clients and families to learn about interests, needs, hobbies, and preferences before matching with a compatible companion
- Companions provide regular check-ins and alert families immediately with any concerns
- Care is customizable from primarily social engagement for more independent seniors to full-day assistance with personal care and household tasks for clients requiring more support
What Stands Out About Better Care Home Health Services
- Conducts extensive screenings and background checks on all caregivers before hiring
- Caregivers are trained and/or certified
- Ongoing training ensures companions provide attentive, professional care
- Family-owned agency
- Supports Medicaid Waiver programs in Pennsylvania
Who Better Care Home Health Services Supports
Seniors experiencing loneliness, isolation, or withdrawal due to mobility challenges or other factors; also suits families managing aging parents from a distance who want their loved ones to have daily social connection and support.
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What qualifications do Better Care's companion caregivers have?
Companion caregivers are trained and/or certified, knowledgeable, professional, and empathetic. The agency conducts extensive screenings and background checks before hiring and provides ongoing training.
Can companion caregivers provide transportation?
Yes, companion caregivers are trained to assist with transportation to medical appointments, grocery shopping, and social outings.
What does the intake process involve?
Better Care starts a client relationship by providing a free consultation where they explore individual needs and offer the most helpful and appropriate care plan. Before beginning care, they have in-depth conversations with clients and families to learn about interests, needs, and preferences.
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