Personal Care, Homemaker, Companion, Escort and Live-In services are provided on a daily or as needed basis by Azalea Home Care Nursing Assistants.   Individualized services for special needs can also be arranged.  Our flexible approach allows you to schedule the appropriate amount of care needed as health conditions change.  During an initial client evaluation an Azalea Home Care care manager will help you determine what assistance is needed, how often, and at what cost.  Services range from 3 Hours to 24 Hours a day.

Charges accumulate and are billed weekly based on the total time spent providing services.  There are no extra charges for nights or weekends.  Specified holidays are billed at time and a half.  Payments for invoices are due upon receipt.

Personal Care Services can include some or all of the following:

Recreational Activities and Crafts

Whether it’s cards, board games, or a walk in the park, our caregivers can help your family member stay active in mind, body and spirit. We also can take the client out to enjoy their favorite activities.

Mail Assistance and Organization

We can assist the client in separating the junk mail from the important mail, and let them know when bills are due.

Periodic Review and Communication with Family

On a recurring basis we can contact the family to discuss how things are going, answer any concerns or redefine any services that may be needed. This is a great service for clients whose families live far away and may not be in daily contact with their loved ones.

Daily Phone Calls

This service is excellent for those clients who may not need a caregiver everyday, but they and their families can have peace of mind knowing that if they need something, we will be checking in.

Conversation and Companionship

Whether it’s conversation and company, or just eating a meal together, having someone to sit and visit with can help make for a happier, healthier life.

Live-In Services

A Live-In caregiver stays in the clients home 24/7 and assists with every aspect of the client's care offering the family peace of mind that someone is with them at all times.

Meal Preparation

Many clients do not have the opportunity to eat a well-balanced meal. Let our caregivers prepare a hot, delicious, nutritious meal. This service gives our clients the opportunity to eat the nutritious meals they need to enjoy healthier living.

Light Housekeeping

Vacuuming, dusting, sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning bathrooms to include sinks, showers, tubs and toilet, cleaning kitchens, sinks, appliances, counters, taking out the trash, straightening rooms, organizing closets and drawers, cleaning any interior windows that can be reached without a ladder.

Errand Services

Caregivers can run errands such as picking up prescriptions, going to the post office, taking a gift to a friend, etc.

Grocery Shopping

Caregivers can shop with or without the client accompanying them. They can shop at any store the client prefers.

Respite or Relief for Family

Rest and relief for family members who are assisting with the care of their loved ones. Our caregivers can provide assistance so you can run errands, go shopping or get some much needed rest.

Medication Reminders

Although our caregivers cannot administer medications they can assist the individual who shares in the responsibility of taking their own medication. Assisting with opening medication containers or medpaks, reading labels and reminding the person to take their medications are ways in which we can assist.

Grooming and Dressing Assistance

We can help button buttons, tie shoe laces, put on socks, etc.

Escort Services and Transportation

Trips to doctor appointments, barbershops, beauty salons, shopping, wherever the client needs to go. Getting seniors out and about is good for their mind, body and spirit.

Laundry and Linen Washing

This can be done in either the client’s home or the Laundromat and includes washing, drying, and putting things away.

Bathing

Bathing is essential to an individual’s sense of well-being. It refreshes the spirit and provides relaxation while cleansing the skin and stimulating circulation.

Mobility

Activity and exercise are vital to a healthy lifestyle. The benefits of movement to both physical and mental health are seen in everyday life. Benefits include increasing stamina, strengthening the heart, lowering blood pressure, improving digestion and sleep. In addition it improves mood, releases stress and increases mental alertness

Transferring and Positioning

Moving or placing a person into a correct posture position encourages the functional activity of the body’s many systems. It assists in eliminating pressure areas on the skin, reducing atrophy and stiffening of muscles, encourages proper breathing, digestion, and elimination.

Incontinence Care

The inability to control urination or defecation is embarrassing to individuals and can become unsanitary if not addressed properly. Our caregivers understand the sensitivity of this situation and how to care for individuals who need assistance.

Toileting

Elimination is an important and normal body function. However, it is usually an activity that is private and one that is not openly discussed. The individual often faces embarrassment along with the loss of independence. Our caregivers strive to provide an acceptable, comfortable and safe environment for all types of toileting needs.

Feeding

We understand that it is usually hard for an adult to accept the idea of not being able to feed themselves. The reasons are varied, however the sense of loss of independence is real. Our caregivers understand the feelings this can cause and take the extra effort to make the environment and mealtime special.

Oral Hygiene

Proper mouth, teeth, denture and gum care are essentials to good oral and dental hygiene. Daily oral care can prevent bad breath, tooth decay, gum disease and assist in prevention of other diseases.

Special Diet and Meal Preparation

We recognize that eating is a social activity and that good nutrition is important in order for people to live life to its fullest. It is especially important for a person whose body is in a weakened condition. Proper foods give us energy to carry out the day’s activities, are necessary to rebuild body tissue, prevent disease and are essential to any healing process.