Every client has a unique story. Understanding that story is the key to helping you find the right care. 

Our clients live in a variety of settings. Some reside in their own homes. 90% of all seniors want to do so for as long as possible. Our caregivers can allow you to remain independent and safe in the familiar and comfortable surroundings of your own home. Some live with a family member. We know how difficult the responsibility of caring for a family member can be to the millions of Americans who provide elder care to a loved one.  Our caregivers can provide that temporary break you need to relax and regroup, or take the lead to lessen the physical, mental, professional, and family impacts being a family caregiver can create. Some live in an assisted living or other facility. Our caregivers can provide that one-on-one attention that most facilities are unable to provide. When you need assistance, you don't want to take a number and wait to receive it. We provide care wherever our clients call home.

Our clients live with a variety of physical or mental conditions and in different stages of those conditions. Living with, or the reality of caring for a loved one with an advanced medical condition can be overwhelming. Our skilled and trained caregivers can accommodate many special physical and mental health situations when advanced health conditions require more specialized care.

One of the smartest steps you can take is to get started with home care early. Most people assume that caregivers help seniors age in place only by helping out after physical or cognitive decline has taken place. This isn't true. In fact, caregivers can help stave off decline before it occurs. By providing in-home assistance, home care can delay the difficulties that lead seniors to facility care in the first place. 

Everyone functions better when life is more enjoyable. Many can achieve this through being active, reducing stress, eating healthier and social interaction. We help to bring more enjoyment to the lives of those who find it increasingly difficult to function well on their own. We help to remove the weight of stress from the person needing assistance, as well as from those who love and care for them. We help the person needing assistance maintain their independence and their dignity. We help protect and care for those who have difficulty doing so for themselves. We help people function better and enjoy life more. 

• Companion Care
• Personal Care
• Specialty Care
• Live-In Care
• 24-Hour Care

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Companion Care not only provides assistance with the basic tasks that make living at home easier, it also provides socialization and engagement to make life more enjoyable. Being able to share in the company of another individual can make a big impact in such a small way. As a person ages, they may lose several of their close contacts due to a variety of reasons. This can increase the feeling of loneliness and isolation and can ultimately lead to depression and a decline in a persons overall health. Our compassionate caregivers will learn and recognize an individuals interests and engage them in their favorite activities. It's our mission to alleviate that loneliness and bring joy and companionship into the lives of those we serve.

Our caregivers can enjoy and engage in activities like:​

• Cards and board games
• Puzzles, crosswords, sudoku, word search​

• Crafts and coloring
• Reading books or newspapers
• Writing letters or cards​

• Listening to music
• Taking walks

Personal Care provides non-medical assistance to those who need a little more support accomplishing some of the tasks of daily life, but want to maintain their independence. Sometimes, the simplest tasks of daily living can quickly add up and become too difficult to manage alone. Our attentive caregivers can be that extra set of hands to help keep you caught up and safe while doing so.

Hygiene

Keeping their dignity and independence is a worry of many seniors. Modesty may keep a senior from asking for assistance from a family member and family caregivers may feel embarrassed to help with such personal activities. Our caregivers possess the special skills needed to perform these tasks with respect and compassion in a gentle and sensitive manner.

Some of the services our caregivers can assist with:

• Bathing/Showering
• Restroom use
• Incontinence
• Oral hygiene
• Grooming
• Dressing
• Skin Care

Healthy Eating

Many seniors find it difficult to cook for themselves or lack the energy to prepare a nutritious meal. This can lead to less healthy choices or even not eating a meal at all. ​Our caregivers can handle every aspect of making a healthy and delicious meal, making mealtime a joyful and positive experience.

Some of the services our caregivers can assist with:

• Menu planning - from desired tastes to favorite recipes
• Grocery shopping
• Meal Preparation
• Feeding
• Post-meal cleanup
• ​Washing dishes

light houskeeping

​​Home is where memories have been made, and are still being created. As we age, a big part of happiness depends on being comfortable and cared for at home. A majority of a person's mood is a direct reflection of the environment that they are in. A clean and healthy environment can lead to a healthy mind, body and soul. We help make your home into that special place again. 

Some of the services our caregivers can assist with:

• Dusting, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming
• Collecting and taking out the trash
  
• Laundry - washing, drying, ironing and putting clothes away
• Bed making and linen changing
  
• Organizing drawers, closets or entire rooms
  
• Light cleaning of kitchen and bathroom - to keep clean, sanitary and safe
  
• Simple pet care / plant care

(The primary goal of our caregivers is caring for the client and should not be viewed as a cleaning crew.)

On the go

Many seniors feel that driving is one of the few things that allow them continued freedom. It prevents them from becoming a shut-in or a burden to others. Unfortunately, as we age, vision, hearing, coordination, reaction time and quick decision making continue to diminish. At some point, driving may become an activity that is no longer safe for everyone. Our caregivers can provide transportation safely, while maintaining the independence seniors want.

Our caregivers can take you:

• To doctor appointments or the pharmacy
• To breakfast, lunch or dinner
• To social activities or club meetings
• To the beauty salon, barbershop or shopping
• To movies, concerts or plays
• To religious services
• ​To many other activities

Other Services

• Medication Reminders - Although our caregivers do not dispense medication, they are able to assist with medications, including reminders of when to take the next dose and logging when those reminders were given.
• Monitoring - ​​Our caregivers can monitor a clients overall physical health, including weight, blood pressure, oxygen levels, fluid intake, wound healing, swelling, and sleep habits. We can also monitor a clients overall mental health and mood status.
• Transferring and Positioning - Transferring assistance to safely get in and out of bed, chairs, and wheelchairs, helping reduce the risk of falls and injuries. Positioning assistance helps reduce the risk of bedsores and muscle atrophy and can aid in circulation, digestion, and breathing.
• Mail and Paperwork Organization - With the clients permission, organize and track mail, bills and paperwork.

Living with the reality of caring for a loved one with an advanced medical condition can be overwhelming. Our skilled and trained caregivers can accommodate many special physical and mental health situations when advanced health conditions require more specialized care.

transitional care

The transition home from a hospital or rehabilitation facility after a serious injury or illness can be confusing. Many seniors become reliant on the heightened level of attention, assistance and support they receive while in these facilities. Then they are sent home with rehabilitation instructions, prescriptions to fill and follow-up doctor appointments to make. Many struggle to find the energy to not only recover, but remember all of these new things. It can be even more overwhelming if they live alone. 20% of seniors are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of being sent home.

​In addition to Companion Care and Personal Care, our caregivers can decipher new prescriptions and make sure they are being taken, help schedule follow-up doctor appointments and spot changes in physical or cognitive health.

dementia care

Dementia is not a specific disease. It is a descriptive term for a collection of symptoms that can be caused by a number of disorders that affect the brain. People with dementia have significantly impaired intellectual functioning - thinking, remembering, and reasoning - that interferes with normal activities and relationships. They also lose their ability to solve problems and maintain emotional control, and they may experience personality changes and behavioral problems, such as agitation, delusions and hallucinations. Dementia ranges in severity from the mildest stage, when it is just beginning to affect a person's functioning, to the most severe stage, when the person must depend completely on others for basic activities of living. Alzheimer's Disease currently affects nearly 6 million Americans with projections reaching 14 million by 2050. Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson's Disease currently affect another 1 million Americans each.

As the dementia progresses, increasing amounts of care are needed to ensure comfort, safety and the ability to remain independent. Routine and familiar surroundings are important in caring for an individual with dementia. The ability to remain in their own home with keepsakes and family pictures gives them a sense of comfort and security. Our compassionate and knowledgeable caregivers will provide Companion Care and Personal Care, as well as:

• Provide a structured daily routine - establishing a routine makes each day less agitating and confusing.
• Be patient - expecting things to take longer, allowing frequent breaks and scheduling  more time for tasks so there's no hurry.
• Provide choices - fewer options are better, but allowing the person choices every day.
• Involve the person - allowing them to do as much as possible while still having assistance, if need be.
• Provide simple instructions - people with dementia best understand clear, one-step communication.
• Reduce distractions - providing a calm atmosphere during mealtime and conversations to make it easier to focus.
• Encourage mind or memory stimulating activities and foster social interaction.

ALS care​

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease) is a progressive neuromuscular disease. It attacks motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord which transmit signals to the voluntary muscles throughout the body. When motor neurons die as a result of ALS, the ability of the brain to control muscle movement is lost. Weakness spreads to all the voluntary muscles and progresses to paralysis. 
ALS does not affect sensory nerves so there is no loss of feeling in the paralyzed areas. ALS only affects motor pathways in the brain so awareness, thought and intelligence are not generally affected even after paralysis makes it impossible for the person to communicate.

As the ALS progresses, increasing amounts of care are needed to ensure comfort, safety and the ability to remain independent.
​Our caring and knowledgeable caregivers will provide Companion Care and Personal Care, as well as:

• Provide ambulating assistance
• ​Provide transfer assistance

MS care

Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic disease that affects the central nervous system, which consists of the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. MS gradually destroys myelin, which is a protective coating covering nerve cells that act as a conductor in helping send signals at high speeds from nerve cell to nerve cell. Without myelin, the brain and spinal cord can't communicate with the nerves in the rest of the body. This can cause problems with muscle control and strength, vision, balance, and sensory issues. As it progresses, symptoms may include fatigue, difficulty speaking and swallowing, bladder dysfunction, inability to think clearly, and depression. The course of MS varies from person to person. Some have minor issues while others become seriously disabled, with most being somewhere in between. 

In addition to Companion Care and Personal Care, our caregivers can assist you in conserving your energy so you can enjoy the things you do and help manage symptoms as they arise, yet help you remain active when symptoms aren't present.

diabetes care

Diabetes results from the pancreas not producing enough insulin resulting in high blood sugar. Symptoms include increased thirst, frequent urination, extreme hunger, unexplained weight loss, fatigue, blurred vision, slow healing wounds and high blood pressure. Well-managed, diabetes can simply mean a change in diet and medication and monitoring blood sugar levels. Without effective management, diabetes can spiral into a wide variety of complications like nerve damage, kidney damage, eye damage, stroke, heart attack and atherosclerosis. 

Our compassionate and knowledgeable caregivers will provide Companion Care and Personal Care with an emphasis on a healthy diet low in concentrated carbohydrates and sweets as well as coping with the common symptoms associated with diabetes.

stroke care

​​A stroke is caused when the blood supply to an area of the brain is cut off, depriving the brain cells of oxygen and causing them to become damaged or die. Early detection is crucial in minimizing the affects a stoke can have. If not immediately treated, a stroke can cause permanent damage to the brain causing impaired speech and motor skills. Following the stroke, the brain cannot regrow damaged cells, however new paths will form in the brain to reactivate living cells that become disconnected. The process is slow and requires a variety of therapies to regain the use of damaged regions. Stroke prevention includes monitoring blood pressure, with high blood pressure being the largest single risk factor, along with a healthy diet and exercise.

​​Our attentive and knowledgeable caregivers will provide Companion Care and Personal Care, as well as:

• Provide ambulating assistance
• ​Provide transfer assistance
• Assist with non-medical therapies with the direction of a nurse or therapist
  

palliative care

Palliative Care is available at any stage of a serious illness. It does not discontinue curative treatment and does not require your illness to be end-stage or terminal. The goal of Palliative Care is to reduce pain and provide a higher quality of life for people who are dealing with chronic or severe illnesses. Many clients who choose Palliative Care have a large care team, including a physician. We work in close collaboration with this care team to continue to support the client and their family and to help insure optimum care.

hospice care

Hospice Care focuses on providing comfort measures at the end of a persons life. When treatments for a severe or chronic disease stop working, sometimes clients or families decide to stop treating the disease and focus solely on making the person who is dying as comfortable as possible. Hospice is a way to deal realistically with a fatal disease and offer the hope of dignity and comfort. We partner with the clients hospice care team to care for and assist the client and their family as they approach life's final transition.

Respite care

Millions of Americans provide elder care to a spouse, parent, or grandparent. It is a selfless act, but can be physically, mentally and emotionally exhausting. It can also affect professional careers and family relationships. Respite Care is a viable option for the family caregivers that may be struggling with their daily tasks as a caregiver, as well as the tasks they have in their own personal lives. It may be the perfect option for caregivers that are feeling as though they need a physical, mental, or emotional break from a very demanding job. Our professional and friendly caregivers can bring a sense of ease and comfort allowing you to temporarily free yourself to focus on your own well-being.

COUPLES CARE

With life expectancies continuing to rise, more elderly couples will be living longer and seeking to stay together​ for their continued health and happiness. Elderly couples rely on each other for care and companionship. The time couples spend together is precious - not just from an emotional perspective, but also in terms of physical and cognitive health. Separating elderly couples can have terrible consequences. In the short-term, being separated from a partner can result in feelings of stress and anxiety for both parties. This can develop into profound loneliness, as well as increasing the risk of heart disease and strokes. Difficulties with mobility can also prevent separated couples from visiting each other, leading to unnecessary distress. Couples Care enables couples to stay in the family home, surrounded by cherished possessions and memories. This means couples can continue with all the familiar activities and traditions that have defined their relationship. The familiarity that comes with staying together can also help people with dementia keep calm and engaged. Couples Care allows many elderly couples to age in place together, even if they have different care needs.

​Live-In Care is ideal for individuals who need companionship and personal assistance during the day, but typically sleep through the night with minimal assistance. This allows the client to keep their independence by remaining in their own home, while knowing they are safe and well cared for at all times. This service can also be beneficial to individuals living in independent living communities. Live-In Care provides the comfort of an experienced caregiver available any time care is needed.

24-Hour Care provides skilled caregivers in changing shifts throughout the day to ensure someone is always attentive, awake and alert to provide assistance around the clock. This service is ideal for seniors who experience difficulty sleeping through the night or who wakes frequently and walks around. It is also an ideal choice for those with any form of dementia. Physical and mental limitations can cause an increased risk of falling, wandering and confusion. Our professional caregivers are alert of their movements and there to keep them safe.
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Benefits in-home care with Senior Lifestyle Solutions can provide. 

There are many benefits to choosing in-home care from Senior Lifestyle Solutions. The comfort of remaining at home with familiar surroundings and memories allows seniors to feel safe and secure while maintaining their independence. Our caregivers companionship can reduce the feelings of isolation and depression that seniors often have. It can provide peace of mind for family members and the person being cared for in knowing that someone is there to assist them and to help prevent falls and other common injuries. There are no long-term contracts and your custom care plan can adjust to changing needs at any time.

Payment Options

Deciding to choose in-home care can be a difficult decision. Affordability and payment options are one of the most common concerns that families have to consider. At first, many older adults pay for care in part with their own money. They may use personal savings, a pension or other retirement fund, income from stocks and bonds, or proceeds from the sale of a home. Long-term care insurance covers many types of long-term care and benefits, including palliative and hospice care. The exact coverage depends on the type of policy you purchase and what services are covered. The cost of a policy is based on the type and amount of services provided, how old you are when you buy the policy, and any optional benefits you choose. Someone who is in poor health or already receiving end-of-life care may not qualify for long-term care insurance.

The cost for home care will vary based on the type and amount of care that is needed. The only accurate way to get a cost for home care needs is to assess the individual that will be being cared for. As a person's needs increase, the cost of care will reflect the increase in care needed.

Private Pay

• Senior Lifestyle Solutions invoices our services every two weeks for the preceding 2 week period. The invoice can be sent directly to the client, a family member responsible for the clients finances, or a trusted advisor.
• Invoices can be paid for by check or bank transfer.

Long-Term Care Insurance

• Senior Lifestyle Solutions invoices our services every two weeks for the preceding 2 week period. The invoice can be sent directly to the client, a family member responsible for the clients finances,  a trusted advisor, or long-term care insurance provider.
• We can assist in filling out claim forms and other paperwork to put your long-term insurance benefits to work as quickly as possible.
• We can provide detailed service invoices directly to and often required by insurance providers.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) comprehensive health care benefits through the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)

• In-home care is part of this standard medical benefits package.
• Must meet three eligibility requirements
• Homemaker Services and Home Health Aide Services
• Only home care companies in the VA's network can provide these covered services. Senior Lifestyle Solutions is a Department of Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (CCN) Participating Provider.