In-Home Care

“Mary defines companionship.” As a trained and experienced “professional listener” from many years working as a social worker/counselor, Mary understands the importance of listening carefully to the concerns an individual is expressing.

Anticipating needs and creating an environment of acceptance and emotional support is the hallmark of her work with the older population.

Mary will take time to learn about your loved one’s past and listen to the story of that person’s life. She will talk with the older individual and with family members to learn what care is needed to maintain the person in the home.

Children of elderly parents often say, “I want to help my parents stay in their home as long as possible.” Through in-home care services, Mary can assist an older individual with the abilities and strengths they have and currently demonstrate (not do the task for the person).

In this way, cognitive and mental decline may be slowed. Maintaining daily functioning by allowing an older person to perform tasks that match abilities can enhance quality of life in the home.

Customized Services

Within the Home Mary can provide a wide range of client services to enable an older individual to remain in the home. Changing the physical environment to accommodate the individual’s needs can be a key to keeping someone in his or her home. Functioning level and needs change over time. She will help you and your loved one assess evolving circumstances and adapt to what is needed.

How In-Home Care Services Helped Cynthia Live at Home

About one year before Mary met Cynthia and her husband, Dick, Cynthia had a stroke which left her weakened and with partial paralysis in her legs. With physical therapy and other rehabilitation services, she was able to walk with a walker, but she could not continue to run a household as she had been doing. She was also diabetic, which required a special diet and numerous trips to her physician.

Mary provided in-home services to Cynthia and her husband, Dick, to stay in their home. By encouraging Cynthia to plan and organize the day and week for herself and Dick, Mary enabled the couple to participate in a meaningful way in their daily lives and the lives of their family members.

Following is a partial list of the things Mary did to help Cynthia stay in her home:

• Bathing/dressing

• Preparing meals

• Light housekeeping/cleaning

• Bill paying

• Driving and accompanying to doctors’ appointments

• Grocery shopping

• Physical therapy follow-up

• Miscellaneous errands

• Planning of and accompanying to social activities

Cynthia’s family felt reassured that important needs were being met that enabled the couple to receive care in their own home. Costs were far less than they would have been by placing Cynthia and Dick in a long-term care facility.

Valuable time was saved and could be used for family social visits and leisure activities. Contact Mary today at by email or (804) 216-6406 for a complimentary consultation about you or your loved one’s need for in-home care services.