Companion Care

Visiting Angels Crystal Lake provides at-home elderly companion care services to help seniors stay connected and engaged while continuing to live safely in place. This type of care often accompanies other helpful in-home services, offering both emotional connection and daily assistance that promote well-being and independence.

The services we provide address more than just companionship. They include:

• A kind caregiver to talk to and offer meaningful companionship
• Help with physically taxing tasks like light housekeeping and laundry
• Support with personal routines like getting dressed, toileting, and meal preparation
• Medication and hydration reminders
• Transportation to appointments or community events if you desire

What Is Elderly Companion Care?

Isolation and even depression are growing concerns among senior groups in our community, so we wanted a way to target that specific problem locally. Our team created elderly companion care as a type of professional, nonmedical assistance that focuses on providing human connection where it is needed most, with warmth and kindness. We match you with a professional caregiver to offer social and emotional as well as practical support to seniors who may spend much of their time alone.

There are usually two distinct but related aspects of a companion care plan:

1. Social companionship — interactions and activities that provide emotional connection and reduce loneliness, like conversation, games, and walks.
2. Practical daily assistance — the kind of help that supports independence and makes daily life easier, such as mobility assistance and fall prevention.

Caregivers visit on a regular schedule to share conversation in addition to helping with meals or household chores. They ask seniors’ questions about their lives to draw them out and make them feel more seen and heard. This steady presence not only helps reduce feelings of isolation but also gives families peace of mind knowing their loved one has consistent, caring support.

How Do Our Companion Services Benefit Crystal Lake Families?

Our companion services are designed to help older adults maintain their independence and quality of life at home. One major benefit is that it can keep families from having to move their loved ones to an expensive, unfamiliar facility where the person will be less happy.

A better option is often a well-trained caregiver who will provide personalized assistance while respecting the individual’s comfort level and preferred routines. Even in more challenging situations, our caregivers are trained to uphold seniors’ dignity and independence.

Ultimately, the care you receive might include a combination of goals and activities:

• Helps seniors remain independent and comfortable in their own homes
• Reduces feelings of loneliness and isolation through social interaction, including outside of the home
• Promotes emotional well-being and a sense of connection with one’s community
• Provides light assistance with predetermined daily routines
• Offers gentle reminders for medications at the right time of day
• Encourages physical activity and mental engagement through appropriate activities
• Gives families peace of mind knowing their loved one has regular support
• Offers flexible scheduling to fit short-term or long-term care needs

Care Can Include Support for Seniors with Health Conditions

Companion care can be combined with other in-home services to meet a wide range of needs in Crystal Lake. Our team is experienced in working with clients living with Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, and other diseases. Let us know if your loved one has COPD, heart disease, or a different condition and we will work with you to create a proper plan tailored to their specific requirements.

Seniors Are Matched with Kind, Reliable Caregivers

We understand that getting the right form of care isn’t the only concern that families have. It can be a big step to allow an unfamiliar person into the home of a vulnerable loved one, particularly an older person living alone. We also have aging loved ones and treat our caregiver selection process as if we are providing care for our own parents or grandparents. With that in mind, our selection process includes several steps:

• Finding the most qualified and experienced caregivers around
• Following up on professional references
• Conducting background checks on each candidate
• Making sure they are trustworthy, reliable, and show respect for the people in their care
• Training them to assist in a variety of specialized areas

Do You Have to Live in Crystal Lake to Access Care?

Your aging loved one doesn’t have to live in Crystal Lake to access our elderly companion care services. Our office makes nonmedical companion care available to clients throughout Crystal Lake, Cary, Woodstock, and nearby communities.

Contact Visiting Angels if Your Loved One Needs Companionship

If you think an older loved one living in the Crystal Lake region could benefit from added companionship, just let us know. We can talk to you about their situation to help you determine the best way forward. If other services are needed, our care team will work with you to create the most appropriate care plan.

Let us know online if you have questions, or call 815-479-0312 to get started on a plan to help your loved one receive compassionate companionship, right at home.