Home Care in Stone Mountain, GA

Most families in Stone Mountain want to honor their loved one’s wish to stay at home as long as possible long into their elderly years. In order to do that, it takes a lot of support and private caregivers you can trust to pick up the slack where they can no longer do so on their own.

America’s top home care provider, Visiting Angels, provides professional, non-medical in-home care services for seniors in Stone Mountain, Georgia.  Scheduling care can be as easy as a few hours of home help each week, full-time daily care and companionship or 24-hour home care.

Home Care from Stone Mountain’s Top Agency

Senior citizens can manage on their own pretty well until a health problem arises that makes daily tasks harder to handle and, in some cases, completely out of the question. For example, a person with arthritis probably experiences some degree of joint pain and stiffness throughout their bodies. This pain makes mundane tasks like simply getting dressed, gripping utensils and opening tight jars difficult. Moreover, arthritis might even limit an individual’s ability to get in and out of chairs or walking very unstable too.

The most common types of care giving we provide include Companion Care and Personal Care. When you hire a Visiting Angels caregiver, he or she will spend their time with your loved one in meaningful, engaging ways whether that’s a walk through Stone Mountain park on a clear afternoon, sharing stories or playing board games on a rainy day.

We also help with light housework, cook breakfast, lunch, dinner and/or snacks and assist by driving to Kroger or Ingles Supermarket to pick up groceries for the week. Our caregivers also provide transportation to and from doctor appointments, sparing the family caretaker from having to take time off from work to drive a loved one to Emory Hillandale Hospital or nearby medical centers.

Visiting Angels also offers specialized memory care for clients with Alzheimer’s (or other forms of dementia). Caregivers working with cognitively-impaired adults monitor their safety, follow wandering prevention measures, aid with walking/mobility, grooming and hygiene assistance.

In Home Care Versus Nursing Homes

For some Stone Mountain families, a nursing home or assisted living facility eventually becomes the right option, and we visit clients in those settings too. But for seniors who want to remain at home, in-home care is usually a better fit (and likely the more affordable option too).

Here are some of the important advantages of staying home versus moving into a senior home:

• One on one attention for a designated caregiver (not a shared staffing ratio).
• Lower risk of contracting cold bugs, flu viruses and the like.
• Stay in your own place surrounded by your own belongings.
• Maintain your independence with care provided only where it is actually needed.
• Flexible scheduling allows for clients to pay only for the hours of care they use.

For senior citizens in Stone Mountain, in-home care can extend the time they can remain safely at home by months or even years!

Safe, Compassionate Care Right at Home

Our local home care agency is owned by Liliane Monthe, a registered nurse. We are a proud member of the Home Care Association of America. Every caregiver goes through a background screening and onboarding training before being placed with a client. We try to match each client with a caregiver based on their personality, desired schedule and care needs - not just whose ever available. Further, our caregivers are employees, not independent contractors. They are trained, supervised, insured and backed by our agency through the duration of time they visit a client.

Ready to arrange home care for a loved one in Stone Mountain, Georgia? Call Visiting Angels at (770) 837-9343 today to schedule a free, in-home assessment and talk over your home care options and needs ranging from transportation, personal hygiene or memory care.

❓FAQs

How Does Visiting Angels Decide Which Caregiver to Send?

Our company follows a method we call “Select a Caregiver” in order to match new clients with one of our caregivers. Sometimes we look at age and location, but more importantly we try to get a feel for the client’s personality - their hobbies, interests, level of energy, etc., during our initial consultation. That helps us pick a good match from our roster. See, our goal is for each client to find real meaning in the bond they build with a caregiver and look forward to each time we come to visit!

Does Visiting Angels Accept Insurance or Medicare?

Unfortunately, non-medical home care services do not fall under Medicare’s coverage. That said, we do accept certain types of long-term care insurance that sometimes include benefits toward home care. If you have specific questions or concerns about how our home care costs are structured, please call our office directly so that one of us can talk through your specific situation and budgeting needs.

When can home care start for someone in Stone Mountain?

Starting with your first phone call, the process to start home care for someone in Stone Mountain can take as little as 48-72 hours for most clients. We just have to perform the in-home consultation first so we can get to know the client in order to pair them with the right caregiver, and assess the safety of their living quarters so we’ll know if we need to include fall prevention and recommend some reasonable home modifications to make it safer for the elderly individual.

📍Stone Mountain Service Area