After a loved one is diagnosed with dementia, you may find yourself taking on the responsibility of their care. As time goes by, you may start to find that the responsibility of caring for your loved one is growing larger and larger. You may even want to move your loved one to an assisted living facility or nursing home. At Visiting Angels of San Ramon, we’re here to remind you that you have another option.
Our home care aides provide clients with compassionate, knowledgeable care that caters to the individual’s needs and wants. We want all of our clients to have the opportunity to live at home for as long as possible. Also, we want you, as a family caregiver, to have the time to cater to your own responsibilities and own well-being.
At Visiting Angels San Ramon, we understand the challenges of caring for those with dementia. Unlike other types of senior care, memory care services must be tailored to the specific symptoms, risks, and challenges related to the different types of dementia.
Visiting Angels San Ramon has partnered with leading dementia specialists to develop a series of certification programs. Basic training is available to all of our home care aides, and many caregivers are certified in advanced dementia care protocols.
These services are offered through Life Care Navigation™, a collection of specialized senior care services, each of which focuses on a different aspect of elderly living. These services include a dedicated Alzheimer’s care program for those with Alzheimer’s disease, which accounts for 60 to 80 percent of all cases of dementia.
Through our dementia care program, we provide assistance with a wide variety of needs. We assist our clients with personal tasks, provide comforting companionship, and offer helpful reminders when needed.
Our home care services for seniors with dementia can include help with activities that include:
Visiting Angels San Ramon offers free care assessments to help you determine if dementia care services are right for your loved one. Your loved one’s care assessment will be performed in the comfort of his or her home. During this assessment, we will outline the foundation for your loved one’s care plan.
First, we will customize a care plan around your loved one’s lifestyle, preferences, and symptoms. If you decided to proceed with care, we will then match your loved one with a home care aide whose skills and strengths are particularly suited to your loved one’s care needs. You will have the opportunity to Select Your Caregiver® to ensure your full peace of mind.
My mother in law had an accident last October and broke her pelvis. After a one month stay in a skilled nursing facility, we knew she would require assistance with daily bathing, light cooking, and help with her daily rehabilitation exercises. We contacted Visiting Angels in San Ramon and received a prompt, professional response. They sent out a registered nurse to assess her care needs and quickly following our appointment, we were assigned a wonderful care giver! She had many years of experience and jumped right in to help my mother in law get right back on her feet. She helped with daily showers, exercises and light cooking! She was a fabulous cook! Our care giver helped with errands, grocery shopping, and provided a sense of peace and security while my mother in law healed and regained her independence. During our six week time using Visiting Angels, we received weekly check in phone calls to make sure we were happy with our caregiver and anything else they could provide to make her rehabilitation success