Caregiver Services

SHIFTS

• Day, evening, overnight and live-in
• Weekends and holidays
• Temporary or long term

HYGIENE & GROOMING

• Wake-up and a.m. care
• Bathing (bed/tub/shower)
• Shaving and grooming
• Oral care
• Hair care
• Nail care (clean/file/polish)
• Elimination (toilet/catheter/ostomy)
• Incontinence care
• Monitor skin integrity
• Clothing selection and dressing
• Evening care and tuck-in

NUTRITION & HYDRATION

• Monitor diet
• Prepare meals
• Assist with eating and drinking
• Check food expirations

COMPANIONSHIP

• Provide safety supervision
• Stimulate conversation
• Participate in crafts with client
• Play games/cards
• Assist with selection and purchase of reading materials
• Read to client
• Arrange for rental and showing of in-home movies

SCHEDULING

• Answer the door/phone
• Maintain calendar
• Schedule appointments
• Provide appointment reminders
• Coordinate home deliveries
• Provide medication reminders

TRANSPORTATION & TRAVEL

• Assist with shopping and errands
• Assist with travel tasks
• Accompany on visits and outings
• Accompany to meetings/events
• Accompany to religious services
• Accompany to outside meals
• Accompany to hairdresser

HOUSEKEEPING

• Provide light housekeeping
• Launder clothing and linens
• Make beds
• Dust furniture
• Take garbage to outside barrel
• Care for house plants
• Assist with pet care

OTHER ACTIVITIES

• Assist with ambulation, walking and transfers
• Assist with mobility/positioning
• Assist with exercise and therapy
• Send, retrieve and organize mail
• Clip coupons for shopping
• Record/arrange recipes