These services generally fall under three categories:

• Companionship
• Home Helper
• Personal Care
• Specialized Care

CompanionshipCompanionship services are those that stimulate, encourage and assist an individual.The primary responsibilities of Companionship services include the following:

• Providing companionship and conversation
• Providing stabilization and assistance with walking
• Preparing meals and cleaning up meal-related items
• Providing medication reminders and appointment reminders

Home HelperHome Helper services generally involve light housekeeping, errands or incidental transportation.The primary responsibilities of Home Helper services include the following:

• Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, kitchens, etc.)
• Washing and ironing laundry
• Running errands
• Accompanying clients to appointments

Personal CarePersonal Care services are personal in nature and often include assistance with activities of daily living.The primary responsibilities of Personal Care services include the following:

• Assisting with bathing
• Assisting with grooming
• Assisting with toileting and incontinence issues

Specialized Care

• Conducting frequent care-­planning assessments to identify new challenges and provide solutions.
• Accompanying a client on doctor visits to be the family's eyes and ears when they need a respite.
• Providing family education and support so families can learn about aging and use effective techniques with their loved one.
• Assist with medication administration, wound care, and home dialysis, among other services
• Provide hospice and palliative care to assist clients through end of life in the home setting.

In addition, Specialized Services may include more skilled, home health-adjacent services to assist a client to remain safely in their home as their health declines or through end of life. Specialized services may include RN delegated tasks such as:

• Medication management and administration
• Diabetic/glucose testing management
• Wound care
• Incontinence care/catheter care
• Feeding tubes
• Oxygen therapy
• Vital signs tracking and interpreting
• Foot and nail care
• Physical therapy/physiotherapy
• Massage
• Home dialysis

Secondary ResponsibilitiesSecondary responsibilities include the following:

• Contributing to a positive living environment to enhance a client’s quality of life
• Performing other reasonable duties as assigned
• Reporting hours according to office policy
• Reporting any significant changes in a client’s needs or living conditions
• Regularly communicating with supervisor and office staff

Each Home Instead franchise is independently owned and operated.

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