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 Important Details About Care: Bathing is essential to an individual’s personal hygiene and more importantly, to the way a person feels. Not only do our bathing services ensure that clients continue to feel comfortable in social situations, but they also maintain skin integrity, stimulate circulation, and reduce the potential for infection.

Walking & Ambulation Assistance – Keeping on the move is vital to both mental and physical well-being. GHC Agency makes sure that movement occurs on a regular basis and takes into account any physical limitations for each client.

Posture Positioning – Positioning clients in the proper postures is something often overlooked in the elderly home care regimen. However, proper posture encourages better digestion and circulation, and aides in the prevention of muscle atrophy and skin sores.

Continence Care - Assistance with urinary and bowel care can be vital to remaining socially active. Our caregivers understand the sensitivity of this situation and are experienced with providing such care.

Oral Hygiene – Aging and disabled clients may lack the fine motor skills required for something most people take for granted. Assisting with proper mouth, gum, and denture care can be vital in the prevention of tooth decay, gum disease, and other infection.

Special Diet/Meal Preparation - Our caregivers and administrators will work with family and other healthcare professionals to plan meals according to clients’ specific needs. This could include specifications for diabetics, low sodium needs, puree, or others.

Eating Assistance – In some cases, clients are unable to feed themselves. GHC Agency caregivers are sensitive to the emotional issues connected with the inability to perform this basic function and can provide caregivers trained in the appropriate safety precautions.

Toileting Assistance – This is another basic life function, that when lost, is difficult to deal with emotionally. GHC Agency caregivers know how to discreetly aid in this sensitive area, providing physical help and addressing all types of toileting needs.

Gloria Home Care  provides DD services an elderly care services that range from companion services to personal care Aides. Our services provide support while maintaining independence and comfort. Contact us for your DD Services and elderly home care services needs today.

Special Care Situations

DD Care an Elderly care with special circumstances can be extremely challenging. Gloria Home care offers specialty home health care services for diagnoses that are common in the senior  care also Developmental Disabled arena. Our proprietary caregiver training programs add to the qualified care you will receive in these specific disease areas.

Alzheimer’s/Memory Loss

As a family member or friend of someone with Alzheimer’s and other dementias, you shoulder a particularly heavy burden. Helping this person keep some sort of normalcy is key and the type of care needed is physically and emotionally demanding. Gloria Home care is here to help. Understanding that you are not alone is the first step.

• Over 4.5 million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
• About one in ten people over age 65 have the disease.
• Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia affect up to 50 percent of people over the age of 85.

Gloria Home care wants you to know that providing specialized non-medical Alzheimer’s care in the home is one of the most positive ways you can help. Most Alzheimer's patients-particularly those in the early and middle stages of the illness-can be cared for at home instead of at nursing homes or other facilities.

• More than half of all diagnosed Alzheimer's patients continue to live in home settings.
• 80 to 90 percent of these rely on family and friends for care.

With Gloria Home Care specialty Alzheimer’s home care services, your loved one will receive a customized care regimen that will take into account their environment and special needs, thereby making daily life less difficult and stressful.

The Gloria Home Care Alzheimer’s home care services offer:

• Familiar frame of reference
• Freedom to move about in a more familiar and unrestricted space
• A way to minimize those stresses that can aggravate the symptoms of dementia and the Alzheimer’s disease
• Daily orientation to time, place, person
• Continuity of daily routines and schedule

Osteoarthritis/Mobility Loss

Have you or any of your loved ones been diagnosed with osteoarthritis? If so, you should know that, in most cases, people with osteoarthritis can lead full, active lives by properly managing the condition. In fact, osteoarthritis is one of the most frequent causes of physical disability among adults.

• More than 20 million people in the United States have the disease.
• By 2030, 20 percent of Americans—about 70 million people—will have passed their 65th birthday and will be at risk for osteoarthritis.
• More than half of the population age 65 or older would show x-ray evidence of osteoarthritis in at least one joint.

Simple, daily tasks can aggravate the condition and lead to frustration, weariness and depression. Gloria Home Care has years of experience working with those suffering from osteoarthritis and has developed special elderly care services to help return some independence and comfort.

By alleviating some of the more tiring and mobility-oriented tasks, people with osteoarthritis can return to a fairly normal lifestyle. Gloria Home Care caregivers provide these valuable elder care services including:

• Meal Preparation
• Light Housekeeping
• Errand Services
• Grocery Shopping
• Incidental Shopping
• Laundry & Linen Washing
• Clothes Shopping
• Recreational Activities

Cancer

Cancer patients often feel more comfortable and secure being cared for at home. Many patients want to stay at home so that they will not be separated from family, friends, and familiar surroundings. Home health care can help patients achieve this desire. However, it can be both rewarding and demanding for patients and caregivers. It can change relationships and require families to address new issues and cope with all aspects of home health care.

Gloria Home Care will work with you and your team of professionals to alleviate the stress of daily life activities while you or your loved one are being treated for or recovering from cancer. Our caretaker services include:

• Supplement Hospice services with supportive care
• Development of comfort measures
• Respite care for family caregivers

Gloria Home Care provides elder care services and Developmental Disabled care that range from companion services to personal care. Our home health care services provide support while maintaining independence and comfort. Contact us for your home care services needs today.

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Hypertension/Stroke

Hypertension aka high blood pressure is a very common affliction for the elderly. It is often called a silent killer because you can have it for years without knowing it. In fact, about 50 million Americans have high blood pressure, but about 30 percent of them don't know it.

The best strategy for controlling and preventing high blood pressure is to begin with lifestyle changes. For the elderly this is often coupled with medication to reduce high blood pressure. Complications from medication can include inflamed and sore joints which reduce mobility. Gloria Home care  specialty home care services can prepare a customized hypertension program that caters to your needs for striving toward a healthier lifestyle. These services include:

• Develop a light exercise schedule
• Coordinate a healthy meal plan
• Errand Services
• Grocery Shopping
• Incidental Shopping
• Laundry & Linen Washing
• Clothes Shopping

Diabetes

Diabetes develops when your body becomes resistant to the effects of insulin or when your pancreas produces some, but not enough, insulin to maintain a normal glucose level. Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas that regulates the absorption of sugar into your cells.

• About 20.8 million people in the United States have diabetes.
• This is equal to about 7 percent of the entire population.
• About 90 percent to 95 percent of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes.

For those with diabetes, leading a healthy and active life depends on good diabetes management. Good management reduces the risk of complications, such as heart and circulatory disease, which individuals with diabetes are three times more likely to develop.

Gloria Home care  caregivers can work with you to develop a specially geared home health care program that focuses on diabetes management. These services can include:

• Education on how daily activities affect blood glucose levels
• Appropriate food and meal planning
• Exercise and activity suggestions
• Meal Preparation
• Grocery Shopping

Heart Disease

Arteriosclerosis or “hardening of the arteries” occurs when the inside walls of an artery become thicker and less elastic. The thickening reduces the area available for blood flow. Although arteriosclerosis reveals few symptoms at first, as plaque grows, it narrows the artery and in some cases blocks it entirely. This can lead to angina and heart attacks.

Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is often encountered in the elder care field. It occurs when the heart cannot pump out enough blood to meet the needs of the body. All forms of heart disease may eventually lead to CHF. CHF is the most common cause of death for people over the age of 65. Approximately 75% of our clients are over the age of 65, making this disease very important in the senior health care arena.

Gloria Home Care has extensive experience in prevention and care with regard to home care solutions for clients with Heart Disease. We can customize a program that puts our client on a heart healthy diet, assist with physician-prescribed special exercises for heart clients, and help with daily activities of living. The daily activities most often requested by our clients with Heart Disease include:

• Meal Preparation
• Light Housekeeping
• Errand Services
• Grocery Shopping
• Incidental Shopping
• Laundry & Linen Washing
• Clothes Shopping

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We know that your highest priority is selecting the right care for your loved one. And that's not an easy decision process. Determining the type care you need and the right place to receive it is not an easy process. There are many alternatives out there, which can lead to a lot of confusion and frustration. We know that the care and the well-being of your loved one is something that's on your mind. We encourage an ongoing dialogue between the physician, our staff and the patient's family to ensure health care goals are being met.

Our senior health care services and Developmental Disabled service are highly personalized and flexible. We can provide home care services from as little as a few hours to 24-hours a day. A steady hand, a bright smile and the willingness to go to extra lengths to reassure you and your loved one—these are all hallmarks of our elderly home care services and DD Services.

Read more about how our elderly and DD home care services have helped actual clients.

Companion & Homemaker Services

• Caring Companionship
• Medication Reminders
• Meal Preparation
• Shopping & Errand Services
• Light Housekeeping
• Laundry Services
• Bathing Assistance
• Recreational Activities
• Personal Hygiene & Dressing Guidance
• Incoming Mail Organization
• Review with Family
• 24-Hour Emergency Response

Back to Home Care Services from Gloria Home Care Agency

Caring Companionship - Having someone to sit and visit with can help make for a happier life and provides our clients with something to look forward to. Gloria Home Care  caring companionship services cover anything from conversation, eating a meal together or just having someone in the home to visit.

 Medication Reminders – Did you know that medication mismanagement is one of the most common causes of hospital admissions? Our home health aides can remind clients to take their medications, report side effects, and assist with pre-measured medication packages to help clients avoid potentially dangerous medication mismanagement. Although our caretakers cannot administer medications, they can remind our clients to take their medication and at the appropriate time.

Meal Preparation - As part of our elderly care services, GHC caretaker will prepare a nutritious meal and clean up afterwards. The opportunity to eat regular, healthy meals can maintain strength and hydration, promote recovery, and assure appropriate absorption of medications.

Shopping & Errand Services - A caretaker can run errands such as picking up prescriptions, dry cleaning, or supplies for social events. Some specific examples include:
Grocery shopping – this can be done with or without the client. The client can also specify particular stores and the caretaker can assure compliance with prescribed diets.
Incidental shopping – Caretakers can take clients wherever they need or want to go. More than just maintaining independence, social stimulation is therapeutic as well. Light Housekeeping – GHC assist with vacuuming, dusting, cleaning floors, cleaning bathrooms, cleaning kitchens, taking out the trash, straightening rooms, organizing closets and drawers.

Laundry Services – Washing clothes and linens can be a strenuous activity. GHC can wash, dry, fold, iron and put away a client’s laundry for them, alleviating physical stress.

Bathing Assistance - Many times our elderly or disabled clients are capable of performing their own bathing and other personal care services. However, the peace of mind that comes with knowing that a trained GHC caregiver is standing by for assistance and safety supervision often gives the client/family some necessary reassurance.

Family Respite Care – In situations where we provide a respite for a primary family caregiver (e.g. a wife caring for a husband or a daughter caring for her mother), we find that with our help the family relationship can strengthen when one removes the considerable stress that the role of family caretaker can bring. We find that most often care for a client is a family situation, not just an individual client needing care. We are always mindful of this when advising families on Developmental Disabilities and  elderly home care.

Recreational Activities – GHC caregivers can take the client out to enjoy their favorite activities or stay in the home and play a hand of cards or a board game. We want our clients to remain engaged and to maintain the hobbies and activities they’ve always enjoyed.

Personal Hygiene & Dressing Guidance – Part of our

Developmental Disabilities and

elderly home care services include reminding and guiding clients toward good hygiene. We can also help put together outfits and help button buttons, tie shoes, put on socks.

Incoming Mail Organization – Our clients need not worry about sorting through the myriad of junk mail we all seem to get these days. Our caretakers sit down with clients and assist in sorting the important mail such as bills, etc. Additionally, we can provide reminders for when bills are due.

Family Care Plan Review – Keeping the family informed of the caregiver plan and answering any questions is a cornerstone of our GHC services. We want everyone to feel comfortable with the elderly home care and Developmental Disabilities  home care service 

situation and keeping the lines of communication open is key. Whether you live in the same town or are on the opposite coast, GHC will make sure to keep in touch with the family on a consistent basis. when requested.

Personal Emergency Response Systems & Fall Detection Devices - GHCA  can help you achieve a sense of ease knowing that with the touch of a button you or your loved one can have instant access to emergency services.

Personal Care Services

In addition to the Companion & Homemaker Service GHCA location provide,assistance with hands-on Personal Care Services. Please check with your GHCA office to determine which of the following services are available:

• Bathing
• Walking Assistance
• Posture Positioning
• Continence Care
• Oral Hygiene
• Special Diet/Meal Preparation
• Eating Assistance
• Toileting Assistance