Do you or your loved one need extra support staying independent at home and wanting regular visits from a supporting helper?
I have a heart for seniors and for helping, and enjoy assisting older adults stay empowered in their later years and lead happy lives. I specialize in individualized care for seniors living at home or in assisted care, and have training in:
Nursing Assisting
Early Stage Dementia
Mobility, Wheel Chairs, Walkers, Walking Assistance
Geriatric Exercises
Aging in Place Support
I offer in-home visits 1 or 2 times a week, 1 to 4 hours each visit, supporting day-to-day needs, and the transition to more hands on care as needed or desired. I travel to Wenatchee, East Wenatchee, and Cashmere. I am sometimes a senior’s sole home-helper and sometimes a complement to family members, sharing tasks.
To support well being, enjoyment of life, and independence, I assist with routine and non-routine needs, including:
Routine Senior Needs
Medical Appointments—scheduling, driving, accompanying, note-taking, sharing appointment findings with family members
Transport and accompany—personal care appointments (hair, nails), scheduling, driving, accompanying
Shopping & Errands—groceries, returns, pick-up mobility equipment, pharmacy, post office, Costco, Macy’s, etc. —along with senior, or go and get
Personal Care—check your blood pressure and weight
Exercises and walks—in or out of wheel chair or walker
Medicine—ordering, picking up, sorting, filling
Administration—bills, accounts, insurance, correcting errors, setting up services
Technology Help—Setting up computer, TV, phone, updating cellphone software
Laundry, bedding
Cooking—meal prep, grocery lists
Companionship—reading, writing cards and letters with senior
Communication and coordination with family members
Non-Routine Senior Needs
Choosing eyeglasses at optical appointments
Turning mattress
Washing and ironing bedskirt
Replacing light bulbs
Changing all batteries in smoke detectors
Minor repairs
Technology help—setting up internet, TV, computer and cellphone, updating cellphone software, solving printer issues
Setting up delivery services like Instacart, Uber rides, etc.
Organizing refrigerator, under sinks, closets, etc.
Holiday decorating, cards, shopping, wrapping, tree, lights, clean-up/storage
Specialty Senior Services
Additionally, I maintain a list of excellent services I can coordinate, some of which are free, which may also help and empower you or your loved one. These specialty services include:
Shuttle
Vision Impairment
Meal delivery services
Cleaning services
Library
At home nail care
At home hair care
Dry cleaner/seamstress
Technology support
Example Schedule
Here is a possible example month with one senior visited Wednesday and Friday each week:
Week One
Wednesday, 10-1:00pm
Change bedding, sort weekly medicine, clean-out refrigerator/freezer, make grocery list for Friday trip, lead movement exercises and outside walk with senior, schedule hair appointment
Friday, 10-1:00pm
Stretching exercises and walk with senior, grocery shop with senior, make meatloaf dinner, fix printer problem
Week Two
Wednesday, 10-1:00pm
Do laundry, strength building exercises with senior, sort weekly medicine, update cell phone software, check mychart medical messages and email correspond with doctor, make chili and cornbread for dinner
Friday, 10-1:00pm
Pick-up and take senior in my car to a dental appointment, help fill out paperwork, remain in waiting room during appointment, meet with dentist and senior after appointment and take notes for family, help make next appointment, drive senior home.
(This appointment took 30 minutes longer than scheduled. Additional time is billed $40/hour, pro-rated.)
Week Three
Wednesday, 10-1:00pm
Change bedding, do laundry, stretching exercises and walk with senior, sort weekly medicine, make grocery list, grocer shopped with senior, prepare chef salad covered in fridge for dinner, schedule installation of bathroom grab bar with Wenatchee Fire Department
Friday, 10-1:00pm
Organize a visit for at-home nail care and hair care, replace burnt-out light bulbs throughout home, drop donations at Goodwill, pick-up prescription at pharmacy, stop at jewelry store to replace watch battery
Week Four
Wednesday, 10-1:00pm
Laundry, stretching exercises with senior, sort weekly medicine, prepare spinach lentil soup, write grocery list for senior, drop and pick-up dog at grooming appointment
Friday, 10-1:00pm
Shop for groceries, oversee installation of senior grab bar for shower with fire department, complete LinkPlus shuttle transportation paperwork for senior, pull boxes from garage with holiday decorations, help decorate
Rate
My hourly rate is $40/hour, 2-4 hours. If you need transportation and do not have a car, I have a vehicle for your travel needs, and charge $1/mile.
One hour visit: $50, 1 or 2 times a week
Two-hour visit: $80, 1 or 2 times a week
I love hearing from you
If you or an elderly loved one could use my help, please call!
Example Client Need
“Mom is slowing down and needs some help with things like taking the garbage out, changing sheets, running errands, taking her to appointments (especially when it is icy out), and helping setup for when she invites friends over for lunch. Family doesn’t live close by and looking for someone to help and check in on her on a regular basis. She is independent right now, but will probably need more help as time goes by. We were thinking of starting with once a week (when garbage goes out) for a few hours and it would probably grow to more over time.”
— Client’s Daughter