Home Care in Highland, IN
Care plans and schedules are customized based on each client’s needs, caregiver availability, and level of support required.
Location: Highland, Indiana
Office Location: Merrillville, Indiana
Why Choose Assisting Hands Home Care in Highland, IN?
Assisting Hands Merrillville provides professional non-medical home care services to seniors and families throughout Highland, Indiana. We help older adults remain supported at home while receiving personalized assistance tailored to their routines, mobility needs, safety concerns, health conditions, and level of independence.
Many families in Highland contact us following hospitalization, rehabilitation stays, surgeries, falls, medical setbacks, or increasing caregiving responsibilities at home. Others seek dependable home care support to help aging loved ones continue living safely at home while maintaining routines, independence, dignity, and quality of life.
Highland is one of Northwest Indiana’s most established residential communities and is known for its strong neighborhoods, convenient access to healthcare resources, and family-oriented environment. Many local families are balancing work schedules, caregiving responsibilities, transportation needs, and long-term planning for aging parents while trying to help loved ones remain safely at home.
Families throughout Highland often value reliability, familiarity, and maintaining independence within comfortable surroundings. Many older adults in the area prefer to remain in the homes and neighborhoods they have known for years while continuing to stay connected to family, churches, local routines, community activities, longtime friendships, and familiar daily life.
Our nearby Merrillville office allows us to respond efficiently when families throughout Highland and surrounding Lake County communities need reliable home care support.
Assisting Hands Merrillville is led by a husband-and-wife team consisting of a licensed Physical Therapist (PT) and Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) with more than 30 years of combined experience in skilled nursing, rehabilitation, outpatient, and home health settings.
Their rehabilitation background provides valuable insight into mobility decline, transfers, fall prevention, recovery support, home safety concerns, and maintaining independence within the home environment. This experience helps families feel confident their loved ones are receiving attentive, mobility-conscious support designed to prioritize both safety and long-term quality of life.
Our Home Care Services in Highland
We provide flexible senior home care and caregiver support services customized to each client’s needs and living situation, including:
- Personal Care Assistance
- Companion Care
- Dementia and Alzheimer’s Support
- Caregiver Respite Services
- Transportation Assistance and Medical Appointments
- Meal Preparation
- Medication Reminders
- Light Housekeeping
- Mobility Assistance and Transfer Support
- Safety Supervision and Daily Support
Some families seek temporary support following surgery, hospitalization, rehabilitation, or medical procedures, while others require ongoing elder care assistance to help loved ones continue aging safely and comfortably at home.
Care schedules may range from occasional visits to daily or extended-hour assistance depending on individual needs and caregiver availability.
Focus on Mobility, Safety, and Fall Prevention
Falls remain one of the leading causes of hospitalization and loss of independence among older adults. Many families begin exploring home care services after noticing increasing difficulty with walking, transfers, balance, endurance, or household safety.
Our rehabilitation background allows us to place strong emphasis on mobility awareness, fall prevention, safer transfers, and maintaining safer home environments. We provide free in-home consultations to help identify concerns such as:
- Unsafe transfers
- Fall risks and tripping hazards
- Bathroom safety concerns
- Reduced mobility and endurance
- Weakness or balance limitations
- Increased caregiver strain
Payment Options Available
We accept several payment options to help families access home care services, including:
- Private Pay
- Long-Term Care Insurance
- VA Benefits
- Medicare GUIDE Program
- Medicaid (pending approval)
Families with questions regarding coverage or payment options are encouraged to contact our office directly for guidance.
Serving Our Local Communities
We provide senior home care and caregiver support services throughout Merrillville and surrounding communities including:
- Cedar Lake
- Crown Point
- Chesterton
- Dyer
- Griffith
- Hobart
- Merrillville
- Munster
- Portage
- Schererville
- St. John
- Valparaiso
Our nearby Merrillville office allows us to support families throughout Highland and surrounding Lake County communities efficiently and consistently.
Schedule a Free In-Home Consultation
If your loved one in Highland requires additional support at home, Assisting Hands Merrillville is available to help.
We provide free in-home consultations to better understand each family’s situation, discuss care needs, and develop a personalized support plan tailored to the individual.
📞 Call or Text: 219-332-0660
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About Highland, Indiana
Highland, Indiana is a well-established Lake County community known for its residential neighborhoods, local parks, convenient shopping areas, and strong sense of community. Many older adults in Highland prefer to remain safely and comfortably in their own homes as they age while staying connected to family, routines, and familiar surroundings.
Many Highland families seek proactive home care support that allows older adults to maintain routines, independence, safety, dignity, and quality of life while continuing to live at home within the community they know best.
The area provides convenient access to healthcare resources including Community Hospital in Munster, Franciscan Health Dyer, rehabilitation centers, outpatient therapy clinics, physician offices, and senior living communities throughout Northwest Indiana. As healthcare needs change, many families in Highland seek dependable home care support following hospitalization, rehabilitation, mobility decline, surgery, chronic medical conditions, or increasing caregiving responsibilities at home.
Supporting Safe Transitions from Local Facilities
We assist individuals returning home from hospitals, rehabilitation centers, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, and other healthcare settings serving Highland and surrounding communities.
Hospitals Serving the Area- Community Hospital (Munster)
- Franciscan Health Dyer
- Methodist Hospitals – Southlake Campus (Merrillville)
- Franciscan Health Crown Point
- Methodist Hospitals – Northlake Campus (Gary)
- Highland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Dyer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Residences at Deer Creek
- Bickford of Crown Point
- Symphony of Crown Point
- St. Anthony Home
- Journey Senior Living of Merrillville
Our team understands the challenges families face during transitions home following hospitalization or rehabilitation stays and works to help support safer, smoother transitions back home.
Frequently Asked Questions
We provide non-medical home care services including personal care assistance, companionship, dementia support, transportation assistance, meal preparation, caregiver respite, mobility assistance, and daily support at home.
Yes. We provide caregiver support and supervision for individuals living with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease while helping families maintain safer home environments and daily routines.
Yes. Many families contact us following hospitalization, surgery, rehabilitation, medical procedures, or changes in mobility when additional assistance is needed at home.
Yes. Caregivers may assist with transportation to medical appointments, outpatient therapy visits, errands, shopping, and approved activities depending on the client’s care plan.
Yes. We work with many long-term care insurance policies and can help families better understand available benefits and reimbursement processes.
Yes. We provide senior home care and caregiver support services throughout Highland and nearby communities including Griffith, Munster, Schererville, Dyer, Hammond, Merrillville, and surrounding Lake County areas.
