Most people prefer to remain independent, safe and comfortable in their own homes when they are elderly, disabled or require assistance. Assisting Hands® in Oak Lawn understands this need and provides caregivers that have training and experience in providing in-home care. They have successfully passed extensive background checks, as well as being insured, bonded, and trained in CPR and First Aid.
We customize our service plans to assist with the day-to-day activities such as:
- Senior In-Home Care
- Elderly Care Services
- Personal Care & Companion Services
- Coordination of Care
- Additional Services
- Full List of Services
From its pre-screened group of available assistants, Assisting Hands® in Oak Lawn will help you select the best matched caregiver. We can have qualified help placed in your home generally within 48 hours or less after the initial call. We assist seniors, children and the disabled in a spirit of concern for their welfare, gaining satisfaction and a sense of pride for the value that we add to their lives.
Offering our clients personalized non-medical support services in their homes, Assisting Hands Home Care in Oak Lawn works to maintain quality of life for our clients. Our services support the individual’s choices and preferences. This helps maintain their dignity and independence.
Our goal at Assisting Hands Home Care in Oak Lawn is to provide non-medical assistance at home, with the option that most people prefer – to remain independent, safe and comfortable in their own homes. Our home health care service provides 24 hour, live – in, hourly and respite care weekends, evenings and during the day.
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Medical Trained Ownership
The president/owner of Assisting Hands Home Care in Oak Lawn is Richard E. Ueberfluss PT, FACHE, MBA, OCS, MTC, a Physical Therapist with 21 years of Hospital, Outpatient, Sports and Home Health Care experience. He is a Board Certified Orthopedic Physical Therapist and Certified Manual Physical Therapist and a Fellow American College of Healthcare executive.
Training
All Assisting Hands Home Care in Oak Lawn staff receives advanced training in:
• CPR (certified)
• Hospice (local Hospice experts)
• Fall Prevention (Fall Prevention Clinics of America®)
• Lifting and transfers (by Physical Therapists)
• Licensed, Bonded, Insured, and Fingerprint Background Checked
• Dementia Communication (local dementia expert and Pastor)
Physical Therapist and Nurse Supervision
Commitment to Technology
In keeping with new developments in home healthcare technology, Assisting Hands Home Care in Oak Lawn offers leading edge home care technology.
This includes:
- Electronic monitoring of caregivers to ensure on-time arrival and departure (Telephony)
- Video phones and video monitors provide peace-of-mind and face-to-face communication with family members.
- Medication reminder system PERS (Personal Response system for fall detection)
Assisting Hands Home Care in Oak Lawn sets new standards in home care with unannounced supervisory visits by administration; our ability to provide a caregiver within 24 hours of initial visit – sometimes the same day; and live-in and 24-hour services.
