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Home Help Service Agency – Respite care at home

Respite Care

  • Respite Care services provide short-term, temporary relief to those who are caring for family members
  • Affordable respite care is a valid option to more comitted full-time care
  • Respite care at home provides a break for the family caregiver, which may prove beneficial to the health of the caregiver

Assisting Hands respite care services provides the “We Care” program for family members who are caregivers for their loved ones. Our compassionate in home care focuses on the patient rather than the disease and our caregivers are skilled in helping the family and friends with supplementary personal and homemaker services so that they can spend quality time with their loved one. Services include shopping, errands, meal preparation, bathing, light housekeeping, and transportation.

Respite Care provides short-term, temporary relief to those who are caring for family members who might otherwise require permanent placement in a facility outside the home. Even though many family members don’t mind taking care of their loved one, the physical, emotional and financial consequences for the family caregiver can be overwhelming without some support, such as Assisting Hands Home Care. We provide a break for the family caregiver, which may prove beneficial to the health of the caregiver. Studies show that 60% of family caregivers age 19-64 surveyed recently by the Commonwealth Fund reported fair or poor health, one ore more chronic conditions, or a disability, compared with only 33% of non caregivers.

Testimonial

 

Assisting Hands’ Nurse Really Took Care of Our Family

Ted C.

06/26/2014

5/5 stars

I would like to recommend Assisting Hands as a first rate agency. They were there for us and really took care of my family. The entire staff is very nice and caring. We appreciated their communication and leadership by Marina the owner and Kathie the nurse.

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Assisting Hands provides the following services:

  • Assist the family members to enable a person with development disabilities to stay at home
  • Provide appropriate care and supervision to protect that person’s safety in the absence of the family member
  • Relief family members from the constantly demanding responsibility of providing care
  • We attend to basic self-help needs and other activities that would ordinarily be performed by the family members.

Assisting Hands Home Care respite care services provides the “We Care” program for family members who are the primary caregivers for their loved ones. Our compassionate in home care focuses on the patient rather than the disease and our caregivers are skilled in helping the family and friends with supplementary personal and homemaker services so that they can spend quality time with their loved one. Services include shopping, errands, meal preparation, bathing, light housekeeping, and transportation. Assisting Hands Home Care is ready to step in with the same considerate care and concern for your loved one’s needs so you can get away for any reason. Our respite care program is also a wonderful solution when you go on vacation, travel for the holidays, or attend an out-of-town event such as a wedding or reunion.

FAQs

Q: What is respite care and who is it for?
A: Respite care provides temporary relief for family caregivers. A professional Assisting Hands caregiver steps in so that the primary family caregiver can rest, travel, attend appointments, or take a personal break while knowing their loved one is in capable hands.

Q: How long can respite care last?
A: Respite care can be as brief as a few hours or can extend for days, weeks, or longer. We offer flexible scheduling to match the family caregiver’s specific needs.

Q: Can respite care be scheduled regularly, such as every week?
A: Yes. Many families schedule recurring weekly respite care—for example, every Saturday—so the primary caregiver has a consistent, planned break. Regular respite has been shown to reduce caregiver burnout significantly.

Q: Is respite care available for families whose loved one has dementia?
A: Yes. We provide dementia-trained caregivers for respite situations involving Alzheimer’s disease or other memory conditions. Families can rest assured that their loved one will receive appropriate specialized supervision.

Q: Does insurance cover respite care in Palm Beach County?
A: Coverage varies by policy. Some long-term care insurance plans include respite care benefits, and certain veterans benefits may also apply. Contact us to discuss your specific insurance situation.

Q: What is the difference between respite care and regular home care?
A: Respite care is specifically framed as temporary relief for family caregivers, while regular home care is an ongoing care arrangement. The actual services provided may be the same; the key difference is duration and purpose.

Reviews from Our Clients

Jacqueline L.

Home Care
Rating 5

“It’s very positive experience at Assisting Hands Home Care. They help me take care of my grocery shopping and that takes a load off me.”

Jill Syverson-Stork

Home Care
Rating 5

“From our first interaction with the owner and staff of Assisting Hands in West Palm Beach, we felt their desire to meet our particular needs in the care of our aging parent with limited mobility. They understood that she wished to stay in her home and wanted her own high standards of housekeeping and care maintained. Assisting Hands worked with the family to put in place the very best caregivers possible for our parent. The love, professionalism, dependability, and attention to detail shown by the caregivers and the staff was beyond our highest expectations. Communication was consistent, courteous, and excellent. Our family–living and working at some distance from our parent– felt supported. Our parent felt comforted, loved, cared for, and secure in her own home, as we had hoped. Assisting Hands became an extension of our family.”

Review by Phyllis Nefskyy

Home Care
Rating 5

“I highly recommend this agency! Marina and her staff are caring, creative, and reassurring in helping me manage my mom from across the country.”

Review by Joan K.

Home Care
Rating 5

“Assisting Hands has been so wonderful for my loved one and me as well. They are so reliable and kind and responsive. They really listen to your wishes in finding the right person and you can rest easy knowing that the home health aide they have found will take good care of your loved one. We have been using Assisting Hands for over a year and have no complaints just compliments!”

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