Douglas Gardens Community

Douglas Gardens Community Care

You want to keep your elderly family member at home, but time and finances are limited. Douglas Gardens Community Care gives families the extra help they need to keep someone age 60 or older living at home rather than in a nursing home.

These programs provide personal care for the elderly in Miami-Dade County who live at home or in an assisted living facility. They also offer financial assistance for family caregivers living with the frail senior or for a senior in an assisted living facility. Short-term emergency services may also be provided for individuals in need.

The State of Florida, Department of Elder Affairs has designated Miami Jewish Health Systems a lead agency to administer the programs. The Alliance for Aging manages admissions to the programs and performs a telephone screening to determine eligibility and choose the most suitable program.

Douglas Gardens Home Care

Douglas Gardens Home Care is a not-for-profit nurse registry committed to enhancing the independence and quality of life for adults of all ages, faiths and ethnic backgrounds living in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.

We reach patients at home with our skilled and compassionate caregivers, who include:

• Registered nurses
• Licensed practical nurses
• Certified nursing assistants
• Home health aides
• Companions

Our professional caregivers provide a full suite of nursing and personal care services for individuals. We also provide supplemental staffing services for hospitals, nursing homes, doctors' offices and numerous other community-based programs that need nursing staff.

Services

Douglas Gardens Community Care offers services for participants who live at home and for those who live in assisted living facilities. Case managers evaluate each participant and then arrange for the services needed, such as:

• Adult day care and caregiver respite
• Caregiver training and support groups
• Companionship
• Counseling
• Emergency alert response systems
• Escort services
• Home-delivered meals
• Home modifications
• Housework and chores
• Medical services and supplies
• Personal care, such as eating, bathing, dressing, bathing and toileting
• Pest control

In-home services are offered on a sliding cost scale—often at no cost.