Griswold Special Care

About Us

On a crisp January morning in 1982, Jean Griswold sat at her dining room table in Erdenheim, Pennsylvania and began making phone calls, gathering a group of competent, caring people to help older and disabled individuals stay safe in their homes. Inspired by a growing need in her community, Jean Griswold began an organization now recognized as the World's Oldest, Multi-national, Non-medical Home Care Company and one of the first home care services to offer 24-hour service to older, disabled, or at-risk individuals at highly affordable prices.

Philosophy

Jean Griswold began GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE with two goals: to keep the cost of home care services affordable for the average person and to attract and retain the best Caregivers in the industry. Today, our home care offices work hard to achieve this balance of superior quality and affordability.

Mission

Mission Statement

• GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE is dedicated to maintaining the dignity, comfort, safety, independence, well-being, and happiness of each Client by referring the highest quality professional Caregivers at an affordable cost.
• GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE is committed to treating all Caregivers with respect and consideration. We strive to keep wages competitive, to listen to the needs of Caregivers, and to serve as their advocates.
• GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE recruits Directors and Managers who adhere to our philosophy of caring. In return, we work to provide a favorable environment for our Directors and Managers, offering them support, tools, training, and advice to enable them to run their businesses successfully.
• GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE offers a safe and pleasant environment to office employees, offering opportunities for growth and development, personally and professionally.
• GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE strives to ease the burden of long term care professionals who are seeking help for clients and to offer peace of mind to family caregivers.
• GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE's goal is to make home care an affordable option to everyone in the community.

Personal Home Care Services

• Bathing
• Bed bath
• Tub bath
• Shower
• Sponge bath
• Shave
• Shampoo
• Oral/mouth care
• Brush teeth
• Denture care
• Dressing
• Grooming
• Comb or brush hair
• Skin care
• Perineal care
• Change adult briefs
• Assist with bedpan
• Assist with urinal
• Assist with commode
• Reposition bed-bound clients to help prevent skin breakdown
• Assist with active range-of-motion activities
• And many more client requests

Homemaking Home Care Services

• Meal planning
• Cooking
• Meal preparation - according to taste/diet
• Serve meals
• Wash dishes
• Light housekeeping - vacuuming, dusting, cleaning client's bathroom, kitchen maintenance . . . more
• Personal laundry and linens
• Make/change bed
• Help with organization - clean closets, sort photos
• Shopping
• Errands
• Grocery shopping
• Incidental transportation
• Out-of-town travel assistance
• Pet care
• Plant care
• And many more client requests

Personal Assistance & Supportive Care

• Transfers
• Ambulation
• Feeding
• Assist to bathroom
• Assist with self-administered medication
• Limit or encourage fluids
• Record food intake
• Record urinary output
• Record bowel function

Senior Companion Care Services

• Conversation
• Reading
• Games
• Projects
• Gardening
• Appointments
• Attend events
• Visit friends
• Outings
• Celebrating birthdays
• Record memoirs
• Correspondence
• And many more client requests including Respite Care

Care Options

Non-medical home CARE OPTIONS include: 

• Hourly Home Care
• Live-in Home Care
• Overnight Home Care
• Customized Services

With its consumer-driven model of home care, GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE has an option that fits your needs.

Hourly Home Care

From 4 hours to 24 hours, we can meet your every non-medical home care need. While some Clients need in-home help 24 hours, around-the-clock, others need light assistance once or twice each week. The choice is yours. We will find a Caregiver to match your requirements.

Live-in Home Care

Live-in home care is a very popular, cost-effective home care program.  It is designed for those individuals who need more than eight hours of care daily, but where three 8-hour shifts are not needed. Clients use live-in Caregivers on an ongoing basis when living with family is not an option, to one-week respite care visits. Caregivers for live-in home care are a great alternative for senior care when a nursing home is not desired. The live-in Caregiver is on-call 24 hours per day and provides the Client and family members valuable peace of mind, knowing that someone is present if assistance is needed.

Overnight with Sleep Home Care

A wonderful alternative to separate wake-up and tuck-in visits, this twelve-hour shift is for those who need assistance going to bed and getting up in the morning. The Caregiver is also available to get up with the Client if he or she needs assistance once or twice throughout the night. Overnight with Sleep home care has been a boon to those individuals who are lonely or afraid at night or who simply need the reassurance of having someone available, if help is needed.

Customized Home Care Services

Upon request, many offices will offer shorter hours of service or combinations of different non-medical home care services to suit your unique preferences.