Help at Home

Help at Home has been serving Hartford County for over 15 years. Our caregivers provide Companions, Homemakers and Personal Care Assistants to people of all ages, whether you are a senior citizen or disabled person. We also offer respite care to primary care givers who have earned a much needed break.

 

Owners Steven and Arlene Horenstein have years of experience caring for the elderly, both personally and professionally.  They offer support and advice as to how to care for your loved one and help them remain as independent as possible.

            

 Definition:  Homemakers are non-medical persons who perform various household tasks for the individual in their home.

 

 

Services:

 

1.  Light housekeeping such as dusting, vacuuming, making beds and changing linens.

 

2.  Laundry consisting of washing, drying and folding clothes.

 

3.  Grocery shopping from lists prepared by the individual or by accompanying the individual.

 

4.  Meal preparation which includes planning meals, cooking, dish washing and clean-up.

 

5.  Reading newspapers, books and magazines to the individual.

 

6.  Transporting and accompanying the individual to various medical or recreational  appointments.

 

7.  Report any changes in an individual's condition to a designated family member.

 

8.  Remind the individual to take their medications.

 

Definition:  Companions are non-medical persons who assist an individual with daily living activities.

 

Services:

       

1.  Provide companionship to a person who either cannot or does not want to be alone.

 

2.  Monitor and provide supervision to an individual as she/he perform daily living activities  such as dressing, arranging meals, washing and drying clothes and other routine tasks.

 

3.  Assist an individual with grocery shopping by accompanying her/him on shopping trips or by shopping for the individual from lists supplied by the individual.

 

4.  Transport and accompany an individual on doctor and dental appointments, laboratory tests and X-rays.

 

5.  Escort an individual to the hair appointments, senior center functions or to various recreational activities and other appointments.

 

6.  Read newspapers, magazines, books or other printed material to an individual.

 

7.  Help with written business or social correspondence or telephone calls.

 

8.  Remind an individual when it is time for her/him to take their medications.

 

9.  Report any changes in an individual's condition or requirements to a designated family member.