Seniors diagnosed with dementia often rely heavily on their friends and family for support and care. While providing this care can be extremely rewarding, attempting to care for your loved one all on your own can leave you feeling overwhelmed. That’s where the dementia care services we offer at Visiting Angels^® Athens can help.

Our dementia care services provide much-needed respite and support to families who care for loved ones with dementia. We offer personalized in-home care for seniors in the Athens area with early-stage, mid-stage, and late-stage dementia, helping to improve our clients’ quality of life and live safely in their familiar surroundings.

Personalized Dementia Care in Athens

At Visiting Angels Athens, we understand the need to provide seniors with dementia care services tailored to their specific needs. We offer personalized care plans that address the specific challenges, risks, and symptoms each of our clients face. This way, we can be sure each senior we care for in the Athens area receives the best possible dementia care for them.

When caring for seniors in Athens, North High Shoals, Watkinsville, Bethlehem, Good Hope, and throughout the surrounding communities, we address our clients’ spiritual, social, and emotional needs, as well as their physical needs. Just some of the services included in the dementia care we provide at Visiting Angels Athens include:

• Respectful bathing, dressing, and grooming assistance
• Healthy meal planning and preparation
• Assistance with errands 
• Transportation to medical appointments and therapies
• Home organization and light housekeeping
• Monitoring and wandering prevention
• Medication reminders

Getting Started with Dementia Care

We provide families in the Athens, GA area with no-cost home care assessment to help determine if our dementia care services are a right fit for their loved ones. This assessment takes place in the comfort of a loved one’s home, and outlines the foundations of the care we provide.

If you choose to continue with dementia care from Visiting Angels Athens, we will match your loved one with a compassionate caregiver through Select Your Caregiver^®. Our caregivers go through a thorough background and reference check before joining our team, and have the opportunity to expand their knowledge of dementia care by taking part in a dementia care training program.

To learn more about how our dementia care services can help your loved one, call Visiting Angels Athens today.