Hiring care services often feels like a daunting task for many families. After all, the news that a loved one can no longer cope with age-related challenges on their own can come as a shock. However, at Visiting Angels^® Des Moines we make it easy to set up in-home care so your loved one can get the support he or she needs without going through a complicated process.

One of our helpful staff members will come to your loved one’s home for a free initial care consultation to discuss our services and their unique care needs. Then, we’ll use your family’s input to design a customized care plan and select a compassionate care provider from our team to give your loved one assistance that makes aging in place a reality.

Your Consultation on In-Home Care in Des Moines

At Visiting Angels Des Moines, we want to make sure your family has all the information needed to make informed decisions about your loved one’s future. That’s why we’ll happily come meet with you in person to consult with you about the costs of care, your family’s preferences, and your loved one’s care requirements. During this visit, we’ll be sure to answer all your questions so you can choose to proceed with care confidently.

Our consultations also provide us with an opportunity to familiarize ourselves with the care recipient and his or her personality and lifestyle. This information is crucial in the development of a personalized care plan and the creation of an ideal caregiver-care recipient match.

Take a look at the topics you can expect us to cover during your loved one’s care consultation:

• Their physical needs, including the need for mobility assistance
• Personal care tasks the senior struggles with
• Current eating, sleeping, and medicine schedules
• Social and emotional needs and the importance of conversation and companionship
• Assistance with household chores and homemaking
• Logistics of scheduling and rescheduling care visits

Selecting Your In-Home Care Provider from Visiting Angels Des Moines

After creating a customized care plan for your loved one, we’ll get started with the next step of selecting their care provider. You can count on us to choose a talented caregiver with the right set of skills for your loved one’s care needs, as well as a personality to match your loved one’s disposition. You can always request that we find an alternate caregiver if you are unhappy with our initial pick.

Give Visiting Angels Des Moines a call today to get started with a no-cost, in-home care consultation in the Des Moines area.