When your parents or family members reach a senior level of maturity, they may begin to slow down. Tasks which were once taken for granted, may be more cumbersome or time consuming. If your loved one has limited mobility, chronic health issues, or memory related illness, aging in place can become challenging. Visiting Angels^® West Springfield MA helps seniors, veterans, and disabled adults maintain an independent lifestyle at home by providing non-medical assistance for the activities of daily living. Some types of age in place care provided by Visiting Angels West Springfield MA include:

• Companion Care
• Alzheimer's Care
• Personal/Private Duty Care
• Transitional Care (Reducing Hospital Readmissions Program)
• End of Life Care
• Palliative Care
• Mobility Care (Safe & Steady Fall Prevention Program)

How Care Services Help Seniors Age in Place in Springfield MA

Visiting Angels West Springfield MA is successful at helping seniors age in place by we providing customized services. We tailor our care to the individual needs of our clients by creating a unique care plan. What our caregivers CAN do include:

• Assistance preparing dietary conscious meals
• Help with walking and preventing falls
• Medication monitoring and reminders
• Bathing, dressing, and grooming aid
• Light housekeeping such as laundry
• Running errands and grocery shopping (incidental transportation)
• Meaningful companionship

Because we are a non-medical agency, our caregivers cannot replace visiting nurses and other medical care services. Our caregivers CANNOT:

• Distribute medications nor perform other medical duties
• Be a housekeeper or maid
• Provide transportation services only
• Do outdoor landscaping
• Live in a client's home full time

How to Get Started with Home Care

Because the ability to age in place is so important to your loved one, Visiting Angels of West Springfield MA offers a complimentary consultation to help them get started. A friendly care coordinator will meet with you in a loved one's own home to answer all your questions and go over your care needs, including scheduling. While in the home, we can perform a free safety assessment which includes a fall risk analysis. After your visit, Visiting Angels West Springfield MA will create a customized care plan unique to your loved one. This plan can be tweaked and altered as care progresses. Once care begins, our office on-call line is available 24/7 for any concerns or emergencies at any time of day or night, weekend or holiday.

Call Visiting Angels of West Springfield at 413-733-6900 today to learn more about our in-home care services and how they can help your loved one age in place. 

Our services are available throughout the greater Springfield and Westfield areas including the towns of Springfield, Indian Orchard, West Springfield, Westfield, Southwick, Southampton, Chicopee, Holyoke, Ludlow, Longmeadow, East Longmeadow, Montgomery, Agawam, Feeding Hills, Wilbraham, and the surrounding communities.