HOME SUPPORT

Our skilled, qualified and caring team of personal support workers and homemakers make the difference by providing sensitive, responsive, client focused care that will enhance and promote independence, comfort and wellness.

Our mission is to lend a 'helping hand' to individuals by assisting them with activities of daily living. Where possible, clients are taught how to care for themselves and regain their independence.

Clients, families and others can participate in the initial planning and ongoing development of services. Our scheduling coordinators match client needs with our trained and available professions. There is ongoing communication and follow-up with both the client and staff. Regular supervisory visits are made to ensure clients are receiving the best possible care.

OUR PERSONAL/HOME SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE:

Assistance with all activities of daily living: Light cleaning – sweeping, mopping, dusting & vacuuming Laundry Tidy up Nutritious meal preparation Shopping, Banking, Transportation	Shaving Mouth Care Foot & Nail Care Toileting Assistance with feeding, dressing and mobility
Assistance with personal care: Sponge Bath Tub Bath/Shower Hair & Skin Care	Other Services: Respite Care – relief to caregiver Companionship Escort to appointments – hospital, doctors appointments

HOME MAINTENANCE

Our Home Maintenance service focuses on home safety. A well maintained home is more accessible for everyone, including residents, guests and caregivers. It also tells outsiders that the occupant is an independent, capable person, which can increase personal safety.

Nightingale can help with special needs and day-to-day home maintenance, as well as seasonal upkeep. Let our professionals assist with:

• Installations (bathroom grab bars, chair lifts or railings (indoors or outdoors), garage door openers, raised bath seats, shower curtain rods, shower doors, exhaust fans, new light bulbs, new light fixtures, plastic window weather barriers, new curtain rods & window coverings, and more.
  
  
• Seasonal jobs – snow plowing and shoveling, raking (leaves, grass), lawn cutting & trimming, edging, tree & hedge trimming and other landscaping services.
  
  
• Repairs – uneven steps (indoors or outdoors), loose deck boards, doors & door frames, door knobs & hinges, kitchen cupboards, caulking around tubs & sinks, weather stripping on doors, outlet covers, peeling linoleum, tile repairs.

ALL OUR EMPLOYEES ARE BONDED AND INSURED. NO JOB IS TOO SMALL!