Personal Care Assistance
we provide assistance for individuals who are unable to perform independently and do not have a caregiver who may assist them in personal hygiene, dressing, eating, toileting, and assistance with ambulating and transferring.
Health Care Services - each service has unique eligibility criteria:
- Nursing services (teaching, health promotion, wound care, medication administration) usually by order of a Physician/Nurse Practitioner.
- Dietitian assessment and intervention for clients who may be home-bound and/or not appropriate for clinic services.
- Nutrition consultation
- Physiotherapy
- Doctor consultation
- Training for health care providers on the basic procedures of home-based health care with the collaboration of the Ethiopia Nursing Association.
- Training on geriatric care
Caregiver Support– for individuals assessed as requiring 24-hour support/supervision due to cognitive and/or functional needs:
- Direct service staff may be scheduled to provide short periods of in-home respite to allow caregivers to attend to work or school activities, and also for general relief.
- Facility-Based Respite Care – respite care may be arranged to provide longer periods of relief. A client may be admitted to a Personal Care Home or hospital for a period of time. There is a fee for this service.
Home Support– for individuals assessed as being unable to perform independently and without a caregiver or other community support options that may provide this assistance:
- Meals.
- Household maintenance and laundry.
Provided medical and non-medical training
- Standard operation procedures of home-based health care
- Specific Nursing care
- General care and support
- Cooking supported by a nutritionist