Exceptional Home Care in the Heart of Los Gatos
Our office in Los Gatos, directly across the street from the new Samaritan Cancer Care Center, serves clients throughout the South Bay. Home Care Assistance Los Gatos is the leading provider of in-home care services to aging adults in Los Gatos, Saratoga, Almaden, Willow Glen, Silver Creek, Morgan Hill, Santa Cruz and all throughout the greater San Jose area. With a high-caliber network of offices in Oakland-Berkeley, Palo Alto, Danville-Walnut Creek, San Francisco and Marin, we are truly leaders in providing exceptional care to seniors in our community. Home Care Assistance in Los Gatos will work with you and your loved one to conduct a client assessment and to develop a plan of care. After completing the assessment and refining the plan of care, we will select the appropriate caregiver, arrange an interview to ensure a personality fit and then place the caregiver in the home on an hourly or daily basis.
The Balanced Care Method™
At Home Care Assistance, we train all of our caregivers and staff in the Balanced Care Method™ our proprietary model of care based on studies of extraordinarily long-lived elders in the Okinawa region of Japan. Okinawa has the greatest concentration of centenarians in the world and among the lowest levels of cognitive impairment in the elderly population. The Balanced Care Method seeks to capture some of the lifestyle factors that lead to extended longevity and improved quality of life, including a healthy diet, regular physical activity, sharp minds, social ties, calmness and purpose. By focusing on seniors' mental and physical wellness, our caregivers extend and enhance the lives of our clients.
Our Mission:
Our mission at Home Care Assistance is to change the way the world ages. We provide older adults with quality care that enables them to live happier, healthier lives at home. Our services are distinguished by the caliber of our caregivers, the responsiveness of our staff and our expertise in Live-In care. We embrace a positive, balanced approach to aging centered on the evolving needs of older adults.
Please see below for answers to some frequently asked questions and please do not hesitate to call if you have further questions. We look forward to working with you and your loved ones in the spirit of excellent care:
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I need short-term services for a loved one who will be discharged from the hospital shortly. Can you help with this?
As many of our clients are referred to us by physicians, discharge planners, social workers and case managers with post-hospitalization needs, we are aware that the transition from hospital to home can be a difficult one for patients and their loved ones. Whether your loved one is going to a rehabilitation facility or directly to home, the presence of a dedicated care giver can help ensure that recovery runs smoothly. Home care can greatly facilitate the development and maintenance of the post-hospitalization routine. Caregivers can help patients with regular meal times, medication reminders, therapy schedules, follow-up medical appointments and more. In addition, the caregiver provides constant monitoring and support that is critical to patients with mobility or dexterity issues. Finally, the caregiver can allow the patient to focus on rest and recovery by taking on household and other daily responsibilities.
2My loved one is a fall risk and needs constant supervision. Do you offer live-in care?
Yes; in fact, we are the live-in specialists in the Bay Area. Our caregivers are specifically trained in around-the-clock care. Clients and their families have peace of mind with caregivers who monitor safety, attend to any immediate or daily needs and provide companionship. Live-In care is a cost-effective option for seniors who need an around the clock presence.For people who are looking for a comprehensive alternative to any type of facility in the Bay Area, or prefer the comfort and safety of round-the-clock monitoring and care, we offer 24/7 live-in care. Live-in care can be equated with in-home assisted living-all the support, monitoring and care of an assisted living facility but in the comfort of home.
3My loved one has had a stroke and the road to recovery will be a long one. Do you have experience in this area?
A stroke can be an extremely challenging medical event to cope with and recover from; patients must simultaneously overcome physical, cognitive and emotional challenges and many stroke survivors report frustrations with the recovery process.We all value our independence and many of us are accustomed to an active lifestyle. However, anyone recovering from a stroke must understand that the recovery process cannot be rushed. We have caregivers specifically trained to work with clients who are stroke survivors. At Home Care Assistance, we are experts in aging, wellness an quality of life. We pride ourselves in keeping up to date in assessment and training our caregivers in the disease areas most prevalent in our clients, such as Alzheimer's and other types of dementia, diabetes, stroke, heart attack and congestive heart failure, fracture, COPD and pneumonia, among others.
