By Erica Jennings
Guest Columnist
Jacksonville, Florida
Many things in life are inevitable. Getting older is one of these
inevitable changes that we spend all of our life preparing for. Unfortunately things do not always work out the way that we would like.
As people get older the need for help grows severely. One can go
from being completely self-sufficient to being fully dependent on the
help and support of others. In this situation the aid of a private duty
home care worker would prove highly beneficial. These individuals
are trained to assist in the everyday needs of their clients.
Certified Home Care Aides provide the opportunity for the client
to remain in their own environment while still receiving the care and
attention that they need. Many of the everyday chores and tasks can
become increasingly taxing on the already strained bodies of elderly
and home bound individuals. Clients can receive a wide range of services from a Certified Home Care Aides. The services include but are
not limited to assistance with the Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
such as bathing, dressing, feeding and providing reminders about
medication and appointments.
Evelyn Moore
President / CEO
Anointed Companion Home Care, Inc.
Another service
provided by Home
Care Aides are services related to
helping with the
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
(IADLs). Included
in these services are
shopping, making
medical and other
appointments, transportation,
meal
preparation, household chores and
general companionship. The ability of
a person to receive
these services can
increase their comfort in their elderly
years, or in their
time of incapacitation.
Anointed Companion Home Care, Inc. (ACHC) is a privately owned
company that provides all of the above services and many more.
Research shows that people are happier and recover more quickly in
the privacy of their own home. Since one can’t always depend on
friends and family ACHC is there to fill in wherever needed. Not only
are basic non-medical services provided, but also any services needed
to make the client more comfortable. The client can benefit from having someone to read and sort mail, run errands, prepare grocery lists
and do the shopping.
Our services are not limited to the everyday chores but we also
build lasting relationships with our clients by spending time. We are
companions, chauffeurs, chefs, personal shoppers, housekeepers and
beauticians. The need or needs of our clients determine the hat that we
wear. While one client might only need services related to making doctors appointments and planning meals, another might need a varying
array of our services. Our business is making sure that people in our
communities are receiving the help and care that they need and deserve.
We believe that when physicians, patients and caregivers work together,
the quality of life for the patient can only improve. ACHC is a privately
owned agency; we are licensed, bonded and insured. Currently we
accept private payments as well as payments from insurance companies.
Anointed Companion Home Care, Inc
2564-2 Edgewood Avenue West
Jacksonville, Florida 32209
(904) 765-1711
The Christian Reader September 2008
ANOINTED COMPANION HOME CARE, INC.
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