Our Specialized Support Services

We go beyond the basics when working with clients. Our dedicated caregivers provide personalized support for clients who have specific health conditions that demand advanced knowledge.

Our staff creates specific care plans for you. For instance, if you have a loved one suffering from dementia, our services include services providing memory support. We’ll assist with dietary needs if you’re diabetic.

At Impactful Home Care, we know these services are critical for home support. That’s why we always strive to make these specialized services solutions accessible to you by offering different payment options.

These payment options include:

• Pennsylvania Caregiver Support Program
• The Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (a Medicaid state program)
• Veteran benefits
• Select private insurance plans

Dementia and Alzheimer’s Support Services

Our specialized support for dementia focuses on providing a structured, safe, and nurturing environment. This includes expert management of the unique symptoms of dementia, such as reducing anxiety and helping a client’s cognitive abilities.

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Post-Surgery Support Services

Many patients recovering from surgery have complex medical needs and significant physical limitations. Our specialized caregivers can provide safe and effective recovery.

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Parkinson’s Disease Support Services

Parkinson’s Disease is a challenging, progressive neurodegenerative disorder, impacting a person’s movement, balance, and coordination. Our professional caregivers offer specialized support with symptoms linked to Parkinson’s Disease, such as bradykinesia (slow movement), balance, tremors, and rigidity.

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Stroke Recovery Support Services

Strokes cause damage to the brain, impacting physical, cognitive, and emotional function. Recovery depends on neuroplasticity, the ability of the brain to reform connections. We provide the elaborate coordination needed, focusing on the client’s stroke recovery needs.

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Chronic Disease Support Services

Chronic conditions, like heart failure or diabetes, are illnesses that are complex, long-lasting, and often involve multiple body systems. The goal of the specialized support services includes being able to detect early warning signs, reducing hospital readmissions, and improving the client’s quality of life.

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Who Benefits from Our Specialized Support Services?

Individuals with different health conditions need advanced specialized support, specific to their illness. They need a modern home care agency which addresses the complexity of aging and chronic conditions.

Individuals who benefit from our specialized support services include:

Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease: Our expert caregivers are trained to provide special assistance in helping with ambulation (walking), transfers, and specific tremor management protocols.

Clients with developmental disabilities: We have caregivers who are experienced in using complex communication methods to provide customized support.

Individuals with advanced dementia or Alzheimer’s: Trained aides can provide redirection and validation techniques to reduce anxiety, manage aggression, and prevent high-risk behaviors such as wandering out and getting lost.

Patients with advanced congestive heart failure: Our professional aides know to look for symptoms like edema (swelling) or sudden shortness of breath as red flags, in case clients need further attention.

Clients with severe dysphagia (trouble swallowing): Caregivers are trained to safely prepare thickened liquids and pureed foods as prescribed.

Why Choose Impactful Home Care?

Trained and Vetted Caregiving Professionals

We ensure our caregivers have clean backgrounds and receive the required training to provide the best services.

Personalized Plans to Fit Your Needs

You have unique needs. We get your input to build customized plans based on your needs, preferences, and routines.

Medicaid-Approved Assistance

You’ll be working with a Licensed and Medicaid Approved agency.

Companions Who Are Always There

Our caregivers provide the highest quality of care through compassion and open communication. They help keep loneliness and isolation at bay.

The 3-Step Process Is Easy

We’ve simplified the process for you, so you can get the help you need. Just follow these three steps:

1. Consultation: Give us a call for an evaluation. We’ll ask questions about your needs and situation.
2. Care Plan: With your input, we’ll create specialized plans outlining services, schedules, goals, and preferences.
3. Continuous Support: You can depend on our aides and their supervisors to provide you with consistent updates on your health, care plan, and services.

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Commonly Asked Questions

Still have more questions? Read on. We’ve answered some of the most commonly asked questions for you.

What specific, specialized support certifications (e.g., CDP for Dementia) do your non-medical caregivers may hold?

Non-medical caregivers can hold specialized certifications to ensure they’re familiar with the different conditions. These may include:

• Certified Dementia Practitioner: A non-medical certification which helps individuals understand stages related to Alzheimer’s and dementia.
• Specialized Transfer Training: Teaches the proper use of adaptive equipment (like Hoyer lifts) and fall prevention techniques for clients with mobility issues.
• Home Health Aide Certification: Provides a foundational training in covering topics like infection control, vital sign monitoring, and proper documentation under a care plan.
• Basic Life Support/CPR/First Aid: Training in responding to common home emergencies like choking, falls, or cardiac events until the ambulance arrives.

How do non-medical caregivers manage and adapt to a client’s hearing or vision impairment?

Non-medical caregivers implement specialized communication and environmental adaptation strategies to help with communication.

• For clients with hearing loss, aides use clear face-to-face communication, reduce background noise, speak at a moderate pace without shouting, and write out information when needed.
• For clients with vision loss, aides ensure the home environment is safe by reducing clutter, using high-contrast colors on key fixtures, and maintaining a consistent furniture layout.

Do caregivers understand weight-bearing restrictions and adaptive activities of daily living techniques, especially for post-stroke recovery patients?

Absolutely. Specialized caregivers and home aides are trained to know the weight-bearing restrictions and how to use adaptive techniques following a stroke, even though they don’t provide medical assistance. This specialized training focuses on the non-medical, practical application of these clinical directives.

Are caregivers taught strategies for engaging clients who experience apathy or depression related to their condition?

Our specialized caregivers are often trained in strategies for engaging clients who experience apathy or depression related to chronic conditions. These can include encouraging the client to participate in simple activities and using validation and redirection to foster a genuine relationship with the client.

How is the caregiver trained to handle a situation where a visiting family member interferes with the care plan?

Caregivers are trained to handle any conflict with professionalism and prioritize the client care plan. They immediately escalate the issue to a supervisor for mediation to ensure client safety.

What is the difference between home care and home health care services?

Home care services provide assistance for non-medical needs (like specialized support) and are usually long-term care. Home health care services send licensed professionals to your home to provide medical services and are usually short-term and temporary.

Do you accept insurance?

We offer a variety of payment options. These long-term services, non-medical services may be covered by a variety of payment methods, including the Pennsylvania Caregiver Support Program, the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (a Medicaid state program), veteran benefits, and select private insurance plans.

Serving Philadelphia and Surrounding Counties

Our Philadelphia home care services reach all of the city and the surrounding counties, from the city’s historic residential areas like Queen Village and Bella Vista to the rolling hills of Bucks County.

• Philadelphia
• Bucks County
• Montgomery County