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When these senior housing residents needed supplemental help to stay in their new homes, HouseWorks was the answer.
Shortly after moving to an assisted living facility that specializes in dementia care, Ms. J fell and broke her collar bone. Extremely frail and at risk for further falls and fractures, she would need to move to a nursing home unless her family could arrange for supplemental assistance. Understandably distraught, her daughter called HouseWorks at 2:05pm. By five that afternoon a HouseWorks associate was on the job. Nine months later, this dedicated home health aide is still providing the extra assistance Ms. J needs to stay at the assisted living facility that has become her home.
At age 95, Mrs. M was hospitalized yet again with pulmonary edema. She had become too weak to walk alone, even with a walker, and needed supplemental oxygen 24/7. Still, she was determined to return to her independent-living apartment in a South Shore retirement community. HouseWorks made it possible, providing round-the-clock assistance from associates who know how to help a woman who has never wanted help from anyone.
For several weeks, Mr. K had been shuttling back and forth between his assisted living facility and the hospital. Failure to thrive was the diagnosis and his doctors felt he needed one-on-one attention to break the cycle. The family requested a home care associate who could engage this former Ivy leaguer in conversation about classical music and other life-long interests. HouseWorks delivered.
In time, Mr. K didn't need extra attention during the day, but his nights had become increasingly difficult. Now, his HouseWorks associate arrives in the evening, ready to get up with Mr. K whenever the elderly gentleman decides it's morning, typically two or three times a night for an hour or more. It's a solution that works for the family, the assisted living staff, and most especially, for Mr. K.
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