Home Care

Home Instead Senior Care - Merrillville, IN homeinstead.Com Home Instead Senior Care is a non-medical provider of personal care, companionship, meal preparation, light housekeeping, medication reminders, errands, incidental transportation and even Alzheimer's and dementia care. Our CAREGivers encourage, assist, and stimulate our clients in a plethora of happenings that improve their quality of life and help them maintain their independence. All of these offerings allow a senior to stay HOME INSTEAD for a longer period of time. Home Instead - Caregiver Skills Safety training on home safety, avoiding injury and falls, preventing strain and pain, safety in the kitchen, cautious cleaning, secure driving, outdoor safety hazards, and disease protection and prevention. Basic training on emergency situations including stroke, falls and fractures and sudden illness, communication tips including communicating to those with dementia or Alzheimer's, happenings for seniors to engage in, mealtime preparations, housekeeping tips, signs of abuse, and tips on reducing caretaker stress. Advanced training on understanding senior illnesses and conditions, depression in seniors, caregiver stress, in-home fitness for older adults, making mealtime fun, communication tips with the senior, their family, and the caregiver's franchise office. Activity training including reminiscing happenings, modifying happenings, happenings in facilities, adapting activities for those with impairments, different types of engaging activities for older adults such as gardening, mind builders, and crafts and hobbies, and getting a senior involved in the community in places like senior centers, worship offerings, volunteering and errands.