Senior Care in Milwaukie, OR

When it comes to in-home senior care and other services designed to help seniors age gracefully, A Place At Home in Portland is there to provide you with compassionate professionals to assist you or your loved ones throughout the aging process. We believe senior care does not have to be challenging. The ability to age with dignity and respect in the familiar surroundings of your own home or the place you call home is entirely possible. A Place At Home understands that every senior’s situation is different. That’s why our passionate, professional caregivers strive to provide seniors with the ability to maintain their independence through companionship and personal in-home senior care. Our “We are CARE” philosophy is a commitment to our core values of being Compassionate, Accountable, Respectful, and Ethical. These values are incorporated into every interaction A Place At Home has with families we serve, employees and caregivers we hire, and the community as a whole. Our dedication to providing the most compassionate and professional senior care, when and where families need it and delivered in a manner that is consistent and reliable, means that CARE is the most significant product we offer. We are honored to offer CARE to you in your time of need. We believe you will find that relying on a company that roots itself in care will provide you with the peace of mind you need for you or your loved one. Call us today to get started!

My parents use ABRA and we have a 24-hour caregiver. My father has been declining, so at this point he is bedridden. They have been caring for him. The caregivers are great. I have been really happy with them. They are very responsive. I really appre...

The care I have received has been very helpful. All my needs are met, even though those needs change daily, the caregivers always find a way. So grateful...

Over the past year I have counted on Interim to provide in home care for a monthly infusion. While I don’t have extensive experience working with Interim administrators, I can't say enough positive things about my nurse, Jennifer. She is professional...

I hired Kindred at Home to do the physical, occupational, and speech therapy for my mother, but I'm the caregiver. It was excellent. They brought her back from a really bad place. I couldn't have done it myself. She is 94, and they were very loving a...

I’m very happy with the caregiver. I like the communication received from the office. I’m very pleased with services. ...

I am a current client of FirstLight Home Care of Salem. We love the caregiver that come into the home. They were very flexible, and everything is working out beautifully. They help with food preparation, bathing, toiletries, laundry, and friendship. ...

Simply, there was no care. They provided drugs, an antiquated bed that had did not work and had to be replaced 3X in 4 days, bedside table did not work, and both were dirty, leaving the family to clean them and provide care to my daughter. ...

Circles of Care, directed by geriatric care manager Ann Cason, is a network of professional and care associates that can help families with the challenges of caring for an aging loved one. Services include assessments, care plans, care coordination, companion services, connecting with caregivers and other sources of help, and counseling or coaching. Common challenges that Circles of Care can help with include: What to do when parents are far away Whether a loved one should remain in their own home, move to assisted living, long-term care or foster care, or move in with other family members Care for the caregiver Dealing with isolation and depression Working with dementia and other confusional disorders Working with difficult behavior Sorting out challenging family issues and dynamics surrounding the care of an elder. Working with grief, regret and fresh starts End of life issues The particular strength of the Circles of Care approach is the value placed not only on the elder, but also on the people and points of view that surround the older person: family, friends, caregivers, professionals, neighbors, and so on. This helps create a harmonious, healing and even light-hearted environment. Ann Cason is the author of Circles of Care (Shambhala), which is described as "...a unique addition to the literature of caregiving, an authoritative and deeply felt book that sheds light on an extraordinary range of elder care challenges and how to meet them."

Dove Home Health Services offers a variety of home care designed with your needs in mind. Foremost, Dove Home Health is well-established as a premier Adult Foster Care located in beautiful Eastmoreland in Portland, Oregon, near the exquisite Eastmoreland Golf Course, Reed College Campus and Crystal Springs Park, complete with lovely lakes and waterfalls. Located in a quiet, tree-shaded subdivision, seasonal views are a treat for each resident. Visitors and residents enjoy the beauty of the home with its lovely koi pond, gardens, and citrus trees. Inside soaring ceilings, beautiful antiques, and a striking square-grand piano fill this home with a warm ambiance. In house, Dove Home Health provides 24-hour care for wheelchair clients; stroke/handicapped victims; memory loss clients; and clients who are incontinent or have other medical problems. All residents are overseen by our in-house RN, OrvaLee Farris. Additional services include general health monitoring; dispensing and ordering of all medication; visits by a professional hairdresser; in-home physical therapy, dental, and lab services; and a mobile x-ray unit. All residents are offered a delicious balanced diet prepared on-site. Residents may eat in their rooms, enjoy the company of other residents, or sit with family members at the dining table. Dove offers many enjoyable activities. One favorite activity is our roaming musicians who sing favorite songs in private concerts. Because of our loving care and the quality of life that we offer, a vacancy at DHH is a rare and notable event. However, our health care services does not end in our house. We will gladly bring our personal touch and professional health care services into YOUR home. We understand those times of life when you need to bring an expert onto your team with their understanding to make things work. This is where Dove steps in again! We are skilled at meeting your medical needs with a team approach. You'll love our creativity as we coordinate your care with your doctor, listen to his orders for your particular situation and work to make those things happen in your life in a "doable" way so you can remain as independent as possible. We'll go over your medication list (or even create one) with our trained, professional eye that will see what you might miss, evaluate your current situation for any drug interactions or possible side effects that can complicate your situation. We'll fax your list to your doctor and get his signature. From here changes are easily done and prescription refills become a breeze. As we work with you on an ongoing basis, we'll stay on top of the correspondence with the doctor so he can verify your specific medications. Then you have the peace of mind of having a precise list in your hand. At Dove, we coordinate what might seem overwhelming. We know the language, know the tools and equipment available to you, and know how to make things happen! We have the inspiration to offer options that might work for your particular situation and the resources to coordinate treatments and daily caregiving. As professional RN's, we respect your wishes and choices, and offer you over 20 years of kind, loving, professional experience with adult and geriatric care. We know how to take out all the confusion and chaos, implement simple step-by-step principles, and end those feelings of being overwhelmed. Financially, we will work with you compassionately and will discuss our private pay fees on a case-by-case basis. At this time, Medicaid does not cover payment for our services. Dove Home Health Services, founded by OrvaLee Farris in 1997, is a highly respected adult foster home with mobile additional caregiving and RN services. Come see us today and learn why! Dove Home Health Services Inc. Caregivers Caregiver Skills Include: Ethics, Validation Therapy, Patient Transfers, Stress Management, Transition Issues, Grief Issues, Family Communication, Communicating with Dementia Patients RN on staff: Yes Caregivers are available 24 hours a day: Yes Caregivers are available to assisted living facilities: Yes

We provide comfort to those who qualify for hospice services. We help your family with supplies, equipment and hospice medications too. Our hospice care is provided by a team with special training in end-of-life care, and includes a hospice physician, hospice nurse, social workers, spiritual care coordinators, hospice aides and trained volunteers. Contact us today to learn why we are America's leader in hospice care.