Aaging Better

Services

AAging Better In-Home Care offers an extensive variety of in-home services to clients in all five North Idaho counties. The main office located in Post Falls covers the greater Coeur d’Alene area which includes Post Falls, Coeur d’Alene and Hayden, the Rathdrum, Spirit Lake and Athol areas, the Kellogg, Pinehurst and Wallace region and the towns of St. Maries and Plummer (Kootenai, Shoshone and Benewah counties). The Sandpoint office covers Bonner and Boundary counties, which consist of Sandpoint, Priest River and Oldtown, Bonners Ferry and Moyie Springs, the Clarkfork region and the Sagle and Bay View areas.

Services are available (with a 2-hour minimum) seven days per week, including all holidays. Around-the-clock, 24-hour care is available at a reduced rate (certain requirements apply). A free in-home assessment by an RN is done in order to assess the level of care a new client might need or has requested. This usually takes up to an hour to “get acquainted” and provides the client or a family member the chance to meet with someone from our company in order to better establish a high comfort level and a good working relationship between everyone. When necessary, we will consult with a client’s physician(s), social worker, hospital or any other provider or agency, when requested or needed, to ensure we get the Plan of Care right the first time and keep it current at all times.

This Plan of Care or “Care Plan” outlines a client’s unique or specialized needs, likes and dislikes and any other information necessary to ensure the client’s safety, effectiveness and well-being at home. The Care Plan is always drawn up with the client’s or family member’s help and approval. As we begin care in the home, we match the needs of the client to the best possible caregiver by encouraging our clients to help in the selection of their caregivers through interviews or introductory meetings. Bringing a stranger into an individual’s home for the first time is difficult in the best of circumstances and this method of introduction has proven to be very successful and well received by our clients and family members.

Examples of services provided:

• Hourly and Live-In Care (from 2 hours up to 24-hour care)
• Housekeeping & Laundry
• Grocery or Leisure Shopping
• Meal preparation
• Assistance with Medication
• Assistance with Bathing and Dressing
• Transportation or Escort
• Transfer and Standby Assistance for Toileting or Incontinence
• Assistance with Hygiene (brushing teeth, combing hair, etc.)
• Respite Care (private pay or state-sponsored program)
• Skilled Nursing Care (RNs and LPNs)
• Case Management (coordination of care)
• Coordination of Billing with Long-Term Care Insurance
• Assistance to those in Assisted Living Facilities (Independent side)
• Medicaid Approved and most other Insurance Plans
• Partnership with Hospice Programs and Home Health Care Services

Contact Us today to find out more about our in-home care services.