Our Values
We are committed to the clients and communities we serve to promote better and healthier lives. We strive to be an industry leader with uncompromising standards measured by defined clinical outcomes, customer service programs and financial sustainability.
Homemaker & Companion Services
Our Companion services provide a loving, nurturing, and caring environment that stimulates a healthy lifestyle. Whether you are facing short- or long-term health related issues, we provide non-medical assistance during the time of need. Additionally, our Homemaker services provides the necessary day to day living support around the house. The objective care of our Homemaker and Companion Services is to provide the necessary companionship, chore tasks, as well as any errand tasks. This helps to maintain the social and emotional support for our client to have a good, independent & healthy life. Our homemaker and companion services includes;
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Medication remainders
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Changing bed linens
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Picking up and cleaning client’s personal areas within the home
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Laundry Assistance
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Light vacuuming, light dusting, light floor mopping
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Meal preparation
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Grocery Shopping Errands/ Doctor Appointment Visits
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Respite Care
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Weekly/ Monthly Social Events
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Entertainment Activities (E.g. Playing games, talking a stroll outside, etc)
Benefits of Homemaker and Companion Services
There are numerous benefits associated with this type of service and it varies depending on your specific needs. However, the overall benefit is having a trained professional that is patient, nurturing, caring and willing to assist you or your loved ones in the comfort of the home. Other benefits may include but not limited to:
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Memory Stimulation
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Dependable Supervision
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Social and Emotional Development
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Clean and Healthy Environment
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Balance and Nutritious Diet
Our Homemaker and Companion services are provided on an Hourly or 24 Hour Live-In Basis. Tell us what your needs are and we will develop a home care schedule that best fits you.
Personal Care Services
Our personal care services are rendered by CNAs' who are trained and certified by the State of Connecticut to assist with Activities of Daily Living (ADL's) and Personal Care. This type of service not only offers all the task of a Homemaker and Companion but also offer assistance with hygiene and personal care. In addition to providing social and emotional support to our patients, our CNA’s will work with your healthcare team to carry out the required daily tasks.
Personal Care includes:
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Bathing, dressing, grooming, caring for hair, nails and oral hygiene which are needed to facilitate treatment or to prevent deterioration of the patient’s health.
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Feed and/or assist with feeding
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Skin care
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Foot Care
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Ear Care
Light Housekeeping includes:
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Changing bed linens
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Picking up and cleaning client’s personal care area
For client’s living alone, whose medical condition prevents them from providing housekeeping for themselves, and if time allows in the visit, the following services may be provided by the aide:
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Light vacuuming, light dusting, light floor mopping
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Reasonable amount of dish-washing for the client
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Assistance with laundry
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Meal preparation
Additionally, our CNA’s are trained to perform the following duties:
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Taking Vitals
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Cleaning catheters
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Controlling infections
Benefits of Personal Care Services
There are numerous benefits associated with this type of service and it varies depending on your specific needs. However, the overall benefit is having a trained professional that is patient, nurturing, caring and willing to assist you or your loved ones in the comfort of the home. Other benefits may include but not limited to:
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Memory Stimulation
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Dependable Supervision
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Social and Emotional Development
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Clean and Healthy Environment
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Balance and Nutritious Diet
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A liaison between the patient and their health team
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Hygiene and Personal Care
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Non-medical observation and note taking
Our Personal Care services are provided on an Hourly or 24 Hour Live-In Basis. Tell us what your needs are and we will develop a home care schedule that best fits you.
Durable Medical Equipment
Medical expenses overtime can become burdensome. Let us save you money by providing you top of the line medical equipment at a low cost. Call us today to find out how we can help you.
Medical Equipment includes, but not limited to:
• Wheelchairs
• Commode Chairs
• Hospital Beds
• Canes
• Walkers
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Certain medical and mobility conditions can make private and public transport
-ation impractical or even dangerous. Hands to Heart Home Care offers certified
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) with rapid response times for
the safety and assurance of local seniors and disabled, day or night. Our NEMT
Fairfield County services feature prompt, comfortable and secure transportation
to hospitals, doctor appointments, pharmacies, and medical facilities with
highly trained NEMT drivers eager to assist you all the way.
NEMT Services You Can Trust
Whether you are a client of Hands to Heart Home Care or simply looking for local non-emergency transportation for yourself or a loved one, you can count on our professional drivers to deliver quality transportation services whenever you need them. Our well-maintained and fully certified wheelchair vans come equipped with secure accommodations for ambulatory passengers, wheelchairs and bariatric wheelchairs. Every NEMT service is accompanied by fully trained and experienced drivers who specialize in wheelchair assistance, pre-hospital emergency care, first aid, and CPR for your medical safety assurance.
As with our homecare services, NEMT with Hands to Heart comes with a high level of compassionate and personalized care tailored to every passenger. We ensure that our accommodations meet your needs, from the vehicle environment to the companionship offered by our drivers. Our clients have come to know and love our passion for making them as comfortable as possible, whether at home or on the road. Our professional experience and careful attention to a range of medical, cognitive and mobility conditions offers peace of mind in the transportation of your loved ones to and from their destination while in the company of certified NEMT drivers.
How Can We Personalize Your NEMT Service?
If there is any way we can make transportation more comfortable, secure or enjoyable for you or a loved one, please don’t hesitate to let us know. From punctual scheduling to vehicle modifications, we are fully flexible and understanding in providing not only the service you need, but the service you want. Hands to Heart Home Care is known for our extreme attention to detail and desire to answer the unique needs of our clients, whatever that may be. It’s just one of the many reasons we are considered a leading provider of homecare and NEMT services in Fairfield County, Connecticut.