Licensed Agencies may be able to provide guaranteed 24 hour care. A Care Manager may be useful in overseeing more complex care while you are away. Residential respite is frequently less expensive than in-home 24 hour care. Adult day care may provide the social contact needed while the caregiver is out of town. Gadabout is available to meet your family members transportation needs, such as MD and therapy appointments, pharmacy, and groceries.
Wheelchair vans are available.
Trusted family, friends and neighbors can be a good source of information about locally available private home care aides. Before you begin interviewing a caregiver, sit down and make a list of the things you need them to do, be specific. Long Term Care Services can assist you with the process of obtaining help in the home, in-home assessments are free of charge to any Tompkins County resident with long term care needs. The Registry provides an updated list of service providers interested in working on a private basis, it is your responsibility to screen and interview all candidates, fees and terms are negotiated by individuals doing hiring and in-home care providers. Licensed agencies provide reliable aide service with agency back up if the aide gets sick.