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Dementia Care Services

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Dementia Care Services in Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties:

NursePartners has been serving its clients for over 15 years.  Each of our employees have years of geriatric experience and exhibit a passion for caring for older adults.  Carepartners that work in the GEM (dementia) division have undergone an 8-hour paid training.  They also receive continued coaching from a certified dementia practitioner and coach as they work with our clients.

Carl and Nana Dementia Care Services
Carl and Melva painting together on a cold winter day.

These are some of the services offered to our clients living with dementia:

  • We begin by working with the family to create a customized plan of care developed by an experienced Registered Nurse.
  • We help create and maintain a safe environment to prevent falls, injury, and wandering.
  • Light housekeeping
  • Meal preparation and assistance
  • Performing and assisting with personal care activities
  • Home exercise program support
  • Detailed family updates
  • Daily monitoring of each client
  • Permanent team of carepartners
  • Long-term care insurance reimbursement support
  • Coordinating grocery purchases and deliveries
  • Medication management

We may be able to offer dementia consulting services upon request.

Chadds Ford, PA Home Health Care

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Chadds Ford, PA Home Health Care serving Philadelphia, Montgomery, Chadds Ford, and Delaware Counties.

Home Health Care in Chadds Ford, PA

NursePartners is dedicated to providing the best home care services for you and your family. We provide the following in-home services in Chadds Ford, PA.  Services can be added or modified as needs change.

Chadds Ford, PA Personal Care

  • 5Bathing, Grooming, and Hygiene
    NursePartners Certified Nursing Assistants help clients look and feel their best.  Services enhance clients’ mental and physical well-being, helping them feel positive about their appearance.  Bathing relaxes clients, stimulating circulation, while cleaning the skin.
  • Mobility Assistance
    We assist clients with mobility, helping them stay active.  Physical health benefits of activity include increased energy, a stronger heart, lower blood pressure, improved digestions, and restful sleep. Activity improves mood, relieves stress, and increases alertness.
  • Transferring and Positioning
    Our Certified Nursing Assistant’s expertise lies in caring for the aging population.  We are experienced to move and place clients in correct posture position to promote health, safety, and the proper functioning of the body’s many systems.  Proper transferring and positioning from or into beds and chairs eliminate pressure areas on the skin, reduces weakening and stiffening of muscles, and facilitates proper breathing, digestion, and elimination.
  • Feeding and Diet monitoring
    NursePartners’ staff will enable clients to eat a well balanced diet that provides the energy needed for active living and nutrients for disease prevention. Adults may need help feeding themselves for a variety of reasons and can find it difficult to accept this loss of independence. We understand this and make every effort to ensure that mealtime is both social and enjoyable.
  • Toileting and Incontinence Care
    We are sensitive and compassionately help clients maintain self-esteem and dignity as they receive assistance with toileting and personal hygiene.  Through our caring approach, NursePartners’ staff decreases clients’ anxiety and the embarrassment that accompanies the loss of independence and need for toileting assistance.

Chadds Ford, PA Companion Care

  • Philadelphia Home Care Meal Preparation
    We ensure that your loved one receives hot, delicious, and nutritious meals. We strive to include care recipients in the planning and preparation of these meals. Meals can become a social activity as carepartners participate.
  • Laundry
    The washing, dying, ironing, and storage of clothing can be done either in the client’s home or the laundromat. We seek to involve the client when possible.
  • Light Housekeeping
    NursePartners’ light housekeeping services include dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, organization, changing linens, and performing other maintenance chores.
  • Grocery Shopping/Errands
    We are happy to shop for groceries and run errands. Clients may choose to stay home or come with us.  Running errands is a great way to stay active!
  • Transportation
    NuresPartners staff are privately insured by NursePartners to personally transport the client.  We accompany the client to other care services, including medical appointments, shopping trips, barbershops, and beauty salons.
  • Medication Reminders
    Although Certified Nursing Assistants cannot administer medication, we will help ensure that clients take medications as prescribed.  We can assist with opening medication containers and reminding the client when it is time to take doses.

Best Chadds Ford, PA Home Health Care

Each clinician that we employ possesses experience with the aging population and has an understanding and respect for each client and individual.  We will work diligently to assist, achieve, and maintain the maximum level of independence that for each older adult.

*** Chadds Ford, PA Home Health Care may be called Home Health Aide, Home Health Agencies, Respite Care, Caregiver, Elderly Care.

Center City West, Philadelphia Dementia Care

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Dementia Care in Center City West, Philadelphia

Care. Connection. Companionship.

2Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia can be a challenging journey. Center City West, Philadelphia Dementia Care understands that dementia poses many changes that require personalized care, expertise, and compassion. Center City West, Philadelphia Dementia Care is an option for providing support to individuals, without moving them from their current residence.

NursePartners’ approach to Alzheimer’s and Center City West, Philadelphia Dementia Care is based on The GEMS™: Brain Change Model created by Teepa Snow. NursePartners recognizes Teepa’s positive approach to care as an effective method to provide care for loved ones affected by dementia. This approach categorizes dementia stages with six different gemstones, defined by unique characteristics. Click here for an overview of the classification system.

1Trained carepartners are knowledgeable and experienced with dementia and adjust care accordingly. After an initial assessment, we create a plan of care to help your loved one live comfortably and safely. This positive approach allows carepartners to fill their time together with meaningful activities and positive interactions to best support every stage.

Our Center City West, Philadelphia Dementia Care carepartners are dedicated to improving quality of life. By keeping a record of everything from mood behaviors, health complications, and daily activities, we begin to understand what factors contribute to positive moods and overall happiness.

By appreciating and understanding what is changing and what is still possible, we generate a plan of care that is positive and productive

Some of the services we provide are:

  • Philadelphia Dementia CaregiversCompanionship
  • Meal preparation
  • Bathing, grooming, and hygiene
  • Mobility assistance
  • Transferring and positioning
  • Feeding / diet monitoring
  • Toileting and incontinence care
  • Light housekeeping
  • Errands and shopping
  • Medication reminders
  • Incidental transportation

Best Center City West, Philadelphia Dementia Care

Philadelphia Dementia Care serving Philadelphia, Montgomery, Chester, and Delaware Counties.

We serve Philadelphia and Suburbs.

Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia Dementia Care

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Dementia Care in Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia

Care. Connection. Companionship.

2Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia can be a challenging journey. Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia Dementia Care understands that dementia poses many changes that require personalized care, expertise, and compassion. Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia Dementia Care is an option for providing support to individuals, without moving them from their current residence.

NursePartners’ approach to Alzheimer’s and Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia Dementia Care is based on The GEMS™: Brain Change Model created by Teepa Snow. NursePartners recognizes Teepa’s positive approach to care as an effective method to provide care for loved ones affected by dementia. This approach categorizes dementia stages with six different gemstones, defined by unique characteristics. Click here for an overview of the classification system.

1Trained carepartners are knowledgeable and experienced with dementia and adjust care accordingly. After an initial assessment, we create a plan of care to help your loved one live comfortably and safely. This positive approach allows carepartners to fill their time together with meaningful activities and positive interactions to best support every stage.

Our Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia Dementia Care carepartners are dedicated to improving quality of life. By keeping a record of everything from mood behaviors, health complications, and daily activities, we begin to understand what factors contribute to positive moods and overall happiness.

By appreciating and understanding what is changing and what is still possible, we generate a plan of care that is positive and productive

Some of the services we provide are:

  • Philadelphia Dementia CaregiversCompanionship
  • Meal preparation
  • Bathing, grooming, and hygiene
  • Mobility assistance
  • Transferring and positioning
  • Feeding / diet monitoring
  • Toileting and incontinence care
  • Light housekeeping
  • Errands and shopping
  • Medication reminders
  • Incidental transportation

Best Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia Dementia Care

Philadelphia Dementia Care serving Philadelphia, Montgomery, Chester, and Delaware Counties.

We serve Philadelphia and Suburbs.

Haverford, PA Dementia Care

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Dementia Care in Haverford, PA

Care. Connection. Companionship.

2Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia can be a challenging journey. Haverford, PA Dementia Care understands that dementia poses many changes that require personalized care, expertise, and compassion. Haverford, PA Dementia Care is an option for providing support to individuals, without moving them from their current residence.

NursePartners’ approach to Alzheimer’s and Haverford, PA Dementia Care is based on The GEMS™: Brain Change Model created by Teepa Snow. NursePartners recognizes Teepa’s positive approach to care as an effective method to provide care for loved ones affected by dementia. This approach categorizes dementia stages with six different gemstones, defined by unique characteristics. Click here for an overview of the classification system.

1Trained carepartners are knowledgeable and experienced with dementia and adjust care accordingly. After an initial assessment, we create a plan of care to help your loved one live comfortably and safely. This positive approach allows carepartners to fill their time together with meaningful activities and positive interactions to best support every stage.

Our Haverford, PA Dementia Care carepartners are dedicated to improving quality of life. By keeping a record of everything from mood behaviors, health complications, and daily activities, we begin to understand what factors contribute to positive moods and overall happiness.

By appreciating and understanding what is changing and what is still possible, we generate a plan of care that is positive and productive

Some of the services we provide are:

  • Philadelphia Dementia CaregiversCompanionship
  • Meal preparation
  • Bathing, grooming, and hygiene
  • Mobility assistance
  • Transferring and positioning
  • Feeding / diet monitoring
  • Toileting and incontinence care
  • Light housekeeping
  • Errands and shopping
  • Medication reminders
  • Incidental transportation

Best Haverford, PA Dementia Care

We serve Philadelphia and Suburbs


Philadelphia Dementia Care serving Philadelphia, Montgomery, Chester, and Delaware Counties.

Cheltenham, PA Dementia Care

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Dementia Care in Cheltenham, PA

Care. Connection. Companionship.

2Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia can be a challenging journey. Cheltenham, PA Dementia Care understands that dementia poses many changes that require personalized care, expertise, and compassion. Cheltenham, PA Dementia Care is an option for providing support to individuals, without moving them from their current residence.

NursePartners’ approach to Alzheimer’s and Cheltenham, PA Dementia Care is based on The GEMS™: Brain Change Model created by Teepa Snow. NursePartners recognizes Teepa’s positive approach to care as an effective method to provide care for loved ones affected by dementia. This approach categorizes dementia stages with six different gemstones, defined by unique characteristics. Click here for an overview of the classification system.

1Trained carepartners are knowledgeable and experienced with dementia and adjust care accordingly. After an initial assessment, we create a plan of care to help your loved one live comfortably and safely. This positive approach allows carepartners to fill their time together with meaningful activities and positive interactions to best support every stage.

Our Cheltenham, PA Dementia Care carepartners are dedicated to improving quality of life. By keeping a record of everything from mood behaviors, health complications, and daily activities, we begin to understand what factors contribute to positive moods and overall happiness.

By appreciating and understanding what is changing and what is still possible, we generate a plan of care that is positive and productive

Some of the services we provide are:

  • Philadelphia Dementia CaregiversCompanionship
  • Meal preparation
  • Bathing, grooming, and hygiene
  • Mobility assistance
  • Transferring and positioning
  • Feeding / diet monitoring
  • Toileting and incontinence care
  • Light housekeeping
  • Errands and shopping
  • Medication reminders
  • Incidental transportation

Best Cheltenham, PA Dementia Care

We serve Philadelphia and Suburbs


Philadelphia Dementia Care serving Philadelphia, Montgomery, Chester, and Delaware Counties.

Chadds Ford, PA Dementia Caregivers

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Dementia Caregivers in Chadds Ford, PA

Care. Connection. Companionship.

2Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia can be a challenging journey. Chadds Ford, PA Dementia Caregivers understand that dementia poses many changes that require personalized care, expertise, and compassion. Chadds Ford, PA Dementia Caregivers are an option for providing support to individuals, without moving them from their current residence.

NursePartners’ approach to Alzheimer’s and Chadds Ford, PA Dementia Caregivers is based on The GEMS™: Brain Change Model created by Teepa Snow. NursePartners recognizes Teepa’s positive approach to care as an effective method to provide care for loved ones living with dementia. This approach categorizes dementia stages with six different gemstones, defined by unique characteristics. Click here for an overview of the classification system.

 

1Trained carepartners are knowledgeable and experienced with dementia and adjust care accordingly. After an initial assessment, we create a plan of care to help your loved one live comfortably and safely. This positive approach allows carepartners to fill their time together with meaningful activities and positive interactions to best support every stage.

Our Chadds Ford, PA Dementia Caregivers carepartners are dedicated to improving quality of life. By keeping a record of everything from mood behaviors, health complications, and daily activities, we begin to understand what factors contribute to positive moods and overall happiness.

By appreciating and understanding what is changing and what is still possible, we generate a plan of care that is positive and productive

Some of the services we provide are:

  • 4Companionship
  • Meal preparation
  • Bathing, grooming, and hygiene
  • Mobility assistance
  • Transferring and positioning
  • Feeding / diet monitoring
  • Toileting and incontinence care
  • Light housekeeping
  • Errands and shopping
  • Medication reminders
  • Incidental transportation

Best Chadds Ford, PA Dementia Caregivers

Chadds Ford, PA Dementia Care

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Dementia Care in Chadds Ford, PA

Care. Connection. Companionship.

2Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia can be a challenging journey. Chadds Ford, PA Dementia Care understands that dementia poses many changes that require personalized care, expertise, and compassion. Chadds Ford, PA Dementia Care is an option for providing support to individuals, without moving them from their current residence.

NursePartners’ approach to Alzheimer’s and Chadds Ford, PA Dementia Care is based on The GEMS™: Brain Change Model created by Teepa Snow. NursePartners recognizes Teepa’s positive approach to care as an effective method to provide care for loved ones affected by dementia. This approach categorizes dementia stages with six different gemstones, defined by unique characteristics. Click here for an overview of the classification system.

 

1Trained carepartners are knowledgeable and experienced with dementia and adjust care accordingly. After an initial assessment, we create a plan of care to help your loved one live comfortably and safely. This positive approach allows carepartners to fill their time together with meaningful activities and positive interactions to best support every stage.

Our Chadds Ford, PA Dementia Care carepartners are dedicated to improving quality of life. By keeping a record of everything from mood behaviors, health complications, and daily activities, we begin to understand what factors contribute to positive moods and overall happiness.

By appreciating and understanding what is changing and what is still possible, we generate a plan of care that is positive and productive

Some of the services we provide are:

  • 5 Chadds Ford, PA Dementia CareCompanionship
  • Meal preparation
  • Bathing, grooming, and hygiene
  • Mobility assistance
  • Transferring and positioning
  • Feeding / diet monitoring
  • Toileting and incontinence care
  • Light housekeeping
  • Errands and shopping
  • Medication reminders
  • Incidental transportation

Best Chadds Ford Dementia Care

Radnor, PA Dementia Care

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Dementia Care in Radnor, PA

Care. Connection. Companionship.

2Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia can be a challenging journey. Radnor, PA Dementia Care understands that dementia poses many changes, and we are here to help.  Our carepartners are able to provide compassionate personalized care and have years of expertise. Radnor, PA Dementia Care is an option for providing support to individuals, without moving them from their current residence.

NursePartners’ approach to Alzheimer’s and Radnor, PA Dementia Care is based on The GEMS™: Brain Change Model created by Teepa Snow. NursePartners recognizes Teepa’s positive approach to care as an effective method to provide care for loved ones affected by dementia. This approach categorizes dementia stages with six different gemstones, defined by unique characteristics. Click here for an overview of the classification system.

1Trained carepartners are knowledgeable and experienced with dementia and adjust care accordingly. After an initial assessment, we create a plan of care to help your loved one live comfortably and safely.  We update this plan of care when appropriate and through collaboration with the family. This positive approach allows carepartners to fill their time together with meaningful activities and positive interactions to best support every stage.

Our Radnor, PA Dementia Care carepartners are dedicated to improving quality of life. By keeping a record of everything from mood behaviors, health complications, and daily activities, we begin to understand what factors contribute to positive moods and overall happiness.

By appreciating and understanding what is changing and what is still possible, we generate a plan of care that is positive and productive

Some of the services we provide are:

  • 4Companionship
  • Meal preparation
  • Bathing, grooming, and hygiene
  • Mobility assistance
  • Transferring and positioning
  • Feeding / diet monitoring
  • Toileting and incontinence care
  • Light housekeeping
  • Errands and shopping
  • Medication reminders
  • Incidental transportation

Best Radnor Dementia Care

We serve Philadelphia and Suburbs

Alzheimer’s disease and the Ability to Walk

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Dementia inhibits the ability to walk

Dementia can affect areas of the brain that are responsible for movement and balance. Many individuals affected by Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia gradually lose the ability to walk and perform everyday tasks. Knowing what to expect can make an easier transition for you and your loved one in the late stages of dementia.

Understanding balance and gait

One of the first signs of loss of mobility, is walking unsteadily and shuffling. Your loved one may seem slow or clumsy, causing more accidents and bumping into things. This “slowing” is typically associated with a syndrome called “parkinsonism.” Other signs of Parkinsonism include the shortening of steps, “stooped” posture, and the narrowing of the space between feet. Turning can become more difficult, because the person no longer pivots on their heels, but instead turn in a series of short steps. During the turns, their balance can become unstable, increasing the changes that they fall backward.

Apraxia is another condition associated with dementia and the ability to walk. An ataxic gait is characterized by imbalance, and abnormal, uncoordinated movements. Typically the individual can stand, but is very unsteady, taking small irregular steps. Very early in the course of apraxic walking in dementia, a cane or a walker can help. It is not uncommon to see a person go from a slow, cautious gait, to a normal walking pattern simply by taking up a cane.

How you can help

  • It is important to note that people with dementia can have problems with walking that are not associated with dementia. Exhaustion and pain can limit how far a person can walk. Sometimes that pain can reflect an unattended problem in foot care or muscle fatigue.
  • The person you care for may also require a mobility aid, such as a walking cane or a wheelchair in order to feel secure. Sometimes just being physically present can provide your loved one with the confidence and security to walk.
  • Consider a physiotherapist: They can help with anything from exercises to strengthen muscles to walking aids.

It is not easy to care for someone with mobility constraints!  Unfortunately, this issue is usually compounded with others, including constipation, blood clots, and pressure sores.

It takes a team

We can be your team.  Falls can happen at any time, leading to permanent deteriorations in health, and it only takes a moment.  Let us be there when you cannot.  Call us today to learn how we help: 610-323-9800.

Sources:

Understanding Dementia: Balance and Gait Examination – DementiaGuide.com. DementiaGuide, 2001. Web. 23 June 2016.