The Home Instead Senior Care® family of businesses helps older adults live comfortably and independently wherever they call home. Whether it’s a few hours or 24 hours a day, we offer one-on-one, home care assistance with daily activities. Compassionate, extensively trained CAREGiversSM provide help with: * Personal Care * Meal Preparation * Medication Reminders * Housework and Laundry * Shopping and Errands * Appointments and Outings * View a full list of home care services Benefits of Our Services * Allows Aging at Home * Maintains Independence * Improves Quality of Life * Promotes a Healthy Lifestyle * Supports the Family CAREGiving Role * Provides Peace of Mind To learn more or to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation, click on the map location nearest you or choose a location from the list on the right. Complete the “Home Care Request” form and a local Home Instead Senior Care representative will call you within 24 hours. You’ll receive a free, no-obligation consultation to see if Home Instead Senior Care services are a good fit for your individual needs. Helping Seniors in Chicago, Illinois (IL) Traditions Enjoying nutritional, home-cooked meals and companionship can be a fun part of caregiver and client interaction. The Home Instead Senior Care network of locally-owned franchises was developed to be your trusted source in keeping your aging mother, father, grandparents, or friends in their home as they grow older. In the Chicago area you will find a locally owned and operated, growing home care business that began with the desire to serve the needs of our community's elderly adults. It's that simple—home care is what we do. And because the services needed by your loved one must come from someone you trust, the Chicago Home Instead Senior Care office is passionate about exceeding the needs of the elderly in our community. We're not a giant corporation run from the top down—we're a community-based, friendly, and responsive business right here in Chicago. Enjoying nutritional, home-cooked meals and companionship can be a fun part of CAREGiver and client interaction. Today, many relationships are formed daily between CAREGivers who assist clients with activities that used to be simple. Tasks like grabbing a can of soup from the top shelf, opening the mail, reading a book, folding laundry, tying shoelaces, or scrapbooking family history are not as easy as they used to be for many seniors. Other home care services may include assistance with trips to the doctor, reminders to take the right medication at the right time, meal preparation, light housekeeping, errands, shopping, and even Alzheimer's and dementia care. No matter the service, the end result is companionship allowing seniors to feel safe and independent while they remain in the home they've lived in for years. No matter where seniors live (in their home, assisted living facilities, or even nursing homes), Home Instead Senior Care is providing thousands of hours of senior home care services annually to the Chicagoland area. All CAREGivers are trained, bonded and insured. In those situations when a client has age-related medical needs beyond our home care capabilities, we refer them to our close partners in the health care industry When you’re ready to receive your free, in-home consultation, you can view a list of our Chicago locations. Select the location nearest you and “Request Home Care." Senior Services include the following and more - all tailored to meet your needs: Companionship Services * Offer elderly companionship and conversation * Provide respite care * Monitor diet and eating * Check food expirations * Assist with evening and tuck-in * Aid with morning and wake-up * Arrange appointments * Provide medication reminders * Aid with reading * Assist with walking * Write letters and correspondence * Organize mail * Stimulate mental awareness * Assist with entertaining * Answer the door * Reminisce about the past * Assist with clothing selection * Care for houseplants * Provide reminders for appointments * Discuss current and historical events * Participate in crafts * Play games and cards * Supervise home maintenance * Record and arrange recipes * Oversee home deliveries * Prepare grocery lists * Clip coupons for shopping * Monitor TV usage * Mail bills and letters * Buy magazines, papers and books * Rent and play movies * Plan visits, outings and trips * Visit neighbors and friends * Read religious materials * Maintain calendar * Maintain family scrapbook * Record family history Home Helper Services * Provide Alzheimer's Care * Assist with laundry and ironing * Take out garbage * Change linens * Plan, prepare and clean up meals * Make beds * Dust furniture * Drop off and pick up dry cleaning * Pick up prescriptions * Organize and clean closets * Assist with pet care * Shop for groceries and supplies * Prepare future meals * Escort to appointments * Accompany to lunch or dinner * Escort for shopping and errands * Attend plays and concerts * Escort to religious services * Attend club meetings and sporting events * Aid with airport tasks Personal Services Assistance with: * Eating * Grooming * Dressing * Bathing * Incontinence * Cognitive impairment * Mobility * Medication reminders The Home Instead Senior Care history of serving families began with our founders, Paul and Lori Hogan’s personal experience of caring for his 100 year old grandmother (of 55 grandchildren). The tradition continues today in your local community, but the family has grown much larger.