Frequently Asked Questions
What is Home Care?
Home care agencies provide caregivers who assist individuals of all ages recuperating at home. Agencies also provide caregivers who help aging adults manage daily life. Home care services are flexible and responsive to your needs. RN’s are available to visit you for a personalized health consultation and to coordinate your health care needs with your physician, family and caregivers.
This is a non medical home care services that provide support with daily activities such as bathing, dressing and cooking. Other services also may include a full range of residence services including light housekeeping, laundry, organizing and tidying of your home. A companion is a person who provides company and/or supervises the homebound aging adult
Who benefits from home care?
Home care is useful to individuals who feel they need some assistance with daily living activities. Family members and friends may also benefit from home care assistance because it provides reassurance that their loved one’s needs are being met.
Why CMK Home Care?
We are a unique home care organization that supports client’s total well being as well as provide quality case management service.
What does CMK stand for?
CMK stands for our underlying mission Create More Karma
What are the rates?
The cost of hiring a caregiver will depend upon the types of services provided. Home care services can be provided on an hourly (4 to 24 hours a day) or on a live-in basis. Depending upon the individual’s needs, home care is often the least expensive approach. For information on rates please call us at 1-877-633-2239.
How are the Home Care Aides selected?
Our home care aides go through a comprehensive screening. Based off their professional qualifications and experience we match the aide that will successfully carry out the client’s personal care plan.
How will I know if remaining at home as I age will work for me?
If you want to stay in your home as you age, it is of primary importance to ensure that your home is safe, comfortable and will fit your needs in the future. That means you must consider your needs will change as you age. Your physical abilities will change as you age.
My family works during the day and they feel I should not be home alone. What do we do so that I can remain in my home?
There are many options available to you. Hiring a companion or a home health aide to assist you with activities with daily living is always an option.
It is important to me to leave an inheritance for my children. I do not want to use the equity in my home to help me age at home if it means not leaving anything for my children. What can I do?
Tapping into your home equity can be a very emotional decision. Preserving the equity in your home must be carefully considered against not having the funds to continue to stay at home. Being penny wise and pound foolish can lead to poor nutrition, health complications, or a serious accident that could put you in a nursing home. Consult an elder law attorney to learn how to protect your assets.
Where do I turn for help in caring for my aging parents? They go to different specialists, and end up going for tests and treatments just because that doctor told them to. They do not ask questions and I am concerned.
If you can’t go to their doctor’s appointments with them, you should ask your parents to take a notebook with them. Feel free to write questions for the doctor or ask the doctor to call you during or after the visit. Your parents can also ask the nurse in the office to write down any information that would be important for you to understand.
My parents need to do something now before something terrible happens. Is a long term solution really necessary?
Plan ahead and anticipate the future needs. You can then take steps to understand and become aware of a range of options available, when they’re needed and avoid costly temporary solutions. In addition, by thinking long-term you can make financial arrangements that make the most of your current assets while ensuring you will have the financial resources you need for the future. The best long term solution will ultimately save you vast amounts of time, money, and anxiety. You may consider having a care manager or facilitator involved to assist with the issues you are experiencing in the short term as well as have a long term solution proposed and set in motion.
My siblings are my biggest obstacle to helping my parents. Can you help with them?
Yes! When families are facing difficult and emotional issues, especially those involving “mom and dad”, this is often the case! If siblings, extended family, friends, or other caregivers are hindering the process or not providing needed assistance, we will determine what assistance is needed and craft how to present and obtain their cooperation.
How quickly can service be provided?
We can provide service as quickly as 48-hours.
What do I have to do in order begin my process to receive home care?
Simply give us a call to set up an appointment and one of our staff members will come to you. Main number: 1-877-633-2239