Families across DuPage County reach the same crossroads: a parent who can no longer be alone, and a choice between a facility and continuous care at home. 24 hour home care DuPage County families arrange with Guided with Grace keeps that parent in their own house in Wheaton, Elmhurst or Hinsdale, with screened caregivers present at every hour.
Round-the-clock care is shared between caregivers who hand off to one another so that someone attentive is always on duty; we explain how coverage would be arranged for your parent before care begins. The tasks are those of our personal care and companion services, available whenever your parent needs them rather than during scheduled visits.
It helps to see 24-hour care as one rung on a ladder. Below it sit scheduled personal care and overnight-only coverage; families climb up after a fall or hospitalization and, often, back down as a parent recovers.
Continuous care is the most intensive support we provide at home and it is usually chosen in place of a nursing home or memory care facility.
Discharge teams at Central DuPage, Edward, Elmhurst, Good Samaritan and Hinsdale hospitals sometimes require that a patient not be left alone. Shift-based caregivers make going home possible.
After the second or third fall, scheduled visits leave too many unguarded hours. Continuous presence closes them.
Wandering, night waking and unsafe behavior call for someone always present, and home is far less disorienting than a facility.
Hospice nursing visits combined with round-the-clock non-medical care let a parent remain at home to the end.
Continuous care usually begins urgently, most often the day of a hospital discharge. DuPage County’s aging network can make that first week smoother.
The county’s hospitals, Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage in Winfield, Endeavor Health Edward in Naperville, Endeavor Health Elmhurst, Advocate Good Samaritan in Downers Grove and UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale, all discharge patients who need continuous supervision at home. Call us as soon as a discharge planner says so; we will work toward having the first caregiver in place when your parent arrives, with the rotation already scheduled.
DuPage County Community Services, at 630-407-6500, is the entry point for the Illinois Community Care Program, which can include emergency home response systems and some in-home hours for residents 60 and older who qualify; families often combine those benefits with private round-the-clock care. AgeGuide’s Family Caregiver Support Program adds respite, gap-filling and counseling for the family member who has been carrying the load. The Alzheimer’s Association Illinois Chapter’s 24/7 Helpline, 1-800-272-3900, answers at any hour.
The DuPage Senior Citizens Council’s Meals on Wheels and Ride DuPage’s subsidized transportation continue alongside in-home care. Guided with Grace provides 24-hour care throughout the county from our Naperville office; learn more about how we work.
Round-the-clock care means a team of caregivers sharing one client, which makes screening and consistency more important, not less. Every Guided with Grace caregiver is screened, background checked and trained, and we are a licensed and insured non-medical home care agency in Illinois.
We keep each 24-hour team as small as continuous coverage allows so your parent recognizes the people in the house, and each shift begins with a handoff from the previous caregiver. Our FAQ page covers more.
From Elmhurst to Naperville the process is identical, and when a discharge is imminent we work to the hospital’s timeline.
(630) 608-3956 or the contact page. Tell us the town, what has happened and the date coverage must begin.
We meet your parent, walk through the home and identify the risks at each part of the day and night.
You receive a written plan and a schedule of named caregivers designed so coverage never lapses.
Care can often begin within a few days of the consultation, depending on your needs and schedule.
Our caregivers provide continuous care throughout DuPage County. These are the communities we serve most often.
Families step up to and down from 24-hour care through these services, all available countywide.
Guided with Grace also provides continuous care in Will, Kane and Kendall counties, including Aurora, Joliet and Oswego.
No. Live-in care usually means one caregiver who sleeps in the home; 24-hour care uses shifts so someone is awake and on duty at all times. Parents who need help during the night need the shift model.
Countywide. Our office is in Naperville, and our teams cover Wheaton, Downers Grove, Lisle, Glen Ellyn, Lombard, Elmhurst, Carol Stream, Woodridge, Hinsdale and the rest of the county.
Often within a few days of the initial consultation and assessment, and sooner when we hear from you before the discharge date.
As few as continuous coverage allows. We build a small, consistent team and each shift begins with a handoff.
Yes. Many families use continuous care for a few weeks after a hospitalization and step down to daytime or overnight care as their parent recovers.
No. Our caregivers provide non-medical support. Hospice and home health nurses can visit alongside our team.
Possibly. DuPage County Community Services can tell you whether your parent qualifies for state-funded hours or an emergency home response system, and we coordinate around whatever is in place.
If your parent cannot be left alone, call (630) 608-3956 or schedule a consultation and we will help you arrange round-the-clock support.
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