For three years your mother has cared for your father at home: his dementia, his medications, his nights. This morning she was admitted to Elmhurst Hospital with pneumonia, and suddenly there is nobody in the house who knows his routine and nobody who can stay with him tonight. 24 hour home care Lombard IL families arrange with Guided with Grace is built for moments like this, when the caregiver becomes the patient and someone has to step in at every hour.
Continuous care is our personal care and companionship at every hour. Several caregivers share the time, since no single person can safely cover a whole day and night, and each passes on notes to the next.
When your mother comes home she may need help herself for a while, and the plan can shift to overnight care or daytime personal care for one or both of them.
These are the situations that bring Lombard families to continuous care.
When the spouse who does everything is admitted, someone must step in at once.
Elmhurst or Good Samaritan may require supervision at home. A care team makes that possible.
When nothing is safe unsupervised, day or night, continuous care is the alternative to a facility.
Hospice nurses visit; our caregivers are there the rest of the time.
When care has to start fast, knowing the local help matters.
When the family caregiver is suddenly hospitalized, the most urgent task is finding out how the house actually runs: which pills, what time, how he likes his breakfast, what calms him. We gather this quickly from the family, from notes on the fridge and from the pill organizer, and write it into a plan the whole team follows.
Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital, Advocate Good Samaritan in Downers Grove and Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage in Winfield are where most Lombard residents are treated. If a hospital says your parent cannot be alone, tell us the discharge date early and we will plan for a caregiver to be at the house when they arrive.
York Township Senior Services at 1502 South Meyers Road can lend a wheelchair, walker or shower bench and arrange Senior Rides (630-620-2424). For residents 60 and older who qualify, DuPage County Community Services (630-407-6500) runs the Illinois Community Care Program. AgeGuide’s Family Caregiver Support Program (1-800-528-2000) supports the family, and the Alzheimer’s Association Illinois Chapter’s Helpline, 1-800-272-3900, is open at any hour.
We provide continuous care in Lombard, Villa Park and Glen Ellyn. Learn more about Guided with Grace.
In an emergency we move quickly, then settle into a small, consistent team so your father sees familiar faces. Every caregiver is screened, background checked and trained before placement, and Guided with Grace is a licensed and insured non-medical home care agency in Illinois.
The family hears from us regularly, and hours are adjusted as things change. See the FAQ page.
Call as soon as you know.
Phone (630) 608-3956 or use the contact page and tell us what has happened.
We gather what we need from the family, the pill box and any notes.
Caregivers named for each shift, all working from the same notes.
Care can often begin within a few days of the consultation, and sooner where we can.
Once things settle, one of these often takes over.
Continuous care is also available nearby.
Yes. Call us straight away. We will gather his routine from the family and aim to have someone with him as soon as possible.
Reassure him simply and truthfully, keep his routine steady and help him speak to her by phone when she is able.
No. A live-in caregiver needs to sleep; with continuous care the person on duty overnight stays awake.
A small group that he gets to know, changing shifts at set times.
Yes. Many couples need help for both partners for a while after a hospital stay, and the plan can be adjusted to cover them both.
Often only until your mother is well again, though it can continue if needed.
No. Clinical tasks stay with nurses; we provide the non-medical care in between.
Yes, and Elmhurst, Oakbrook Terrace, Addison and Glendale Heights.
If the person who does everything is suddenly unable to, call (630) 608-3956 or schedule a consultation.
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