Pneumonia at 87 is survivable. What it leaves behind is the problem: ten days in a hospital bed at Central DuPage, and your mother comes home so weak she cannot stand without help, cannot get to the bathroom alone and tires after a few spoonfuls of soup. For the next several weeks someone has to be there at every hour. 24 hour home care Glen Ellyn IL families arrange with Guided with Grace fills those weeks while her strength comes back, so recovery happens in her own bed.
Continuous care is our personal care and companionship without a break. A small group of caregivers shares the hours, since no one can stay alert for a full day and night, and each hands over to the next in writing.
As she gets stronger, the hours come down. Most families step down to overnight care or daytime personal care within weeks; where recovery does not come, full coverage can continue.
A few situations lead most families to continuous care.
The illness is treated but she is too weak to be alone. Continuous help carries her through the weeks of rebuilding.
Central DuPage or Good Samaritan will not send her home to an empty house. A care team makes the discharge possible.
Repeated falls between visits mean the gaps have become the danger.
With hospice providing nursing, our caregivers provide presence at every hour.
Round-the-clock care usually starts with a hospital discharge, and the local details help it go smoothly.
Older adults who spend days in bed lose strength quickly, and the weeks after an illness are when a second fall or a readmission is most likely. Having someone there to help her up, walk with her a little further each day and make sure she eats and drinks is what turns the corner.
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield and Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove are where most of our Glen Ellyn clients are treated, and Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy in Wheaton handles inpatient rehabilitation. If the hospital says your mother cannot be alone, let us know the discharge date early; we can then plan for a caregiver to be at the house when she arrives and the rest of the first week to be staffed.
For residents 60 and older who qualify, DuPage County Community Services (630-407-6500) runs the Illinois Community Care Program, which may add some funded hours or an emergency button. The Glen Ellyn Senior Services Office can help with Ride DuPage for follow-up appointments, 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 available at any hour for families dealing with dementia.
We provide continuous care in Glen Ellyn, Wheaton and Lombard. Learn more about Guided with Grace.
Your mother will see a few caregivers, not a crowd, and each one reads the handover notes before starting. 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.
We check in with the family regularly, and as she regains strength we reduce the hours. More on the FAQ page.
Call as soon as the hospital mentions going home.
Call (630) 608-3956 or use the contact page with what the hospital has said.
We go over her needs around the clock and the layout of the house.
Every hour covered, and one plan for all the caregivers.
Care can often begin within a few days of the consultation, timed to her discharge where possible.
As she gets stronger, one of these usually takes over.
Continuous care is also available nearby.
Often, yes. The weeks after a serious illness are when she most needs someone there, and continuous care lets her recover at home.
Usually until she can get up and reach the bathroom safely on her own. Many families step down within a few weeks.
No. A live-in caregiver has to sleep; with continuous care the person on duty at night is awake.
Only a few, all introduced to the family, with shifts changing at set times.
They can remind her and help her set up equipment as instructed, but clinical treatments stay with her nurses and doctors.
Offer small portions of foods she likes, several times a day, with plenty to drink, and keep a note of what she manages so you and her doctor can see the trend.
No. We provide non-medical care; home health nurses handle clinical tasks.
Yes, and in Carol Stream, Winfield, Lisle, Villa Park and Bloomingdale.
If the hospital says she cannot be alone, call (630) 608-3956 or schedule a consultation and we will staff the recovery.
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