Your mother was the one who hosted: every holiday, every birthday, the kitchen full of people and food. Now the kitchen is quiet, she cooks for one and mostly does not bother. Companion care for seniors Lombard IL families arrange with Guided with Grace brings life back to that kitchen, with a regular companion who shops with her, cooks with her, eats with her and helps her invite people round again.
Our companion care is company, errands and outings on a regular schedule. For someone who loved to cook and entertain, the companion makes the kitchen a sociable place again.
Companionship is often where families start. If hands-on help is needed later, personal care can be added, and our memory-care caregivers can step in if forgetfulness becomes the issue.
Loneliness often shows up in the kitchen first.
Cooking for one feels pointless. A companion gives her a reason to cook and someone to cook for.
The grocery store, church and friends are out of reach. A companion drives.
The first year alone is hard. Regular company helps.
People who eat alone often eat badly. Shared meals help nutrition as well as mood.
Lombard has plenty to offer someone who wants company.
Food is often the first thing to slip when someone lives alone. Meals become toast and tea, the fridge fills with things past their date, and weight drops without anyone noticing. A companion who shops and cooks with her each week, and sits down to eat with her, often does more for her health than any reminder from the doctor.
York Township Senior Services at 1502 South Meyers Road runs a senior center (630-620-2400) and a senior dining program, both good places to make friends, and its Senior Rides service (630-620-2424) helps on days a companion is not coming. The Lombard Park District’s Active Adults program offers classes, clubs, group fitness and day trips, and the Village of Lombard holds an annual Senior Fair.
The DuPage Senior Citizens Council, based in Lombard, offers volunteer friendly visits and well-being checks alongside Meals on Wheels. AgeGuide’s Family Caregiver Support Program (1-800-528-2000) supports family members, and appointments at Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital or Advocate Good Samaritan are easier with a companion who takes notes.
Guided with Grace provides companion visits in Lombard, Villa Park and Glen Ellyn. Learn more about us.
For a former host we look for a companion who likes to cook and to talk, and who is happy to take direction in someone else’s kitchen. Every companion is screened, background checked and trained before placement, and Guided with Grace is a licensed and insured non-medical home care agency in Illinois.
She sees the same companion each week wherever possible. See the FAQ page.
No long-term commitment is needed.
Call (630) 608-3956 or use the contact page: her favorite dishes, her friends, what she misses.
A friendly first visit, perhaps over coffee in her kitchen.
Shopping, cooking and outings, within our minimum hours per visit.
Usually within a few days of the consultation.
Companion visits combine well with these.
Our companions also visit nearby towns.
Yes. Shopping, cooking and eating with a companion gives her a reason to cook again and usually improves how well she eats.
Yes, from planning and shopping to setting the table and washing up.
Yes. Tell us what her doctor has advised, such as low salt or diabetic-friendly meals, and the companion will shop and cook with that in mind, using her recipes where possible.
Volunteer friendly visits are free and worthwhile. Our companions are paid staff on a fixed schedule who drive, cook and run errands.
No. Personal care can be added if she needs it.
Yes. Planning, shopping, cooking and clearing up for a family gathering is a lovely use of a companion’s time, and it lets her host again.
Yes, and stay with her.
Yes, within our minimum hours per visit.
Yes, and Elmhurst, Oakbrook Terrace, Addison and Glendale Heights.
Tell us about your mother and what she used to love. Call (630) 608-3956 or schedule a consultation.
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