“Those programs are for old people,” says your 84-year-old father, who has not left the house except for the doctor since your mother died. He would enjoy the bingo, the restaurant trips and the coffee at the Ovation Center if he went, but he will not go alone, and he will not admit he is lonely. Senior companion services Romeoville IL families arrange with Guided with Grace get around that: a companion he likes, who suggests lunch out, and who happens to know where the good company is.
Our companion care is company, errands and outings on a regular schedule. For a man who resists ‘senior’ anything, the companion starts with what he does enjoy and builds from there.
Companion visits often become the highlight of the week. If he later needs personal care, it can be added, and our dementia-trained caregivers can step in if memory becomes a concern.
Isolation often looks like stubbornness.
He will not go to anything alone. With a companion, going out becomes normal again.
Romeoville is spread out. A companion with a car makes outings possible.
A regular visitor gives the week some shape.
A companion means someone sees him when you cannot.
Romeoville has more to offer an older man than he may think.
Men in particular often resist anything labeled ‘for seniors’, yet they tend to enjoy it once they are there. The trick is usually a companion they get on with and an invitation that sounds like their idea: lunch out, a look at the new center, a game of cards. After a few weeks the outing becomes part of the week.
The Village of Romeoville’s recreation department runs Nickel Bingo on Mondays and Tuesdays and the Grub Club, restaurant outings with transportation included (815-886-6222). The Ovation Center at 349 South Weber Road, opened in 2024 by Senior Services of Will County, has classrooms, a ballroom, a walking track and a coffee shop that is open to the public, which makes it an easy first visit. Township residents 55 and older in the DuPage Township part of Romeoville can join the Levy Senior Center in Bolingbrook (630-759-3411) free of charge.
For days without a companion, Access Will County Dial-a-Ride, registered through (815) 774-6346, serves residents 60 and older. The Senior Services Center of Will County in Joliet runs a volunteer Senior Companion program for eligible residents, and AgeGuide’s Family Caregiver Support Program (1-800-528-2000) supports the family. Appointments at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook or Silver Cross are easier with a companion who takes notes.
Guided with Grace provides companion visits in Romeoville, Bolingbrook and Lockport. Learn more about us.
For a reluctant man we choose a companion with an easy manner and some shared interests, such as sports, cars or the old neighborhood, and we let him set the pace. 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.
He sees the same companion each week wherever possible, and if the match is wrong we change it. See the FAQ page.
No long-term commitment is needed.
Phone (630) 608-3956 or use the contact page: his interests, his week and what he says about getting out.
A companion drops by for coffee and conversation.
One or two visits, within our minimum hours per visit.
Usually within a few days of the consultation, when he is ready.
Companion visits combine well with these.
Our companions also visit nearby towns.
Often, yes. A companion starts with things he already enjoys, such as lunch out or a drive, and many men find their way to the village programs in their own time.
Yes, and go along with him.
The volunteer Senior Companion program is free for those who qualify. Our companions are paid staff on a fixed schedule who drive, cook and run errands.
No. Personal care can be added if needed.
Yes. Company does not have to mean conversation; watching the game together, working on the yard or driving to the store side by side still breaks the isolation, and talk often follows.
Light jobs, yes, with him supervising, which many men enjoy.
Yes, within our minimum hours per visit.
Yes, as well as Crest Hill, Lemont, Woodridge, Joliet and Plainfield.
Tell us about your father. Call (630) 608-3956 or schedule a consultation.
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