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Home Instead Senior Care - Grosse Pointe Woods, MI homeinstead.com Home Instead Senior Care is a non-medical provider of personal care, companionship, meal preparation, light housekeeping, medication reminders, errands, incidental transportation and even Alzheimer's and dementia care. Our CAREGivers encourage, assist, and stimulate our clients in a variety of activities that improve their quality of life and help them maintain their independence. All of these services allow a senior to stay HOME INSTEAD for a longer period of time. Home Instead Senior Care - Caregiver Skills Safety training on home safety, avoiding injury and falls, preventing strain and pain, safety in the kitchen, cautious cleaning, safe driving, outdoor safety hazards, and disease protection and prevention. Basic training on emergency situations including stroke, falls and fractures and sudden illness, communication tips including communicating to those with dementia or Alzheimer's, activities for seniors to engage in, mealtime preparations, housekeeping tips, signs of abuse, and tips on reducing caregiver stress. Advanced training on understanding senior illnesses and conditions, depression in seniors, caregiver stress, in-home exercise for older adults, making mealtime fun, communication tips with the senior, their family, and the caregiver's franchise office. Activity training including reminiscing activities, modifying activities, activities in facilities, adapting activities for those with impairments, different types of engaging activities for older adults such as gardening, mind builders, and crafts and hobbies, and getting a senior involved in the community in places like senior centers, worship services, volunteering and errands. A.C.H.C. Certification Home Instead Senior Care recognizes your need for verifiable quality in non-medical home care for your loved ones. As a protection to the consumer, many states have established licensure laws governing home care companies. Currently, Michigan has not. That is why we worked hard to obtain our A.C.H.C. certification. Standards of care are based on the consensus of professionals of those elements that should exist in home care organizations that have gone the extra mile to assure quality. Organizations that have earned accreditation usually are most serious about maintaining the quality of services they provide. Our local Grosse Pointe office provides caregivers to encourage assist and stimulate our clients in a variety of daily activities that improve their quality of life and help them maintain their independence, visit us at www.homeinstead.com/682.