Quality Senior Care at Home with Comfort Keepers^® 

Comfort Keepers^® of State College, Pennsylvania, answers the growing call among older adults to receive needed senior care services in the comfort of their own homes, as opposed to a residential senior care facility, such as a nursing home.

It’s understandable that after having lived in the same home for many years and having grown accustomed to their neighborhood and community, many seniors are reluctant to move. If over the years they’ve begun to experience physical limitations, then it’s also understandable that they will need some degree of senior care assistance—and possibly adaptations to their home—to continue living there safely and healthfully while retaining as much independence as possible.

That’s where the in-home senior care services of Comfort Keepers can help. The State College Comfort Keepers office serves seniors and their families in and around the communities of State College, Altoona, Ebensburg, Clearfield and Dubois, Pennsylvania.

The following is a brief summary of the types of senior care services Comfort Keepers provides to promote independent living:

Companionship care. Caregivers provide enriching social contact and conversation that promotes seniors’ mental outlook on life. At the same time, the caregivers assist with preparing healthful meals, housekeeping, laundry, transportation to doctor’s appointments, medication reminders and other tasks around the house.

Personal care. These senior care services help preserve older adults’ self-esteem and dignity and include assistance with personal hygiene, such as bathing or showering, grooming, incontinence care and help with ambulation at home and out in the community.

Special assistance. In-home senior care services can be specialized to meet the needs of older adults who have been diagnosed with medical conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, other dementia-related conditions, and Parkinson’s disease. Senior care providers also know how to help manage special needs of clients who have chronic medical conditions. For instance, senior caregivers assist clients with diabetes by making certain they maintain specially prescribed diets. 

Hospice, or end-of-life care, is another specialized area of senior care provided by the caregivers of Comfort Keepers. They work in partnership with hospice nursing providers, providing personal and companionship care services that promote their clients’ quality of life and comfort.