State College, Pennsylvania Comfort Keepers^®

Our Philosophy of Senior Care

Our approach to in-home care—what we call Interactive Caregiving®—separates Comfort Keepers from other providers. We involve our clients in their home care and offer them a mix of physical activity, mental stimulation, emotional support and social engagement that promotes their independence and quality of life.

In addition to providing homemaking and personal senior care services, our Comfort Keepers—the name we give the special people who deliver Comfort Keepers’ special brand of caregiving—take walks with clients, work on puzzles with clients, engage in conversation, take clients to church or social events … all types of activities that are important to them and enrich their lives.

Comfort Keepers has over 550 independently owned and operated in North America and is regarded as the premiere provider of quality nonmedical in-home care. Comfort Keepers’ success is grounded in a decade-long commitment to providing exceptional service to clients, their families as well as the referral sources that entrust their clients’ or patients’ to us. We provide a full range of senior care and in-home services—companionship, personal care and home safety and technology—that can be tailored to meet the evolving needs of seniors and other adults as they age at home. We’ll work in tandem with outside care organizations to provide a comprehensive care solution, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home health agencies, and hospice.

Our Comfort Keepers^® - Our Senior Caregivers

When hiring our Comfort Keepers, we look for people who have a heart for helping others. Successful candidates want to make a positive difference in people’s lives and put others before themselves. Candidates must prove to us that they take a sincere interest in getting to know what’s important to their clients and helping them get the most out of life.

We conduct extensive background checks, including local and national criminal checks, before hiring candidates. And before they begin caring for clients, our Comfort Keepers complete extensive training in everything they need to know to provide high quality senior home care. They also complete ongoing training to keep their skills up-to-date.

For our clients’ and their families’ peace-of-mind, we supervise, bond and insure our Comfort Keepers. In addition, each is covered by Workers’ Compensation.

Comfort Keepers services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and someone is always available to answer your calls. Comfort Keepers services may be arranged anywhere from a few hours a week, to provide family caregivers a respite, to full-time and any amount of service in between—whatever is needed.

We offer free in-home assessments to determine your and your loved one’s needs, and we work with you to develop a home care plan. Each person a Comfort Keeper cares for is unique, and so is every care plan.

Our Client Care Coordinators routinely obtain feedback from our Comfort Keepers about their clients’ care, and we keep families apprised of any identified changes or concerns we may have about their loved one. This way we work with families to appropriately adjust in-home care plans as clients’ needs change—always striving to provide the most appropriate level of service to promote their quality of life and independence.

Comfort Keepers services include, but are not limited to:

Companionship and Homemaking, such as meal preparation, conversation, transportation, housekeeping, errand-running, medication reminders, relief for family caregivers, laundry, grocery shopping, recreational activities, mail assistance, organization, communication with family and tender loving care.

Personal Care, such as special-diet meal preparation, hygiene and bathing, transferring and positioning, incontinence care, toileting, feeding and oral hygiene.

SafetyChoice™ Technology Solutions, which includes 24-hour monitoring systems, a fall detector, personal emergency response systems and medication management systems that supplement care provided by family and professional caregivers.

Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care, (or “Memory Care”) which includes:

• Assisting with dressing and grooming
• Providing healthy eating plans
• Aiding communication skills
• Implementing home safety measures to prevent wandering or driving
• Offering families a respite from caregiving

Post-Hospital Care and Support to help clients and families adjust to life back home. Comfort Keepers can help with the many tasks that may seem initially overwhelming, such as grocery shopping, laundry and food preparation.

Our Local Comfort Keepers office currently serves all of Centre County, Pennsylvania including the following communities:

Aaronsburg
Beech Creek
Bellefonte
Centre Hall
Howard
Julian
Milesburg
Millheim
Port Matilda
Snow Shoe
Spring Mills
State College
Warriors Mark

Click on the Care Services link to better understand the range of in-home care services Comfort Keepers can provide.

Location

Email: statecollege@comfortkeepers.com