Brookdale at Home West Hartford
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Brookdale at Home West Hartford

If you’ve ever worried about losing your independence, or if you just wish you had someone to talk to, hiring our agency may be the best solution for you. Our staff at Brookdale at Home West Hartford are professional, experienced and make it their goal to help you embrace as much freedom as possible. For some people, that means helping out with laundry and pet care. For other people, it means lending a hand with errands and grocery shopping.

You can also feel more confident hiring our staff than working with private hires because we provide background checks, specialized training and a thoughtful onboarding process that helps us find trustworthy and reliable staff. You can take comfort knowing that between our diligent hiring process and experience with in-home assistance, you will most likely wonder why you didn’t hire home assistance services sooner.

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Services Offered
  • Errands
  • Pet care
  • Light housekeeping
  • Shopping
  • Technology assistance
  • Medication reminders
  • Assistance with bathing or dressing
  • Light meal preparation
  • Companionship
  • Monitoring

Give us a call today at 860-297-7615

Frequently Asked Questions About At Home Care

In-home care, which Brookdale At Home offers, is a  service provided by caregivers trained to deliver nonmedical care such as daily living support or companionship at a personal home or senior living community.  This service may be an option for seniors or anyone needing daily or weekly assistance. Some of the services Brookdale At Home offers is light meal preparation and housekeeping, errand service, assistance with bathing and dressing, pet care, medication set-up and reminders, and more.

Home health care is a type of skilled medical care, for those who qualify, that’s designed to help you recover from specific health situations, such as a medical procedure, or from a fall or illness. Home health care is often performed by a skilled nurse, rehabilitation therapist, home health aide, or medical social worker. Typically, this kind of care requires a physician’s order and that you meet certain eligibility requirements in order to qualify. Medicare often will cover it.

For private in-home care, which Brookdale At Home provides, you don’t need a physician’s order or need to meet eligibility requirements in order to receive services. Non-medical care provided is less focused on improving a health condition and, and instead is meant to provide support or assistance with activities of daily living which may include personal care, household chores, and more. Typically Medicare doesn’t cover this type of care, and instead you’re responsible for paying for it privately. You get to decide what services you need or want, as well as how often a caregiver comes to your house. 

You do not need to meet any medical qualifications or receive a physician’s order to be eligible for private duty, in-home care. As long as your service requests match up with our agency’s service offerings, you should be eligible to receive care. Brookdale At Home provides a no-cost/no-obligation evaluation of your needs or wants prior to starting services. To learn more, give us a call.

The cost for private in-home care does depend on certain factors like the amount of caregiver time you’re requesting per week and the types of services you want. If you are interested in getting pricing costs, reach out to a Brookdale At Home agency in your area.