Certified Home Health is our most extensive clinical home program. During episodes of acute illness, often following a hospitalization, individuals can receive a wide range of clinical support. This level of care is generally covered by Medicare and other private insurances. For more information on how to obtain CHHA Services, contact us at (518) 747-8456.

A Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA) provides what is commonly known as “visiting nurse” services, as well as physical or occupational or speech therapy (PT/OT) in the home, "home health aide" (HHA) services, and medical supplies. The nursing visits are "part-time or intermittent " and NOT full-time private duty nursing, which is a different Medicaid home care service.

Offers nursing care for individuals recovering from illness or injury, frail elderly or disabled. Also will provide hospice care for patients who are in end stage illness. Disabled parking, ramp, elevator, wide doors, accessible bathrooms

CareGivers is a State Licensed Home Health Care Agency. CareGivers provides Nurses, Home Health Aides, Personal Care Aides and Companion services, from 2 hours per day, once a week to 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. All services are supervised by a Registered Nurse, who does an initial patient assessment and ongoing evaluations at no additional charge.

Types of Home Care

We provide dependable, compassionate in-home care at all levels, including specialty care for those with Parkinson's disease, arthritis or those with Alzheimer's or other dementias. From brief check-in visits to round-the-clock care, we have you covered.

What is Non-Medical Home Care?

• Companionship Services

• Personal Care

• Meals and Nutrition

• Transportation

• Household Duties

• Respite Care

• Hospice Care Support Services

• 24 Hour and Live-In Care

• Alzheimer's & Other Dementias

• Arthritis, Diabetes and Other Conditions Care

We offer in-home care that covers a wide array of activities, including:

Companionship and Home Helper

• Meal preparation

• Medication Reminders

• Accompany to doctor visits

• Grocery shopping

• Laundry and linens

• Light housekeeping

• Socializing

Personal Services

• Bathing

• Dressing

• Incontinence Care

• Mobility Assistance

Alzheimer’s or Other Dementias Care

• Managing behavioral symptoms

• Encouraging engagement

• Assist with activities of daily living

• Keeping seniors safe

Transitional Care Services

• Transportation

• Prescription pick-up

• Hospital discharge assistance

Hospice Support

• Supplemental support

• Respite for family caregivers

If you’d like more information about whether or not in-home senior care may be right for your family, read our Guide to the Best Choices for Seniors and Those Who Care about Them.

Benefits of In-Home Care

We believe anyone who needs a little help to stay safe and healthy in their own home can benefit from home care services. People recently discharged from the hospital may require temporary assistance with cooking, laundry and transportation. Family members with a cognitive impairment like dementia may benefit from ongoing help with medication reminders and companionship. In general, if you worry your loved ones cannot safely care for themselves at home anymore, they may benefit from the in-home care we provide.

Here are some specific signs your loved one may be a candidate for professional caregiving assistance:

• Housekeeping isn’t kept up like it used to be

• Household bills aren’t being paid

• Medications aren’t being taken on schedule

• Personal hygiene is declining

• Appliances, like stoves and irons, are left on and forgotten

• Recently lost their spouse, or seems lonely

• Doesn’t want to cook anymore

• Driving is becoming a hazard

• Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia

• Arthritis has made it difficult to perform simple tasks like buttoning clothes

Home Care Increases Quality of Life at Home

Our professional CAREGivers not only provide your loved ones with physical assistance, but they offer companionship -- someone to talk to, someone to listen. For elderly family members, this human connection may be the most valuable component of in-home care.

But professional caregiving isn’t just about companionship. Our highly trained CAREGivers deliver services tailored to your family member’s individual needs. A typical day might look like this:

• Get started with a shower, a hot breakfast and a reminder to take medications

• Do some dusting while chatting about current events

• Throw in a load of laundry

• Look at photo albums and listen to stories about your family member’s childhood

• Fold clothes and make the bed

• Prepare a nutritious lunch and sit at the table together to enjoy it

• Help your family member go for a walk outdoors to get some fresh air

• Make sure your loved one is tucked safely into bed before leaving -- or stay overnight to ease your family member’s anxiety about living alone

You probably can’t always be there to personally provide care for every member of your family, but we can. Our CAREGivers act as your partner to deliver the home help services your family members need to maintain a high quality of life at home. And you enjoy the peace of mind that comes from knowing your loved one is safe, happy and healthy. Call us to talk about how we can help 518-595-4408.

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Senior Helpers of Rockland and South Orange Counties is the premier provider of in-home senior care. We offer tailored home care services ranging from companion care for seniors who need daily assistance to in-depth specialized care for those with Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Parkinson’s and other chronic diseases.

Programs that provide equipment that is used to clean the blood of patients in whom one or both kidneys are defective or absent, and to remove excess accumulation of drugs or chemicals in the blood.

Provides home care, which means that a nurse or aid will come to your home to provide healthcare, personal assistance, or other needed services.

United Health Services (UHS) Cardiac Rehabilitation, located at Binghamton General Hospital, provides rehabilitative services for cardiac-related issues. Educational resources available, risk screening, diagnostic services, and community education.

Our HHA's (home health aides) must complete successfully a course of a New York State Department of Health approved Home Health Aide training program and have a valid Home Health Aide Certificate.

They all need to have the ability to speak, read and write in English sufficiently to understand and interpret the HHA Plan of Care, document care provided on the HHA Time and Activity report and able to call our agency to report change and/or issues related to the patient and 911 in case of an emergency.