Family & Nursing Care, a leading resource for private duty home care in Maryland and Washington, D.C., has officially announced the launch of its compassionate and reliable home care services across Philadelphia. To understand the significance of such a development, we first ought to acknowledge how, for more than 55 years now, Family & Nursing Care has been assisting older adults, with its network of more than 1,500 experienced caregivers, to help meet their needs. Enhancing the credibility of these caregivers even further is the fact that only the top 8% of those who apply meet Family & Nursing Care’s rigorous and unrelenting standards. Anyway, talk about what services the people of Philadelphia can expect moving forward, the assortment begins from activities of daily living, where the recipient will be provided bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, meal preparation, feeding, and toileting services. Next up, Family & Nursing Care promises to deliver a comprehensive brand of mobility assistance. This includes helping someone get up, walk, transfer into or out of bed or a chair, turn and position in bed, conduct a wide range of motion exercises, and much more. Alongside basic daily activities and mobility assistance, the company also enables you to access companionship. By companionship, the idea is to cover aspects like taking walks, providing company at mealtime, social activities, family events and other functions, errands, accompanying on appointments, and transportation etc.
“Our longstanding relationships with hospitals, senior living communities, skilled nursing facilities, and rehabilitation centers allow us to help coordinate care during what can often be an overwhelming experience for clients and families,” said Mitch Markowitz, Family & Nursing Care’s Vice President of Business Development. “Whether it’s arranging home care when a sudden need arises or assisting families following a hospital discharge, our team stands ready to support them 24/7. We look forward to partnering with health care professionals in the Philadelphia area to help fill any gaps for individuals and ensure they receive the care they need.”
Moving on, people opting for Family & Nursing Care are also likely to enjoy the availability of various support services, such as doing laundry, washing dishes, taking out the trash, and light housekeeping. These services, on their part, arrive as one part of a package, which also happens to include guided nutrition. You see, the caregivers recruited to handle all proceedings will pay close attention to the patient’s dietary needs and restrictions. Using what they learn here, the stated caregiver will then ensure that every meal and snack is customized as per the recipient’s preferences. Not just that, they will also assist with feeding wherever needed. Rounding up highlights is the prospect of disease-specific care, which can include specialized support for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, Parkinson’s disease, hospice and palliative care, pneumonia, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and depression.
Founded back in 1968, Family & Nursing Care’s rise up the ranks stems from being one of the oldest, largest, and most well-respected home care companies in the Mid-Atlantic region. Thus far, the company has empowered tens of thousands of families, but in case that wasn’t quite enough, its excellence in what it does can also be understood once you consider how Family & Nursing Care has been awarded the honor of National Business Research Institute’s Circle of Excellence for nine years in a row.
“With a passion of helping older adults maintain their quality of life as they age, we look forward to bringing this same approach to Eastern Pennsylvania,” said Neal Kursban, CEO of Family & Nursing Care. “Whether it’s providing an extra set of hands around the house following an injury, disease-specific assistance, or a friendly face to provide companionship, we pride ourselves on being there for families whenever a need arises.”
