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VIP America
is owned by a team of healthcare
specialists with over 30 years in the homecare staffing
industry. We are licensed, bonded, and insured. We are
on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. What we
are all about is……… “People
Helping People Stay Independent in Their Own Homes.”
VIP America's referred caregivers allow a
loved one to maintain his or her independence at home when
assistance is needed--the aged, the convalescing, the
injured, and the handicapped. Caregivers can provide
companionship, homemaking, respite care, transportation,
personal care, and nursing care on an hourly, shift-work, or live-in basis.
VIP America
distinguishes itself in the following ways:
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Private
homecare is our only business. We recruit, qualify, orient, and
refer caregivers for the specific purpose of
providing quality care and service.
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We focus on the
psychosocial care of our clients as well as the
physical services.
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Our supervisory
staff personally introduces each new caregiver to a
client to assure a good startup.
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Our nurses make regular
supervisory visits.
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We originate
from our office a weekly quality assurance phone
call to the client or contact person.
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We
refer the following types of Caregiver Services:
- Companions:
A companion is a person
who cares for an elderly, handicapped, or convalescent
individual or couple and can accompany them on trips,
outings, and appointments, as well as prepare and
serve meals. Companions are available for hourly,
shift, or live-in care. Following are some of the
possible services of a companion.
- Companionship &
conversation
- Sort and/or read mail
- Arrange appointments
- Assist with walking
- Letter writing and
correspondence
- Reading
- Meal planning
- Meal preparation
- Make bed
- Assist with
entertainment
- Answer the phone
- Answer the door
- Basic grooming
- Apparel selection
assistance
- Care of house plants
- Appointment reminders
- Discuss current &
historical events
- Assist in decision
making
- Participate in crafts
- Play games/cards
- Sewing assistance
- Monitor diet and eating
habits
- Organize recipes
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- Prepare grocery list
- Supervise home
maintenance
- Oversee home deliveries
- Coordinate lawn care
- Clip coupons for
shopping
- Weather awareness
- Light exercise
assistance
- Review phone messages
- Assist with pet care
- Monitor food freshness
& expirations
- Mail bills &
letters
- Buy newspapers,
magazines, books
- Rent & play VCR
movies
- Plan visits, outings
& trips
- Visit neighbors,
friends, family
- Religious reading &
discussion
- Birthday &
anniversary reminders
- Maintain client
calendar
- Maintain family
scrapbook
- Record family history
- Medication reminders
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- Homemakers:
A homemaker is a person
who performs household chores that include
housekeeping, meal planning and preparation, shopping
assistance, and routine household activities for the
elderly, handicapped, or convalescent individual or
couple as well as the services performed by a
companion. Homemakers are available for hourly,
shift-work, or live-in care. Following are some of the
possible services of a homemaker:
- Light housekeeping
- Laundry
- Iron clothes
- Wash dishes
- Take out garbage
- Change linens
- Vacuuming
- Drop off / pick up dry
cleaning
- Pick up prescriptions
- Dust & polish
furnishings
- Organize/clean closets
& pantries
- Clean kitchen cupboards
- Clean refrigerator
- Clean oven
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- Meal preparation
- General shopping
- Grocery shopping
- Preparation of future
meals
- Escort to lunch &
dinner
- Incidental
transportation
- Attend lectures, plays,
concerts
- Attend religious
services
- Attend club meetings
- Attend sporting events
- Airline departure &
arrival assistance
- All activities of a
companion
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- CNA’s
(Certified Nursing Assistants):
CNA's have a nursing assistant certificate. A
person receiving care from a CNA must be under
the care of a physician. CNA's assist with
bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming, eating,
physical transfer, and those normal daily routines
the client/patient could perform for himself or
herself were he or she physically capable. The CNA
can also perform all the services of a companion or
homemaker and is available hourly, for shift-work or
on a live-in basis.
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- LPN’s
(Licensed Practical Nurses):
LPN’s have practical nurse licenses and are under
the supervision of our registered nurse or a
physician. An LPN maintains the medical plan of
treatment created by the registered nurse and
approved by the physician. An LPN can also
perform the services of a CNA, homemaker, and
companion.
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- RN’s
(Registered Nurses): RN’s are
licensed and maintain clinical records for clients receiving
nursing care. An RN develops medical plans for treatment
and can maintain them or supervise their maintenance. An RN
supervises LPN’s and CNA’s. An RN can manage client
medications and is available on an hourly, shift, or live-in
basis.
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- Live-In’s:
24-hour live-in care can be provided by a companion / homemaker, CNA, LPN, or RN. The
caregiver can provide care available under their
licensure as well as companion / homemaker services.
A live-in caregiver must be able to have appropriate
rest time (for client’s that need 24-hour
attention, we provide shift-work care).
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- Transportation:
A caregiver can provide
transportation to and from an appointment or outing
for clients with a caregiver who stays with the client
during the entire appointment time. Either the
client's or caregiver’s auto may be used.
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