From awake supervision, bedtime preparation, medication management, assistance with the Activities of Daily Living, transportation, household assistance and organization or skilled care, AZA Home HealthCare associates offer kindhearted physical and emotional support.
All AZA Caregivers are fully vetted with various background checks and character references and are licensed at the level of care they provide in accordance with Massachusetts law.
Caregiver Roles
Personal Assistants/Concierge Companions
Generally works with individuals who need assistance of a non-medical nature
Helps organize their homes and monitors a patients’ well-being
Experienced in dealing with infirmed individuals who cannot deal with the stress or confusion of planning projects large or small and keeps their daily lives in order
Assists with household chores and concluding household projects
Assists with maintaining schedules and prompts patients to remember what they need to do
Assists patients with mail, filing, reviewing bills and other paperwork
May drive patient to local appointments, take client food shopping and perform other similar errands
May take a patient for a walk or other outings and help with other exercise routines
Provides mental stimulation, prevents isolation and improves overall quality of life
Companions
Generally works with a healthier and more mobile elder, disabled or mentally ill adult
Provides some assistance of a non-medical nature
Plans and prepares meals, assists with light household chores
Drives patient to local appointments, takes patient food shopping and performs other similar errands
Can provide medication reminders as appropriate
Provides structure, routine and orientation for patient
Provides mental stimulation, assists with socialization, prevents patient isolation
In a residential facility can monitor patient and make sure patient is receiving required services
Can provide the special one-on-one attention that institutional settings cannot always provide
Home Health Aides/Certified Nursing Assistants
Experienced and trained to work with elderly, disabled or mentally ill adults who desire or require some assistance with the Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
May work with patients recovering from illness or surgery or who have a chronic illness
May provide transfers and assist with exercise routines
Plans and prepares meals, assists with light household chores
May drive patients to local appointments, grocery shopping or perform other similar errands
May provide medication reminders to patient
Monitors safety of patient
Provides mental stimulation, assists with socialization, prevents patient isolation
Trained to obtain vital signs
Can assist medication management for patients who have pre-measured medication packages
In a nursing home or residential facility environment, can be particularly helpful to monitor patient care and help patients transfer in and out of bed as needed
Provides the special one-on-one care that institutional settings cannot always provide
Skilled Nursing
Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) perform hands-on services such as wound care and IV therapies
RNs and LPNs can do basic diagnostic testing and take samples for lab tests
RNs and LPNs can administer medications, give injections, and eye drops and other treatment protocols
RNs and LPNs can provide nutritional counseling
RNs and LPNs can monitor caregivers
LPNs with advanced training and RNs can adjust Care Plans
RNs can be trained to provide specialized hospice services
Skilled Therapists
Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists
Hospice Social Workers
Live-Ins
Generally Companions, Home Health Aides or Certified Nursing Assistants depending on needs of patient
Generally present for 22 hours a day and require 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep
Generally comprise a team of 2 that live-in for 4/5 full days and nights or 3/2 full days and nights
