Our trained Direct Care Workers
are available to assist you with a variety of needs. They offer personal care services such as bathing, skin, hair and foot
care.
Direct
Care Workers can also assist with budgeting, teaching parenting skills to new parents, meal planning and preparation, grocery
shopping, household chores such as vacuuming and dusting, laundry, making the beds, washing dishes, essential in county transportation
and limited Respite.
Home
Care Aide services are funded by Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, private pay, grants, Veteran's Administration and
Cedar County. Homemaker services are funded by private pay, grants, Heritage Area Agency on Aging, Veteran's Administration,
Cedar County and some private insurance. Our Direct Care Workers have completed a 75 hour nursing assistant training and continually
do training and competency testing. They are routinely supervised by a Registered Nurse and complete a minimum of 12 hours
of inservice/training each year.