In-Home Care
Family is at the heart of all we do
In-home care supports those in need of help while allowing them to thrive in their own environments. Catholic Charities has two programs that provide in-home care, the Care Team Ministry and CompanionCare.
Community Focused Support
Congregation-based teams offer visits of sustaining presence, reassuring phone calls, in-home support, and an array of non-medical services to aging persons and their caregivers. These services include rest and relief for caregivers, assistance with mail correspondence, sorting, organizing, and bill paying. Training and ongoing support for team members are provided through a unique collaboration of Catholic Charities and Oakwood Foundation. All team members are screened through background checks and thoroughly trained in topics and techniques such as: confidentiality, limits of care, handling an emergency, and active listening skills. Care Team members abide by the ethics of respectful and compassionate care, confidentiality, and services offered without discrimination.
To Those Being Served
- Enhances capacity to maintain independence and lifestyle.
- Offers rest and relief for caregivers.
- Provides confidential assistance from members of your congregation.
- Increases sense of community.
To The Congregation
- Provides opportunities for members to assist with pastoral care.
- Offers a team approach which allows several members to share responsibility.
- Enhances the congregation's ability to provide direct assistance to members and neighbors.
- Increases sense of community.
To The Team Member
- Provides an opportunity for personal and spiritual growth.
- Expands the awareness of congregational and community needs.
- Provides a forum for problem solving.
- Provides ongoing education opportunities for the volunteers in topics of aging, caregiving, dementia, etc.
Current Teams
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
- Blessed Trinity Catholic Church
- Covenant Lutheran Church
- Covenant Presbyterian Church
- Midvale Community Lutheran Church
- People’s United Methodist Church
- Primrose Lutheran Church
- Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary Parish
- St. Albert the Great Catholic Church
- St. Ann Catholic Church
- St. Christopher Catholic Church
- St. Dennis Catholic Church
- St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
- St. Jerome Catholic Church
- St. John the Baptist and St Mary of the Lake Catholic Parish
- St. Joseph Catholic Parish
- St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church
- St. Olaf Catholic Church
- St. Peter Catholic Church
- St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church
About Us
Why CompanionCare?
Social wellness decreases loneliness and isolation, it helps clients to remain living independently within their own home, gives respite to caregivers, builds social networks (church, volunteering, hobbies).
What Sets Us Apart?
We offer flexible service that is customizable to your specific situation. We focus on improving health and well being of loved ones, achieve desired quality of life. All companions are trained on Dementia, CPR/First Aid, Fall Prevention. Consistency of the same companion allows family and the client to develop a relationship with trust and support.
Program Details
Services
- Complementary care assessment
- Assistance with transportation and errands
- Light housekeeping, meal planning, and medication reminders
- Services offered 7 days a week
- Individualized assessment and care plan
- Companion and client matching
- In-home compassionate care
Matching
- Purposefully chosen from our pool of caregivers to ensure compatibility
- Matching need with the best available caregiver
FAQ's
- Eligibility - services are available to individuals 55+ with no income requirements
- Cost - The program offers an affordable sliding scale fee for services depending on a person's household income
- Insurance - Reach out to your long term care insurance provider to see if our services qualify
“Without the help of Catholic Charities, Mom and Dad would not be able to stay in their own home. Tamara’s help with cleaning, laundry, baking, etc. is a real blessing. Without her, I could not possibly take care of everything they need by myself. Mom and Dad have felt very comfortable with her Companions, it’s like they’ve become part of our family.”
– Dan