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Alice Home Care Honors Seniors 

Alice Home Care is a licensed El Cerrito senior home care provider that honors the independence and dignity of the elderly.

We work closely with our senior clients and their families to ensure loved ones age in place gently, with dignity, and while still being able to do the things they love most.  

Senior Home Care Services Celebrate Active & Independent Aging 

Our team of compassionate and experienced caregivers has provided experienced home care to El Cerrito area seniors for over a decade. From companion services and meal preparation to grocery shopping, errand running, and part- and full-time caregiving shifts, we offer the full spectrum of senior home care services so you and your loved ones enjoy peace of mind and a high-quality lifestyle. 

Contact us to schedule a free, in-home assessment, or call us by phone for direct answers to your questions and senior care concerns at (510) 924-8529.  

Our assessments require no obligation whatsoever and are essential to helping families establish long-term care plans for aging spouses, parents, and grandparents. Scheduling three to five assessments from different licensed home care agencies is the best way to get a feel for the variety of services and select the agency that feels like the best fit for you. 

Verify Home Care Agencies on the California Home Care Registry 

The safety and security of your loved one are imperative, and that relies on vetting the El Cerrito home care agencies or home care aides before letting them step foot in your home.  

Always verify license numbers and information using the California Social Services Home Care Aide Registry page.  

Licensed home care agencies perform all of the due diligence family caregivers don’t have time for. This ensures the aides that work in your home, or a loved one’s home or facility, have: 

• Clear DMV records (updated regularly) 

• Passed a complete criminal background check 

• Have experience and training specific to senior home care 

• Continue their education and training (with proof of their logged hours and CEUs) 

• Excellent referrals 

• They have proven good with people, have a calling for home care, and are excellent communicators. 

• The ability to see and note any red flags indicating a client’s care plan should be reviewed and/or amended (common with progressive senior diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and other dementia-related conditions) 

Enjoy an Independent Life with Customized Elder Care Services 

Senior care services are offered “a la carte,” so they can be mixed-and-matched as needed. We customize our services to meet each client’s needs. Here is a list of some of the most common services we offer to our El Cerrito in-home care clients. 

Companion Care 

Companion care, or companionship services, are geared almost entirely to providing pleasant company for seniors who live alone. Multiple studies prove that social engagement is essential for healthy aging. A healthy social life minimizes the risk of loneliness, depression, and anxiety and gives seniors something to look forward to. 

Activities may include: 

• Reading 

• Listening to music 

• Enjoying TV shows or going to the movies 

• Going out to eat together 

• Playing cards or games 

• Dancing 

• Listening to stories 

• Going through old photo albums 

• Gardening 

• Taking walks 

We pair in-home caregivers and seniors with similar life experiences, mutual interests, and shared talents, so it’s a win-win for all. Companionship services are also a good way for long-distance children to keep their finger pulse on the well-being of their senior loved ones. Our caregivers immediately alert if they feel your loved one needs extra support or would benefit from additional home care services. 

Light housekeeping 

The combination of diminished eyesight and mobility loss, not to mention potential memory issues, make light housekeeping a necessity for almost every senior who chooses to age in place.  

Housekeeping services include: 

• Linen and sheet changes 

• Laundry 

• Kitchen and bathroom cleaning/maintenance 

• Vacuuming and dusting 

• Keeping the home free of trip/fall hazards 

• Etc. 

We’ll let you know if a deep clean is recommended. While we’re happy to change a lightbulb or help to rearrange cabinet contents to optimize accessibility, we can refer you to licensed house cleaners and handyperson services in the area if more serious housework or maintenance is required. 

Grocery shopping, errands, and transportation services 

Giving up the wheel is such a challenging thing to surrender to. Yet, it is vital when age-related physical or mental decline means driving is a safety risk. Fortunately, Alice Home Care offers transportation services for any need. 

Our caregivers are as happy to do the grocery shopping and errand running as they are to drive seniors to social activities, routine engagements, and medical and self-care appointments. 

Meal preparation 

Preparing, cooking, and cleaning up a meal is tiring and exhausting for seniors living alone. Let our talented and food-loving home care aides help out.  

We’re happy to make delicious and nutritious meals and customize menu offerings to reflect dietary preferences or restrictions. Meals can be taken with company or we can leave easy-to-heat meals in the refrigerator for later. 

Personal care 

Caregivers are also available to assist our clients with any aspects of personal care and daily hygiene, including: 

• Bathing 

• Changing 

• Toileting 

• Incontinence care 

• Daily grooming tasks 

You would be amazed at how personal and hygiene care assistance can transform the outlook of seniors who cannot do these things for themselves anymore. Feeling clean, fresh, and presentable can be the difference between embarrassing depression and a cheerful, energetic outlook. 

Daily exercise and physical therapy 

Daily exercise is integral to physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Your El Cerrito home care team can make exercise a part of daily or weekly activities. From accompanying clients on walks or to senior exercise classes in the community to helping them load up YouTube exercise videos at home, we’re always here to facilitate health and well-being. 

If senior clients have a physical therapy routine they are to complete each day, we’ll encourage that as well, and can participate with them to make it more fun. 

Take Advantage of Caregiver Assistance Services 

Have you taken the brunt of caregiving on by yourself? Spouse caregivers, as well as family caregivers, can easily burn out if they aren’t careful. You can use caregiver assistance services to: 

• Enjoy a weekly day off here and there to take care of your appointments and business 

• Attend your child’s or family members sporting or extracurricular events 

• Help balance your work and home life schedule 

• Take one weekend off per month

• Go on your annual vacations or holidays 

• Customize care to meet your needs 

Respite care is a helpful service because, in addition to preventing caregiver fatigue and burnout, it also helps the client become comfortable with other caregivers. When and if caregiving shifts need to be increased, respite caregivers are familiar with and make it easier to switch to part-time or around-the-clock care as needed seamlessly. 

El Cerrito Home Care vs. Home Health Care 

Home care and home health care are not quite the same things. Home care accommodates the non-medical aspect of senior care, such as companionship, light housekeeping, driving, personal care assistance, etc. Home health care services move into the medical care arena.  

While home care services can support some aspects of home health care, such as medication reminders, position changes, changing adult diapers and linens, etc., home health care is provided by licensed, certified nurse assistants (CNAs), nurses, physical/occupational therapists, physicians and so on. 

Home health services include: 

Services that fall into the home healthcare realm and outside of our purview are: 

• Wound care and dressing changes 

• IV care 

• Administering medication or changing doses 

• Reassessing medical diagnoses or making changes to the medical care plan 

• Administering injections, including insulin injections 

• Catheter care 

The home care aides working for Alice Home Care are happy to partner with your preferred home health care agency to provide the full spectrum of senior care. We ensure that in addition to the medical care requirements, your loved one also benefits from compassionate and personalized services that honor their emotional wellbeing. 

Benefits of Hiring Licensed In-Home Caregivers 

There are multiple proven benefits to using licensed El Cerrito in-home caregivers to support your loved one’s independent aging in place: 

Comfort and security 

First and foremost, your loved one has the comfort and security of remaining in his/her own home, surrounded by the people, pets, furnishings, and community s/he loves most. As the Urban Institute reports, “Survey after survey has shown that older Americans overwhelmingly prefer to age in place.”  

However, it almost always requires assistance from experienced, competent caregivers to ensure seniors can remain independent while still aging safely in their homes and having access to quality of life. This is where El Cerrito home care agencies come into play. We bring professional senior care into the home, and we can help create a safer and more accessible home for your senior loved one to age in place.  

Regular access to social engagement and activities 

Family is important, and your role as caregiver is not to be diminished, but a rich social life typically relies on more than one or two people. Consider the type of community your spouse or parent had and try to replicate that as much as possible as s/he ages. 

By bringing in a team of experienced caregivers who are called to serve the senior population, you enrich the life of your senior loved one, even when s/he can no longer leave home, a chair, or the bed. And, as long as s/he can be safely transported, we’ll make sure s/he has access to friends, family, and regular social gatherings as requested. 

Memory care for Alzheimer’s and Dementia 

Age-related memory loss, particularly if associated with Alzheimer’s or another dementia-related condition, is progressive. It gets worse over time, and that requires a team of caregivers that can keep clients safe, secure, and cared for around the clock.  

In addition to providing dementia and Alzheimer’s care, we can also help with medication reminders and meal provisions that ensure your loved ones have access to the best physical and mental health possible, which is shown to slow down the progression of age-related medical decline. 

A responsive, real-time senior care plan 

Here in California, families are often stretched from coast to coast. While mom, dad, or a grandparent may say things are fine, there’s no way to know unless someone can verify a senior’s well-being in person. Let us do it for you if you can’t stop by regularly.  

We can stop by as little as once or twice per week for light housekeeping or transportation services, and we will always let you know if there are signs it’s time to step up the caregiving plan. This responsive, real-time senior care plan means seniors have access to the care they need as soon as a red flag arises. 

The ability to scale senior care up as needed 

The difference between living more or less alone and independently and required caregiving can happen overnight. This can cause a crisis for families, forcing them to move seniors out of a home they love without considering alternatives.  

By contracting with a senior care provider before more intensive care is required, we can quickly scale care up from companionship to part- or full-time caregiving at a moment’s notice. This is a tremendous relief for families, giving you all the time you need to make critical decisions about your loved one’s long-term senior care plan, which may mean not having to make any new plans. 

Signs a Senior Loved One Needs Our Services 

Not sure whether or not a senior loved one needs El Cerrito senior care services? Here are a few of the most common signs or “red flags.”  

• The fridge and cupboards are bare, with little fresh or nourishing food in the pantry. 

• Rotting food is found in the fridge or on countertops 

• They are losing weight 

• Failing to observe daily hygiene practices 

• A dirty and disorganized house 

• Unusual bruising or scrapes (signs mobility/balance is declining, and they are at risk for more severe trip/fall hazards  

• They seem depressed or more anxious than normal. 

• They’ve stopped attending religious ceremonies, clubs, or social engagements they used to love 

• Medications are not being taken as they should 

• There are reports they’ve been lost on walks, regular routes, or running routine errands. 

• Stacks of unpaid bills or unopened mail 

• There are clear signs of physical or mental decline 

Any of these signs deserve to be looked at further to establish whether or not it is safe for your parent or grandparent to remain at home without assistance. Enlisting the support of licensed caregivers can put all of these red flags to rights.  

Once you’ve contracted with us to provide part-time, full-time, or overnight services, our caregivers and case managers will constantly communicate to ensure you always know exactly how your loved one is doing. Pantries will be stocked, hygiene issues mended, and - most importantly - we’ll make sure your senior loved one has quality of life again. 

Contact Us to Learn About Alice Home Care in El Cerrito

Would you like to learn more about senior home care options in El Cerrito and the surrounding area? Contact us at Alice Home Care. We have decades of experience with social services and senior care. Our team of dedicated senior caregivers consider this to be a calling, and our clients thrive under our care.  

We have the honor to witness how our home care services provide peace of mind for both our clients and their families, which leads to a higher quality of life.