Community Care Center Of The Northeast

Programs: 54,506 hours of service were provided as part of community care's in-home support saervices, including home health aide, homemaker/companion, live-in care, companion aide for short medical procedures, and training/education. Specifically, the range of community care's in-home service delivery includes: -seniors and persons with development disabilities are able to remain in their homes because of supportive services from home health aides. These paraprofessionals are trained, certiofied and supervised by community care's professional nurses to provide bath services, personal care, meal planning and preparation, and assistance with daily living. -for seniors and persons with disabilities who need assistance with meal preparation, light housekeeping, laundry, food shopping and companionship, community care provides a trained homemaker/companion. Families also arrange for these qualified caregivers to stay with loved ones on weekends, holidays and vacations, providing the family a break from care-giving duties. -when the hospital or medical staff requires that another individual be present in the building during cataract surgery, endoscopy, colonoscopy, or other short-term procedures the patient may arrange with communtiy care for a companion/aide for short medical procedures. This aide can also provide follow-up in the home, such as help with eye or ear drops. -community care's professional nurse services utilize registered nurses as the vigilant overseers of patient care and treatment, advocating for patients and assisting with coordination of care by all participating providers. -other in-home supportive services include: ~assessment & management of cases to determine the level of care needed ~supervision of all direct care workers ~education about the process of diseases such as diabetes and hypertension ~nutritional counseling/ emergency care visits/ social service referrals ~registered nurse on-call 24/7 ~nurses oversee the care of patients and advocate on their behalf with providers

caring transportation is provided to homebound seniors and persons with disabilities who pay a fee to be a member of the wheels for independence program. - the service is safe, reliable, and affordable, and the drivers give personal attention to each client. - clients must be able to walk independently or with the aid of a cane or walker. - wheels is utlized for rides to medical appointments, grocery stores, the hairdresser, supported employment, and social gatherings and meetings. - wheels drivers are selected with background checks and evaluated for personal integrity. - the current service areas include zip codes 19111, 19114, 19115, 19116, 19135, 19136, 19149, 19152 and 19154, and portions of bucks and montgomery counties. - wheels drivers are trained to transport seniors and persons with disabilites, and receive direct on going supervision from the coordinator of transportation services.