Personal Care/Homemaker Services

What are Personal Care Services?

What are Personal Care Services?

At Your Home Court Advantage, , we recognize that as individuals and Veterans age, their personal care needs vary and are evolving all the time. Our team works closely with our Veterans, clients, and their families, to understand the unique goals for care and to provide the right level of assistance.

Personal Care Services are a range of services that support Activities of Daily Living to Homemaker to Respite Care. Other clients need a higher, more complex level of support that can also be provided.

Our mission is to keep our clients safe and independent by providing the extra help needed so that they can stay at home or where they are most comfortable in the place they love.

Your Home Court Advantage provides assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) to help with:

  • Meal preparation

  • Medication reminders

  • Personal grooming and hygiene

  • Dressing, bathing, and toileting

  • Mobility and fall prevention

  • Light housekeeping

Our well-trained team members can assist you in choosing the right services to meet your specific needs.

IADLs – Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs)

IADLs – Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs)

As our loved one’s age, sometimes they just need a little extra assistance. If independence is their goal, our caregivers are specially trained to support our clients. All our caregivers are bonded and insured and stand ready to provide assistance with the seven primary Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs).

IADLs are the self-care tasks and life skills we usually learn when younger. They require more complex thinking, including organizational skills that sometimes are difficult to recall as individuals age. These skills are using the telephone, shopping, preparing meals, housekeeping, using transportation, taking medication(s), and managing finances.

If you are struggling, our specially trained caregivers can help with:
  • Managing finances, such as paying bills and managing financial assetssets
  • Managing transportation by organizing other means of transportation for appointments
  • Shopping and meal preparation. This covers everything required to get a meal on the table. It also covers shopping for clothing and other items required for daily life
  • House Cleaning and home maintenance. This means cleaning kitchens after eating, keeping one’s living space reasonably clean and tidy, laundry and keeping up with home maintenance

  • Managing communication, such as the telephone and mail

  • Managing medications, which covers obtaining medications and taking them as directed

What are Homemaker Services?

What are Homemaker Services?

Companionship and interaction are critical to successfully living an independent life in a safe, clean environment with the proper oversight and stimulation.

Your Home Court Advantage homemaker program offers private sitters for individuals who require extra care while living at home. We see to our clients’ physical and emotional wellbeing so that family members and friends can rest easy knowing their loved one is safe and living the best life in the place they love.

Our homemakers can help with the following activities:

  • Light housekeeping

  • Companionship and conversation

  • Pet care

  • Facilitating interests and hobbies

  • Grocery shopping

  • Meal planning and preparation

  • Encouraging Social Activities

  • Laundry & Ironing

  • Errands & Household Duties

  • Transportation

  • Medication Reminders

  • Attend Doctors Visits

Find VA Locations | Veterans Affairs

Our specialized intake and team of financial advisors will help you determine which VA benefits you may qualify to receive for Personal Care/In-Home Supportive Services and Respite Care Services.

Please click the button below to email us or call (1-800-700-0008) or call 234.236.5697 and find your closest branch Locations (Add YHCA locations link)

We will help you obtain authorization for any services you need, guide you, and provide you with a list of documentation that might be necessary for the referral.

We can also help you by speaking with your provider and the Veterans Administration (VA) to ensure authorization for and put you in touch with experts at the VA immediately to best determine any authorized services.. Once homecare services have been approved, we will provide a qualified caregiver to meet your immediate needs as directed by your case manager from the VA.

Please review with your physician and case manager which in-home support services you may need and we stand ready to support you as you have supported us and our country.

We thank you for your service!