PROFILE
Home Instead
Help that Enables Independence
family’s homes or providing one-on-one outings
when a client resides at a memory care community.
In addition to helping with the physical needs of
life, Home Instead’s caregivers provide treasured
companionship. Kari says, “To us, it’s personal” and
notes that staff take genuine interest in clients.
Especially with long-term clients with set schedules,
the same companions visit week after week, providing
familiarity and becoming true friends.
And Mom or Dad need never be alone during a
hospital stay again! The signature purple and blue
polo shirts and purple Converse shoes of Home
Instead staff frequent hospital halls and rehabilitation
centers. Wherever a client needs help, there you will
find Home Instead!
Many of Home Instead’s clients engage staff for
less than 12 hours of help a week. Considering that
clients’ homes are often debt-free, staying in the
home and bringing in help for a few hours a week
is often the most economical way of maintaining a
great quality of life.
Sometimes changes in medical conditions require a
move from one living environment to another. Home
Instead can not only help a family discover options,
but assist in the transition, easing clients into a new
situation and continuing to serve them there.
Home Instead strives to provide care tailored to
their clients. Families can interact with staff through
a “family room” section on the website. Family
members are constantly informed through daily
The one thing we can all count on to remain constant
is change, especially as we age. What do you do when
the change becomes more than you can manage on
your own? Where do you turn when you or a loved
one needs help? Not a full-time skilled nurse –but
help with everyday things? Most older adults say they
want to remain as independent as possible and “Age
in Place”—but transportation, chores, even basic
grooming become more difficult as we age. Some
may experience mobility issues or dementia that
compromise safety.
Your local Home Instead may be just what you need!
Kari Ann Gomez owner of the west Polk County
branch, explains that “everything you usually do
for yourself, we can help with!” Her staff of trained
caregivers provide personal care for clients living
in their own homes, their family’s homes, assisted
living communities, nursing homes, and memory
care communities. As Kari says, “our caregivers
go wherever our clients are calling home at that
moment.” Her caregivers help clients with essential
tasks of daily living
like bathing, dressing,
toileting, transfers,
a n d m e d i c a t i o n
reminders. If a client is
bedbound, they assist
with incontinence and
dressing issues. They
also work with clients
with memory issues,
ensuring that clients
remain safe within their
Kari Ann Gomez
Owner & Operator
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