The 10 Best Home Health Agencies for Seniors in Des Plaines, IL for 2025

"Essential Home Health has been a God-send for my family in the care of my elderly mother. The CEO and administrative team are accessible for handling questions and helping us navigate the complexity of insurance and requirements. The care tea..."

Open Arms Solutions provides non-medical in home services which are personalized to each client's needs. Our belief is to offer care, emotional support, mental stimulation and appropriate physical activity which add to the wellbeing of our client. We are committed to providing the highest level of compassionate in home care and engaging our clients in activities to enhance their quality of life. We believe in empowering our clients to live as independently as possible. To this end, we carefully assess the level of support needed to assist our clients, so our caregivers help when necessary, allowing our clients to be as independent as possible. Our services include, but are not limited to: personal care assistance (bathing, showering, grooming), ambulation assistance, nutritional meal preparation, medication reminders, light housekeeping, exercise and movement, mental stimulation, transportation/errand services, grocery shopping and enrichment activities. We offer a variety of service options. We can be hired by the hour (with a four hour minimum) up to twenty four hour live in care. All of our caregivers are employed by Open Arms and are bonded and insured. Prior to hire, our caregivers are thoroughly screened and during employment they receive ongoing training. Open Arms Solutions care philosophy is consistent: to provide care that meet our clients' needs for safety and comfort at home while remaining as active, socially engaged and healthy as possible. Open Arms Solutions Caregivers Caregiver Skills Include: Ethics, Validation Therapy, Patient Transfers, Stress Management, Grief Issues, Family Communication, Transition Issues Communicating with Dementia Patients Caregivers are employed, bonded and insured: Yes Caregivers are available 24 hours a day: Yes

"I have a very good nurse from Avesena Home Health that would come in three or four times a week to take care of my legs. My legs are now getting better. They also provide physical and occupational therapy. The people are very competent and very good ..."

"Midwestern is taking good care of my mom. My mom has fresh sores on her back and the caregiver has been very attentive to that. A nurse comes once a week. I once asked the nurse to come because the fresh wounds of my mom were bleeding. She arrived wi..."

"I admire Maria, RN, Director of Patient Services. She goes out of her way to visit patients like me who has the ability to forget things. She said "Lets be honest with one another. If you forgot to take the pill from the pillbox, don't cheat by putti..."

"My father has used Associated Home Health Care for the past ten years after all of his hospital visits. He has had the same nurse Julie C. and the same physical therapist Paz the whole time. They are kind, caring and very understanding and the whol..."