Comfort Keepers-Fayetteville Fayetteville, PA

Hi, I'm Terry Guberman, owner of Comfort Keepers in this region. We have been in business for 12 years and currently employ over 130 caregivers and serve three (3) counties in Pennsylvania. Recently we opened a new Carlisle Branch at the Belvedere Medical Center on Walnut Bottom Road in Carlisle. This branches grand opening was in June 2011.

Our corporate office is located in Fayetteville, PA just on the outskirts of Chambersburg, PA. We also have a local office in Gettysburg, PA.

We are proud of the personal touch we offer when working with you and your family to determine the best options for your home. As the owner, I will personally come out and see you along with taking the time to go over those options in detail and helping with the decision that is best for you and your family. We have been providing the personal touch for families for over 12 years and have a great reputation. We work closely with all Offices of Aging, Department of Health, VA, and insurance companies to enable a smooth transition to receiving care while staying in your own home.

I'm not just a web site....I'm a real person living in Chambersburg Area for 35 years, and care about you, your family, and making you happy. My reputation depends on your words. Please give us call so that we can help you stay home where you belong.

The Independent Living Services Provided by Comfort Keepers

Each Comfort Keepers client has unique care needs. That is why we offer a full range of in-home services - to tailor care plans that provide our senior and other adult clients the right amount and types of help to support independent living at home. These services are provided by the special caregivers we call Comfort Keepers, to promote independent living to its fullest. Examples of our services include:

• In-Home Companionship and Care Services
• Personal Care Services
• Specialized Care Services

In-Home Companionship and Care Services

• Conversation and Companionship

Comfort Keepers are available to provide clients company and engage in conversation, or to sit down to share a meal together. Social contact such as this is proven to enhance the health, happiness and quality of life of seniors.

Meal Preparation

Comfort Keepers prepare hot, delicious, and nutritious meals, allowing clients to help with preparation according to their ability. Many seniors do not have the opportunity to eat a well-balanced meal, so this service helps seniors get the nutrition they need to enjoy healthier living.

Laundry

These services can be done in either the client's home or the Laundromat and include washing, drying, ironing and putting things away. Comfort Keepers involve clients to make sure laundry is done according to their preferences.

Light Housekeeping

Comfort Keepers light housekeeping services include vacuuming, dusting, sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning bathrooms (sinks, tubs, showers, and toilets), cleaning kitchens (sinks, appliances, counters, taking out trash), straightening all rooms, organizing closets and drawers, and cleaning any interior windows that can be reached without a ladder. Comfort Keepers does not provide outdoor cleaning or maintenance.

Grocery Shopping/Errands

Comfort Keepers shop for groceries at stores of their clients' preference and run errands, such as picking up prescriptions or going to the post office. Clients may choose to stay home or help with the shopping and errands as an excellent way to stay active and engaged. Comfort Keepers will use any coupons provided.

Incidental Transportation

Comfort Keepers provides transportation incidental to other care services, such as taking clients to medical appointments, barbershops, beauty salons, shopping, or wherever else a client wants to go. Getting seniors out and about is good for their mind, body and spirit --and an integral part of Comfort Keepers' Interactive Caregiving.

Medication Reminders

Although Comfort Keepers cannot administer medications, they can help ensure that clients take their own medication as prescribed. Comfort Keepers can assist with opening medication containers, reading labels and reminding the client when it is time to take a dose.

Grooming Guidance

Comfort Keepers assist clients with washing and combing their hair and other grooming tasks to enable them to feel good about their appearance.

Live-In Services

Comfort Keepers tailors care to each client's needs --from a few hours a week to full-time care. Through our live-in services we provide full-time caregiving by Comfort Keepers who live in the client's home to provide in-home care on a daily basis. The client and family may designate the types of non-medical in-home care services that are to be provided. This service gives family members peace of mind, preventing gaps in coverage for individuals who may be at risk when unattended, such as those with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia-related conditions.

24-Hour Care

Depending on each client's needs, Comfort Keepers can provide from just a few hours of service a week to full-time in-home care. Through our 24-hour care service, a team of Comfort Keepers coordinates caregiving responsibilities in shifts around the clock. This offers clients and their families full-time peace of mind. Specific non-medical in-home care services can be tailored to meet each client's needs. This type of continuous in-home care service is ideal for clients who are at risk when unattended, such as persons with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related conditions.

Respite Care or Relief for Family

Caregiving can be rewarding and often strengthens bonds within a family. At the same time, caregiving can be demanding amidst life's other responsibilities. Family caregivers and those in their care can benefit from a little time off now and then. That is why Comfort Keepers offers respite caregiving. This service can be scheduled as needed to provide family caregivers time to run errands, go shopping or get some much-needed rest.

Personal Care Services

Bathing, Grooming and Hygiene

Comfort Keepers help client's look and feel their best. These services enhance clients' mental as well as physical well-being, helping them feel positive about their appearance. Bathing not only cleanses the skin, but goes deeper to refresh the spirit, provide relaxation and stimulate circulation.

Mobility Assistance

Comfort Keepers assist clients as needed with mobility to help them maintain as active a lifestyle as possible. Being able to get out and about offers both physical and mental health benefits to seniors. Physical health benefits of activity include increased stamina and energy, a strengthened heart, lower blood pressure and improved digestion and sleep. In addition, activity improves mood, releases stress and increases mental alertness.

Transferring and Positioning

Comfort Keepers are trained to move and place clients in correct posture position to promote health and safety and proper functioning of the body's many systems. Proper transferring and positioning from or into beds and chairs eliminate pressure areas on the skin, reduce weakening and stiffening of muscles, and encourage proper breathing, digestion and elimination.

Toileting and Incontinence Care

Comfort Keepers compassionately and sensitively care for seniors and other adults, helping them maintain dignity and self-esteem as they receive help with the activities of daily living. Through this caring approach Comfort Keepers help to lessen clients' embarrassment associated with the loss of independence related to incontinence and need for toileting assistance.

Feeding and Special Diet

For a number of reasons, adults may need help feeding themselves. This loss of independence can be difficult to accept. Comfort Keepers understand this and make the extra effort to turn mealtime into an enjoyable social time.

Specialized Care Services

• Dementia Care
• Veterans Care Programs
• Alzheimers Care
• End Of Life Care

Caregiver Information

Caregiver Skills Include:

Ethics, Validation Therapy, Patient Transfers, Stress Management, Grief Issues, Family Communication, Communicating with Dementia Patients

Caregivers employed, bonded and insured: Yes

RN on staff: Yes

Caregivers available 24 hours a day: Yes

Available to assisted living facility: Yes