Peaceful Keepers Home Care is a home care agency in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. we provide help to the elderly throughout the community to preserve an independent and dignified lifestyle while in the comfort of their own homes. The homes we live in have a rich and meaningful history steeped in the joy and sadness of every breath and every heartbeat we take. There is a familiarity and lived in feeling that can never be replaced by an “old folk’s home” or some static health care institution. It is inevitable that some day we will all reach a point in our lives were making dinner, going to the store or even getting dressed will become difficult. But do we have to abandon our homes just because we can’t perform some basic l
Peaceful Keepers Home Care will offer two levels of care to the customer. The first level most likely leading to the second level in the life cycle of the service. The services will be offered on a contractual basis with either a set visitation schedule or an on-call respite care service relieving a loved one for the requested amount of time. Caregivers will be matched to the customer to ensure compatibility.Home Care is the first level of service to be offered by Peaceful Keepers Home Care. Any number of the non-medical services such as the following will make up the majority of the services offered:
Companionship – One of the most important aspects of Peaceful Keepers Home Care will be providing customers with a strong sense of family and compassion. Taking an interest in the customer, their life and their environment will create an everlasting bond. Whether it is playing a favourite board game or card game, reading, taking a stroll or visiting with friends and neighbours, life is meant to be enjoyed. Light House Cleaning – similar to a housekeeping or maid service, the Home Worker will provide dusting, damp mopping hardwood and flooring, vacuuming carpets and furniture, changing bedding, scrubbing the bathroom and general tidying of living spaces as required or requested. Laundry - From pre-washing and washing to drying, ironing and folding. Kitchen Maintenance – The caregiver may not wear a chef’s hat but they do know their way around a kitchen. Meals can be planned in conjunction with a nutritionist or with the customer. Grocery planning, grocery shopping, dishwashing, food maintenance, and cooking will fill the house with the welcoming aromas of everyone’s favourite foods. Attendant/Driver Service – If mobility is a concern, the caregiver can attend any function, appointment or errand with the customer. Whether it is to a local sporting event, family gathering or shopping excursion, the customer will have the added security of someone to lean on. Depending on arrangements, travel is by taxi or the caregiver’s vehicle. The caregiver keeps a client schedule so that important appointments are not forgotten. Home Basics – This covers all the basics of looking after a home such as gardening, arranging lawn mowing or landscaping, garbage control, heat and utilities checks, watering indoor plants, replacing light bulbs and everything else that may have at one time been addressed by the customer. Pet Care – A pet is sometimes the best therapy to fight loneliness, depression, medical problems or stress. The caregiver will ensure the pet is always as happy as the customer. Cleaning, feeding and exercising the pet will be part of the day’s activities. Basic Personal Care – Washing, help with pre-poured medicine, personal hygiene, nail care, hairdressing, picking out coordinated outfits, help getting dressed or applying makeup. The caregiver will take the best interests of the customer at heart. Alzheimer’s Nurturing – The number of men and women experiencing mild to extensive degrees of Alzheimer’s is increasing and is expected to reach epidemic proportions. As Alzheimer’s progresses it becomes increasing important to keep the patient in familiar surroundings. Unfortunately, this puts a tremendous strain on the family both mentally and physically. Peaceful Keepers Home Care
understands this and works closely with the patient and family members to ensure comfort for all involved. Health workers specializing in the unique issues of Alzheimer’s will be assigned to enrich the patient’s daily living. Foot Care – Usually misunderstood in importance, Peaceful Keepers Home Care realizes the complications associated with improper foot care. Whether a result of diabetes, vascular disease or neglect, the foot requires careful attention for continued comfort, mobility and infection control. Services included are nail cutting, corn and callus control, infection cleansing, and appliance or pad application. Medication Management – Administering drugs by a qualified nurse is essential in maintaining the health of a patient on medication. From diabetes and high blood pressure to disease management and pain management, drugs require control, measurement and administration in an exacting environment. Peaceful Keepers Home Care health workers adhere to strict standards set forth to ensure the wellbeing and comfort of the patient. Wound Care – Accidents or progression of disease create situations where preventative management is required to fight infection and further disease. A Health Worker can work in conjunction with the case physician to make sure wounds are kept under control to facilitate healing. Basic Personal Care – Bathing, washing, and other personal hygiene cares can be provided to ensure cleanliness and dignity are maintained.
