In-Home Care
Companionship
Tranquility homemaker companions offer individuals a social relationship designed to support a joyful, encouraging home environment which fosters emotional and physical well-being. Companions provide in-home support for those in need of bedside assistance, supervision of/extra help with daily tasks (i.e. cooking, cleaning, bill payment, etc.), transportation to medical appointments, and more. Ensuring appropriate supervision of physical tasks is a high priority for tranquility staff and minimizes potential risks such as:
- Falls
- Unsafe physical exertion
- Emotional strain
- Unnecessary stressors
- Minimizing anxiety
- Unstable mobility
Companions ensure all appropriate measures are taken in order to ensure optimum safety and emotional health while maintaining a healthy companion/client social relationship.
Social Engagement
Social engagement is a high priority for companions as stimulating conversation and activities play a crucial role in enhancing the overall quality of life. In fact, studies show that basic socialization can:
- Lower the risk of developing Alzheimer’s: individuals who lack social interaction are at much higher risk for developing Alzheimer’s later in life.
- Aid individuals suffering from dementia: socialization can make this condition more manageable, sometimes slowing the progression of dementia, enabling individuals to retain cognitive functions.
- Increase a sense of self worth: many individuals struggling with cognitive impairment feel isolated. This isolation can lead to anxiety, depression, and a decreased sense of self-confidence. Companion social engagement can assist individuals in regaining a sense of self-worth, improve eating habits, support exercise routines, and retaining self-confidence in knowing that a companion friend is there to truly care for them, assisting every step of the way. It is the utmost priority of every companion to truly knowing those whom they serve, continuously engaging and enhancing the lives of individuals via:
- Basic companionship
- Stimulating conversation
- Maintaining social connections to family, friends, and community
- Reading aloud
- Engaging in physical exercise and walks
- Working on crossword puzzles
- Partaking in social outings and religious events
- Maintaining a safe, healthy, disruptive lifestyle by all appropriate means in keeping with individual needs and preferences.
Companions prioritize supervisory support, alleviating concern for future safety risks, unnecessary physical and emotional strain, and socialization in efforts to minimize loneliness and depression, fostering mental wellness and stability.
Fall Risk Prevention
Companions prioritize supervisory support, alleviating concern for future safety risks, unnecessary physical and emotional strain, and socialization in efforts to minimize loneliness and depression, fostering mental wellness and stability.
Basic Household Management
Tranquility professionals understand the difficulties that come with keeping an organized home and enjoy assisting individuals on multiple levels including:
- Laundry: washing, drying, ironing, and putting away.
- Basic paperwork: mail, organizing bills/bill payments, etc.
- Watering plants.
- Feeding pets.
Tranquility companions are skilled at organizing drawers and closets as well as performing light housekeeping duties such as mopping, sweeping, dusting, vacuuming, changing bed linens, tending to bathroom sinks, showers, toilets, and tidying kitchens and all rooms within the home.
Meal Preparation
Nutrition is foundational to overall health and wellness and the Tranquility team is equipped to assist in grocery shopping and meal preparation, working in accordance with dietary needs, restrictions, and desires. Companions encourage well-rounded, balanced nutrition and facilitate nutritional practices which encourage healthy alternatives to microwave options. Companions encourage consumption of the best nutrition possible, keeping individuals on track with healthy dietary practices and prescribed dietary restrictions. Individuals can look forward to enjoying home-cooked meals that provide proper nutritional support and enjoyable companionship. Don’t forget: homemaker companions will even feed the dog!
Transportation & Errands
Tranquility homemaker companions value people and offer so much more than basic meal prep and mobility assistance. Experienced homemaker companions thrive on building respectful relationships based on mutual trust, offering transportation to and from physician appointments, physical therapy, occupational therapy, the grocery store general errands such as holiday or recreational shopping, the library, the park, and recreational events such as golf or various leisure activities.Companions adhere to safe driving practices such as use of seatbelts, calm, road-worthy demeanor, applying turn signals when/where appropriate, focusing on the road – no multitasking behind the wheel, maintaining safe distances between cars, observing speed limits, avoiding unnecessary risks during inclement weather, and ensuring proper rest before getting behind the wheel.The goal is always to continue life as usual with greater support and decreased personal safety risks.
Medication Management
Medication lists and dosages can be overwhelming and mistakes can be harmful. While companions cannot physically administer medication, they are able to read care plans, reconcile medication lists in accordance with prescription orders, oversee and assist with ordering medications and refills, identify discrepancies, and oversee and suggest pill organization methods, ensuring medication is taken as prescribed and at the appropriate times.
Tranquility companions collaborate with a certified nurse practitioner who is available to order medications and offer telehealth appointments as is appropriate. Companions partner with the nurse practitioner to ensure adherence to prescription guidelines and care plans in order to maintain appropriate medication management. All medications must be prescribed and managed by the nurse practitioner or client physician.
Mobility Therapy
Tranquility companions collaborate with a team of Senior Fitness certified personal trainers who have an extensive clinical background in both physical and occupational therapy. With vast experience working alongside adults with CVA, ALS, MS, COPD, Parkinson’s, Failure to Thrive, and Alzheimer’s, these experts have years of training in skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, outpatient clinics, and home health settings. Trainers work alongside Tranquility companions in support of individual needs such as:
- Strength improvement
- Balance
- Endurance
Companions and trainers team up, ensuring proper exercise and mobility support based on physician care plan recommendations. Companions assist in daily exercise routines, ensuring overall health and safe fitness practices are continued in order to implement the “age in place” philosophy with grace and dignity.
Emotional Support “Mascot”
Tranquility is pleased to introduce “Calvin”, our emotional support mascot! Calvin is a rescue dog who is a certified emotional support animal. Calvin believes he is a people “person” and everyone loves him!With three years of experience in senior care, Calvin is the consummate professional and his gentle demeanor has a soothing effect on clients who enjoy his company. Calvin loves:
- Neck hugs
- Short walks
- Back rubs
- Treats
- Compliments
Calvin loves to perform various tricks as he gets a kick out of entertaining others.
Everyone is Worthy of First-Rate Care
Tranquility homemaker companions are customer-service oriented, seeking to offer the very best, first-rate experience for each individual served, therefore clients must receive seamless, premium service across the board. Tranquility professionals implement best practices in ensuring premium customer care via:
- Prompt responses to questions, concerns, emails, phone calls, and all manner of communication
- Punctuality
- Physical presence: the best customer experiences are often face-to-face. Tranquility professionals seek to honor clientele by offering a steadying presence throughout the duration of the client/companion relationship
- Practicing empathy, patience, consistency, and understanding during the customer on-boarding process
- Adaptability tailored to individual challenges and ever-changing situations
- Ensuring clear, concise communication
- Recognizing every customer as a highly valued individual with needs and challenges specific to their situation
Tranquility understands that securing long-term assistance for a loved-one can be a stressful process, contingent upon individual circumstances, and implements practices which ease anxiety for all involved.As all individuals are equally deserving of first-rate care and attention, dignity and respect are core values paramount to successful aging in place. Tranquility professionals are passionate about helping people and strive to maintain the utmost rapport, founded in a deep-rooted trust between client and companion. Individuals of all backgrounds – races, ethnicities, religions, gender identities, etc. – are deeply valued and highly respected. Tranquility believes that the “best” day should occur every day.
