Home Care in Newport News, VA
Life's At Home Care provides home care in Newport News, VA for older adults who want to keep living in the home they love. Our caregivers help with everything from companion care and personal care to Alzheimer's and dementia care, 24-hour care and those first days home after a hospital stay. Newport News families are served from our Chesapeake office at 870 Greenbrier Circle, Suite 400. Every plan starts with a free home care assessment, so the help fits your loved one from the very first visit.
When you fill out this form, you can expect to receive a call and email from our professional staff. We will reach out to you and answer your questions.
Home Care Services for Newport News Seniors
About one in three Newport News residents 65 and over has a disability. For a lot of families, that shows up in everyday things first: a shower that starts to feel risky, a meal that gets skipped, a doctor's visit that's hard to reach without a ride.
About 10,000 households in the city are an older adult living on their own. That's a lot of grown children wondering how Mom or Dad's day went.
Our in-home care in Newport News covers eight services, and one care plan can bring together whichever ones your loved one needs:
- Senior home care gives your loved one help with daily tasks, companionship and safety monitoring in the comfort of home.
- Personal care at home means a caregiver is there for bathing, dressing, grooming and getting around safely, always with dignity.
- Companion care brings friendly conversation, company and emotional support to someone who spends much of the day alone.
- 24-hour home care and live-in care provide around-the-clock support and supervision for a loved one who shouldn't be by themselves.
- Alzheimer's and dementia care offers memory care at home built on safety, structure and comfort, right in familiar surroundings.
- Hospital to home transition care gives support for a safe, smooth recovery after a hospital stay or surgery.
- Long term home care provides ongoing, non-medical help with daily living for seniors and adults who need it over an extended period.
- Veterans home care offers personalized, non-medical support for Veterans of all ages who need a hand with daily living.
From a Few Hours a Week to 24-Hour Care
The right amount of help looks different for every family, and the schedule is yours to set. Our Chesapeake office offers full-time, part-time and hourly home care, live-in care, and overnight awake caregivers who stay up and alert through the night. Families who need 24 hour home care in Newport News can count on someone being there with their loved one, day and night.
Your plan grows out of the free home care assessment. We take the time to learn your loved one's routines, what they like, and which parts of the day are the hardest, and then we build an individualized care plan around all of it. A plan can include transportation, errands, laundry, pet care, sweeping the porch or other outdoor spaces, and the other little things that keep a household running.
The plan can change any time your loved one's needs do.
Satisfaction is Our 1st Priority
We are committed to providing the best in-home care possible, and we know that the best way to continuously improve the quality of our care is to obtain feedback from our clients, their families, and our own employees. This is why we are proud to work with Home Care Pulse, an independent customer satisfaction firm, to continually gather feedback in order to improve our processes.
Caregivers Newport News Families Can Trust
Letting someone into a parent's home takes a lot of trust, and we take that seriously. Life's At Home Care is a state-licensed home care agency serving Newport News, License HCO #2501015.
Every one of our employees is surety-bonded. Each caregiver goes through a careful screening and interview process and passes background checks, reference checks and skills tests given by our RN before they ever come to your door.
The training keeps going after that. Our caregivers take annual continuing education and ongoing skills tests, and each one has completed specialized training in fall safety, skin care, infection control and dementia care, along with other topics that matter to the people we serve.
We also want to hear how we're doing. We work with Home Care Pulse, an independent customer satisfaction firm, to gather feedback from our clients, their families and our own employees, and we use what they tell us to keep improving. You're welcome to read our reviews from the families we care for and hear it in their own words.
Help After a Hospital Stay and Getting to Appointments
Riverside Regional Medical Center on J. Clyde Morris Boulevard is home to the Peninsula's only Level II Trauma Center, and Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Denbigh has served the Peninsula since it opened in 1952. Plenty of Newport News seniors spend time at one or the other, and the first days back home matter every bit as much as the hospital stay itself.
Our support for a safe, smooth return home after a hospital stay can start with the ride home. Hospital to home care in Newport News can include help following the discharge instructions, medication reminders, help walking and moving around the house safely, meal preparation and personal care while your loved one gets their strength back. Caregivers also keep an eye out for any changes the family should know about.
Follow-up visits often come soon after discharge, and getting to them is hard for someone who isn't driving yet. Transportation to medical appointments and errands can be part of any care plan, so a check-up at Riverside or a run to the grocery store is one less thing for the family to work around.
Home Care for Newport News Veterans
About one in five Newport News residents 65 and over is a veteran, so a good many families here are caring for someone who served.
Our veterans home care in Newport News gives personalized, non-medical support to Veterans of all ages who need help with daily living, from personal care and meals to companionship and rides to appointments. VA benefits are among the payment options we accept, through the VA Benefits CCN Network, including Aid and Attendance. Our team is glad to guide families toward helpful information about VA benefits, too.
The VA medical center for the Hampton health care system sits on Emancipation Drive, just across the city line in Hampton. The Peninsula Agency on Aging helps local veterans get to their VA medical appointments and arrange care at home.
Senior Resources and Activities in Newport News
More than 27,000 Newport News residents are 65 or older, about one in every seven people in the city. Here are some of the places older adults and their families can lean on alongside home care:
- The Peninsula Agency on Aging offers transportation, meals, care services and in-person caregiver support groups for Peninsula residents 60 and over, plus a Dementia Friendly Program and a no-cost assistive technology lab.
- The agency also provides home-delivered meals, education and recreation for older adults in Newport News.
- The Active Lifestyles Program from Newport News Parks and Recreation offers classes, trips, lectures, fitness, art and special events for adults 50 and up.
- The Hilton Senior Center at 605 Hilton Blvd. hosts games, billiards, Tai Chi, a dancing club and a Lunch and Learn series.
- Denbigh Community Center, North Newport News Community Center, Courthouse Way Community Center, Brittingham-Midtown Community Center and the Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center all host Active Lifestyles programs, too.
A caregiver can help your loved one keep going to the places they already enjoy. Our companion care, with rides and good company for community activities, lets many clients keep up with the groups they love, whether that's Tai Chi at the Hilton Senior Center, a club meeting or Sunday service at their own church.
Life’s at Home Care is a top provider of home care services in Suffolk, Hampton, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Newport News, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, and the Richmond Virginia area.
Paying for Home Care in Newport News
We work hard to keep home care affordable, and we never want worries about cost to keep a family from checking with us. Life's At Home Care accepts private pay, long-term care insurance, workers' compensation, and VA Benefits through the CCN Network, including Aid and Attendance.
Home care cost in Newport News depends mostly on how many hours of help your loved one needs each week and the kind of care involved. Our article on what home care costs in Virginia and how to plan a monthly budget walks through a simple formula, so you can start with the hours that are hardest right now and build from there.
Getting Started With Home Care in Newport News
A member of our professional staff reaches out by call and email after you fill out our contact form. We'll answer your questions, take the time to learn about your loved one, and begin your free home care assessment.
From there, we build a care plan around your loved one's routines, your family's schedule and the help they need most. Take your time with it, and bring every question you have, big or small.
Let us help solve your most difficult caregiving needs: fill out the form on our Contact Us page whenever you're ready, and we'll take it from there.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Home Care in Newport News
What home care services does Life's At Home Care offer in Newport News?
Our caregivers provide senior home care, personal care at home, companion care, 24-hour and live-in care, Alzheimer's and dementia care, hospital to home transition care, long term home care and veterans home care. One care plan can combine any of these, and it can change as your loved one's needs change.
Can we get care overnight or around the clock?
Yes. Care is available full-time, part-time or by the hour, and we also offer live-in care and overnight awake caregivers who stay up through the night. Our 24-hour home care means someone is with your loved one day and night.
How are your caregivers screened and trained?
All of our employees are surety-bonded. Caregivers pass background checks, reference checks and skills tests given by our RN, and then they keep learning through annual continuing education. They also complete specialized training in areas like fall safety, infection control and dementia care.
Can a caregiver help after a stay at Riverside Regional or Mary Immaculate?
Yes. Our hospital to home service can include the ride home, medication reminders, help moving around safely, meal preparation and help following discharge instructions. Caregivers can also drive your loved one to follow-up appointments and errands.
How can we pay for home care?
We accept private pay, long-term care insurance, workers' compensation, and VA Benefits through the CCN Network, including Aid and Attendance. We work hard to keep home care affordable for the families we serve.
What is the difference between home care and home health care?
A home caregiver helps with daily life: bathing, dressing, meal preparation, companionship and transportation. A home health aide has extra training for medical-related tasks, such as checking vital signs or changing bandages. Life's At Home Care provides non-medical home care focused on everyday help and good company.
How do we get started?
Getting started begins with the form on our Contact Us page. A member of our staff will then reach out by call and email, answer your questions and begin your free home care assessment, which shapes your loved one's care plan.