Home Health Aides
Certified and Personal Home Health Aides
For Westchester, Manhattan, and Rockland County, NY
"Clients have called our in-home nurses and home aides ‘angels’ who are ‘like family’…They are commissioned by our agency to support health, well-being, and quality of life, and to lift up the human spirit every day. There is absolutely no substitute for consistent, individualized, excellent care. We will accept nothing less."
- Francis Clement, PhD Founder and President, Sunshine Home Care
Home Health Aides
Sunshine Home Care’s Certified Home Health Aides/Home Health Aides (CHHA/HHAs) and Personal Care Aides (PCAs) provide patients with a variety of non-medical services such as personal care, preparing meals, light housekeeping, and medication reminders. In addition, HHAs/PCAs provide companion services including shopping and escorting to appointments. For 24-hour home care, we also have live-in caregivers who will provide you with round the clock comfort, allowing you to enjoy your day-to-day activities.
HHAs and PCAs work flexible schedules based on the patient’s needs providing post-operative, palliative and other specialized care to disabled and individuals recently released home from a hospital or rehabilitation/sub-acute stay. The aides follow an individualized plan of care, which is created by a registered nurse who conducted an assessment before the start of in-home services. The care plan’s goals are comprehensive and address medical, psychological and emotional needs. Contact our offices today to learn more about our home health aides or schedule a free in-home consultation to discuss your specific needs! We're proud to offer our home health care services to clients throughout Westchester, Manhattan, and Rockland County, NY.
PCAs will handle:
- Grocery Shopping & Errands
- Meal Preparation & Feeding if Necessary
- Playing Games & Cards
- Reading Aloud
- Assistance with Grooming, Bathing, Toileting
- Laundry & Light Housekeeping
- Escorting to Medical Appointments, Religious Services, Shopping, Visiting
- Organizing the Home
CHHAs can perform ALL the duties above in addition to medically-related services as needed:
- Blood Pressure, Pulse & Temperature Monitoring
- Meal Preparation for Modified Diets and Complex Modified Diets, including: Low Sugar, Low Salt, High Protein, Soft, Mechanically Altered, Diabetic Diet, Liquid, and Nutritionally Supplemented Diet.
- Medication Reminders
- Special Skin Care
- Assist with Braces, Splints & Prosthetics
- Sleep Apnea Monitoring & Equipment Set-up
- Use of Medical Equipment, Supplies and Devices
- Dressing Changes
- Collection of Specimens
- Measurements & Tests to Routinely Monitor the Patient’s Condition
- Performance of Maintenance Exercise Programs
And the list does not end there! A professional home health aide can make a profound difference in the life of a sick or elderly person and their family by providing personalized care and support. The benefits of this style of one-on-one assistance are proven and a much better fit for many individuals than institutional care would be. The presence of a home health aide has been shown to reduce hospitalization rates and more effectively manage chronic conditions. It also brings a sense of peace of mind and respite to loved ones who would otherwise be responsible for providing care, which can be very demanding and emotionally draining. This can be an ideal solution to allow family members more freedom to keep up with their own daily routines. Plus, our home health aides can even offer caregiving guidance to help empower families to better understand and participate in their loved one's health.