Home Care agencies provide non-medical assistance for people in their homes for the following, but not limited to: *food preparation *transportation *grocery shopping *med reminders *light house-keeping *hygiene *companion care *toileting *bathing and dressing *Alzheimer's assist *post-op assistance *other ADLs Pay Sources for Home Care
*Private *Long-Term Care Insurance *Medicaid *VA for those who qualify
Northwest Arkansas has several agencies who employ caregivers. Make sure they have a quality screening process such as drug testing and nationwide background checks. Decide the most important values you want from a caregiver and agency and ask questions accordingly.
You can also hire a caregiver who doesn't work for an agency. If you are planning to hire an independent caregiver you may want to make sure they are licensed, bonded, and insured. Make a list of questions based on your values to ensure their personality is compatible with your family member. Doing a nationwide background check is a great idea.
Schmieding Center This is a link to a list of caregivers who work independent of an agency.
Transportation Home care agencies provide transportation services in addition to other ADL assistance. Some agencies offer transportation only and/or vehicles that can accomodate wheelchairs and medical equipment.
Caliber + Patient Careprovides non-emergent ambulatory, wheelchair, and stretcher transportation with oxygen if needed. Offering bed-side to doctor-side customer service with professionally trained drivers and EMT's. We provide short and long distance transports plus reoccurring trips with advanced scheduling options online or by phone. We are a Nationwide Company serving all of the US. Locally we service all of NWA, the River Valley, and surrounding areas including central Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Missouri. We do transportation for family visits, funerals, shopping, dialysis, hospice, radiation, wound care, the airport, nursing and rehabilitation facilities, chemotherapy, physical therapy, surgery, the dentist, hospital/nursing home admissions and discharges, and medical appointments. "Compassion Drives Us, Let Us Drive You!"
Bella Vista Courtesy Vanis an all-volunteer organization that transports Bella Vista residents who can no longer drive M-F between 9-5.
Good Shepherd Transport offers wheelchair & ambulatory assistance transportation 479-283-6285.
Ozark Regional Transport is a public transportation system that has bus route. They also have Demand Response Service vans with wheel chair ramp/lifts. Visit their website to see if you qualify for this service and for details about requesting a ride. Fee is $2.50 per destination.
