When Your Needs Change - Our non-medical home care is here to help

Retirement - The GOLDEN YEARS – is about living your life YOUR WAY. It’s about maintaining your independence. It’s also about knowing what your options are should your health needs change.

Life can change in the blink of an eye. Accidents happen. Surgeries may be planned or unexpected.  It may be that you're just feeling under the weather and need some additional help. We know your desire is to return to your own home as quickly and as independently as possible. We assist you every step of the way – from deciding on the service or caregiver that will assist you with your needs is always your decision. You may need help a few hours per day, per week or live-in care, we assist you to match your lifestyle so you can remain as independent as possible in your own care. Our non-medical homecare services are available to you 24/7 in your home as well as in your assisted living or nursing home facility.

Brethren Home Community Services can help you remain in your own home, in your community – close to family and friends. We understand the challenges that come with managing your own care or that of a loved one when a change of health occurs. When health concerns or illness start to pose a problem with your activities of daily living, we are here to help you maintain your independence and remain in the comfort of your own home.

We know that your health impacts your quality of life. Our caregivers are also available to transport and escort you to your medical appointments to help you maintain your health and well-being or run errands for you so you don’t have to. These extra services make the greatest difference in the quality of your daily life. Best of all, your services are provided at your convenience and coordinated around your lifestyle.

Invest in yourself.

Invest in your quality of life.

Invest in your peace of mind.

Continue living life independently with the assistance you need, provided by professionals in their field.

Call  Brethren Home Community Services today to request more information or to talk to a manager about your care needs.

937-547-7600

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Cargivers

There only four kinds of people in the world...

those who have been caregivers,

those who currently are caregivers,

those who will be caregivers

and those who need caregivers.”

~ Barbara Bartocci

Brethren Home Community Services Allows Older Adults to Age In Place

Before You Hire a Home Caregiver for Your Loved One

Make Sure You Determine that They Can Provide These Important Qualifications.

• Look for a company that hires only experienced caregivers.

• Look for a company that requires interviews, detailed references checks, and extensive background checks  for their caregivers.

• Look for a company that is fully insured.

• Look for a company that continuously monitors their caregivers.

• Look for a company that adjusts to your schedule. Your schedule is our schedule.

• Look for a company that quickly responds to your needs. At Brethren Home Community Services generally services can be provided within a 48-hour period and often the same day. We know your needs can be urgent and we do everything possible to respond immediately.

• Look for a company whose caregivers are their employees, not sub-contractors. At Brethren Home Community Services our caregivers are employees who have a vested interest in our company as we do in them.

Look for a company that offers a full line of services. At Brethren Home Community Services the services we offer are:

Meal Preparation

Light Housekeeping

Bathing, Incontinence Care & Grooming

Medication Reminders

Laundry

Errands & Shopping

Companionship

Recreational Activities

Handyman Services

We Have the Solutions for Your Homecare Needs………….

For Additional Information phone (937) 547-7600 or email linda.woods@bhrc.org

Brethren Home Community Services, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brethren Retirement Community.

Brethren Retirement Community Introduces Brethren Home Community Services

As a leader in aging services, Brethren Retirement Community is pleased to announce several new services to our long-standing history and excellence of care.

The vision for our community began over 100 years ago when a group of Brethren met to discuss the need for a comfortable, secure place where people could be cared for when they could no longer care for themselves. In 1902 the vision and dedicated effort of a group of men and women from the area Church of the Brethren began the mission of service to older adults at Brethren Retirement Home, the first nursing home in Darke County.

For over 100 years the legacy of that mission of caring has continued. As our community’s needs for senior living options changed, so did we! As we continue to see the face of aging shift, Brethren Retirement Community’s vision has expanded and the decision was made to form Brethren Home Community Services to create new service and ministry opportunities to serve Darke County.

Brethren Home Community Services offers three essential services: non-medical home care, adult day center and senior resource management.

At Brethren Home Community Service’s Home Care our philosophy is to provide quality services to elderly and disabled people, allowing them to remain in their own home comfortably and safely. Our goal is to anticipate their needs rather than simply reacting to calls from care recipients or family members. We begin by reviewing the care recipient’s needs through discussions including family members and if necessary with health professionals. The manager takes great care in selecting a caregiver with the personality and experience level necessary for the care recipient’s needs.

Brethren Home Community Service’s Home Care offers services including: meal preparation, light housekeeping, medication reminders, shopping and errands, companionship, recreational activities, hygiene assistance, and respite care for family caregivers. These integrative services are available 2 to 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Care recipients can choose between short or long term care based on their individual needs and preferences. Handyman services are also available outside our scope of daily care. Brethren Home Community Services will be serving Greenville, Celina, Sidney, Troy, Piqua, Englewood, Union, Eaton, Northern Dayton, Eastern Indiana and the surrounding areas. Brethren Home Community Services is

dedicated to providing quality care to your family.

Coming soon, will be Brethren Home Community Service’s Adult Day Center located on the campus of Brethren Retirement Community. Based on each individual’s care needs, they can choose between full and half day care. Lunch, snacks, bathing and hygiene assistance, activities, companionship and transportation
services will be offered. This service will allow family caregivers to continue working outside the home and receive help with the physical care of a loved one with peace of mind. Adult day center participants are able to remain at home and also have an opportunity to interact socially with peers, share in stimulating activities,and receive assistance with the activities of daily living with dignity.

The third component of Brethren Home Community Services is Senior Resource Management which incorporates paperwork management services. Our senior resource manager will assist seniors through the maze of paperwork for insurance and other important documents that can be quite confusing for them. We

will work to help clients find the necessary resources available and organize documents.

For more information on any of the above services or to schedule a free in-home consultation, contact Linda McKenzie-Woods at 937-547-7600 ext. 7697.