When age and functional disabilities make daily tasks difficult, it does not mean we need to give up our home. At Caridad Home Care (CHC) we understand the importance of living independent lives with dignity and safety in the privacy and comfort of our own homes.
CHC is a state-certified, Alaska home care agency that’s Alaskan owned and operated. Since 2001 CHC has provided Alaskans and their loved ones an alternative to assisted living homes.
Our home care services are non-medical and designed to enrich the lives and promote the independence of frail elderly Alaskans and individuals with functional disabilities.
One out of every three people over the age of 65 will fall this year.(1)
Over 50 million people suffer from health problems that cause falls, including respiratory and cardiac conditions, osteoporosis and arthritis.(2)
Seniors are hospitalized for fall-related injuries five times more often than all other injuries.(3)
After a fall or other emergency, 90% of people who get help within one hour will continue independent living.(4)
1) The Centers for Disease Control, 2003 2) Institute of Medicine: Disability in America 3) The Centers for Disease Control 4) New England Journal of Medicine- Did the senior begin moving around the house in the morning?
- Did they exit the bathroom ok?
- Has their nighttime bathroom routine changed?
- Has their overall activity level decreased significantly?
- Are they visiting the area where they keep their medications?
- Is the household temperature too hot or too cold?
