Finding the Right Senior Caregiver, part 1

Recently, a scam artists bilked an 89 year old man out of thirty thousand dollars. Of course, this type of thing happens all the time, right? But there was something especially heinous about this story: the scammer was the man’s caregiver.

Here’s the story. In this case, the caregiver was a woman who pretended to cozy up to the wealthy man and start a romance. She was 58 years old. As he grew to trust her, he asked her to go buy a new car for him, which she could drive him around in. So he gave her the money. Thirty grand.

She bought the car, all right! She bought it, and put it in her name…

Thankfully, this time, the woman did not get away with it. She was arrested, tried and convicted for her fraud, and she even has to pay the money back in restitution. Justice has happened!

But the issue raises a larger issue in my mind: How do you choose a caregiver that you can trust? After all, this story took place in an Oregon assisted living home, but seniors who get home health care from an agency or an individual are far more vulnerable, even. When a person begins to get to know them, to understand how they operate, they could be very easy prey for a scam artist. It could happen through a false romance, but more likely, it could happen in far more subtle ways. A credit card disappearing. Old jewelry, lying around, is suddenly gone. Or it could happen in the most drastic ways of all: the caregiver winds up in the will of the senior, receiving lavish gifts. And the family can do nothing.

With this in mind, we will be exploring how we as family members can protect the ones we love when choosing a caregiver. The discussion will move far beyond protecting from fraud. We will look at how to find a person that will encourage your loved one. Someone who can really be able to relate to them. Someone who knows what they are doing.

So stay tuned for our series, “Finding the right Caregiver.”

Tabor Crest Residential Care

Tabor Crest Residential Care

7430 SE Division St
Portland, OR 97206
503-771-8058

Tabor Crest Residential Care is a Home Health Care service in Portland, OR.

Home Care Providers in Portland, OR

Are you looking for elder care services for your loved one at home? There are many different options for Home Care in the Portland, Oregon area. The table below lists the names of the providers, along with the address and phone number.

Click on the name of the Home Health Care service provider for more information.

Name of Facility	Address	Phone #
Healthcare at Foster Creek	6003 SE 136th Ave	(503) 761-1155
Holladay Park Plaza	1300 NE 16th Ave	(503) 280-2216
St. Anthony Village	3560 SE 79th Ave	(503) 775-4415
Addus Healthcare	1827 NE 44th Av	(503) 252-0724
Adventist Health Home Health	5835 NE 122nd Ave # 155	(503) 251-6301
Amedisys Home Health Care	16195 SW 72ND Ave	(503) 619-1020
Kaiser Permanente Home Health	2850 NW Nicolai St	(503) 778-2400
Providence Home Health	6410 NE Halsey St # 200	(503) 215-4646
Tabor Crest Residential Care	7430 SE Division St	(503) 771-8058

Levels of Home Health Care for Elders

Are you considering hiring a Home Health Care service to help take care of your aging loved one? If so, you will need to consider the different levels of home health services that are available. Specifically, does your loved one require a Home Health Nurse, an Aid, or just a Companion?

If your Elder Care needs are higher on the medical side, you might consider a Home Care Registered Nurse or a Licensed Practitioner Nurse. RNs and LPNs are able to handle pretty much anything. They can administer medication, monitor changes in health, etc, while helping with other things like bathing and putting on clothes, etc. Home Care services will generally charge between $20 and $30 per hour for the services of a nurse.

Many patients will not need that kind of intensive care, but will still require some basic help. This is where Nurses Assistants or Home Health Aides come in. These individuals can help your loved one get out of bed, wash themselves, and take care of their immediate needs. Home Health Care services will often charge $15-20 per hour for this level of care.

But what if your loved one needs supervision without medical help? For example, what if he or she is battling dementia and needs a person to keep them company and make sure they don’t wander off? A Companion can come in handy in these situations. Companions are not trained to take care of patients grooming or medical needs, but they do know how to have conversations, how to give basic housekeeping assistance such as preparing lunch, and offer peace of mind by keeping a watchful eye. Home Health Care services will charge slightly less for this level of service as they would for Home Health Aids, but still somewhere between $15 and $20 per hour.

Medicare will generally help cover the cost of Home Health Care. Check with your medicare adviser to be sure.

For a Home Health Care Directory of Eugene, OR, click here.

Home Health Care Directory for Eugene, OR

Are you looking for Home Health Care assistance or Respite Care in the Eugene are? Check out our directory. Each listing is included on the map below. Find a Home Health Nurse, a Home Health Aid, or a Home Health Companion near you.

Name of Facility	Address	City		ZIP	PHONE #
Addus HealthCare	1142 Willagillespie Rd	Eugene	OR	97401	541-342-5567
Kingswood Court at Sheldon Park	2440 Willakenzie Rd	Eugene	OR	97401	541-344-1078
New Horizons In-Home Care	1345 Olive St	Eugene	OR	97401	541-687-8851
Sacred Heart Home Health	1121 Fairfield Ave	Eugene	OR	97402	541-461-7500
Willamette Community Health Solutions	1621 Centennial Blvd	Springfield	OR	97477	541-744-6111
West Oregon Home Health	4660 main St #100-2	Springfield	OR	97478	541-746-0482
Signature Home Health	135 Silver Ln	Eugene	OR	97404	541-345-2835