In-Home Health Care for People with Disabilities
Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Health Care
763.208.5169 
Assistance
Independent Living
ABIDJAN HEALTHCARE Services
Twin Cities In-Home Caregiver/ PCA Services
We provide professional respectful services at Abidjan Healthcare, Inc. which surpasses all else. Studies have shown that being at home or in a comfortable environment promotes a sense of independence and joy which has a positive stimulating effect on the spirit regardless of the necessary care. Families often try to accommodate this feat on their own but with the hectic expectations life has in place, this can take its toll and become almost impossible to achieve. With an in-home caregiver/PCA, this stress can become possible and Abidjan Healthcare, Inc. offers that choice.
In-Home Caregiver/PCA offers a range of Medical care and support services provided in the client’s home and community. Services ranging from simple assistance in activities of daily living, to a level of care similar to cares provided in a hospital.
An individual enrolled with Minnesota Health Care Program, MHCP, and employed by Abidjan Healthcare, Inc. may provide cares that are determined to be medically necessary, approved in the client’s service plan, and documented in the recipients PCA Care Plan;
- 24 Hour In-Home Care - In certain cases clients requires 24 hour care since they can not be left along. This can include adult supervision which involves case such as an adult with neuro-degenerative condition, intractable seizures, which are extremely medically involved. Each case is unique and based on the service plan created during the assessment done by the Public Health Nurse.
- Bathing Assistance - If your loved one cannot bathe themselves, we will assign a PCA with the proper skills and training to assist during bath time. All of our PCAs can assist someone who is unsteady in the tub or shower, keeping them stable during the bath or shower. The caregiver/PCA will be able to prompt him or her as to the proper use, should there be confusion, to accomplish the task. They will help the client back out, or her get dried off and dressed. If required, bed-bath will be given.
- Mobility Assistance -If use of a vehicle to move a client from one place to another is required, the PCA has the ability to do so. We also provide assistance with crutches, walker, pushing of a manual wheelchair, clearing a path for a wheelchair, opening doors, maintaining the wheelchair, balancing or general help with walking.
- Dressing Assistance - We will assist the client in choosing clothes to wear, with getting dressed and undressed.
- Shopping Assistance - We will work with our clients to prepare a shopping list, accompany them on the trip to the store and assist in driving or arranging transportation. We will aid in pushing the shopping cart, finding and reaching for grocery items, packing grocery in bag, and put items away at home.
- Feeding Assistance - If the Client is unable to feed independent, we will assist them in the process.
- Accompanying to events or outing - We will assist in keeping calendar events, getting directions and make certain the clients get to the event or outing. If required, we will help out at event/meeting.
- Medical Appointments -We will accompany the client to their medical appointments, register them as patient, assist during their exam, take notes, and fill prescription when needed.
- Meal and Food Preparation Assistance - We will assist the client with menu planning, grocery shopping, putting food away in cupboards and refrigerator, cutting/cooking food, putting food on plate, serving food, clearing the table, putting away the leftovers, washing or putting dishes in dishwasher.
- Light House Keeping Assistance - We will provide light hose keeping duties such as, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, taking out the garbage, making up the bed, cleaning the refrigerator, and the bathroom.
- Bowel and Bladder Care - We will assist in needed bowel programming, which can include a catheter and or colostomy care and general toileting assistance.
- Turning and Positioning - We will provide the amount of help needed for comfort or relief of pressure while sitting, or sleeping and will position pillows or wedges to aid the client with comfort in bed or elsewhere.
- Assistance with Furnishing Medication - This is ordinarily self-administered, but we will fetch required medication and all necessary component needed for our client to be able to take the medication.