In-home Services: Affordable, Flexible and Personal

Red Bridge Greens has relationships with several local in-home providers that can help you live an independent lifestyle in your home as long as you desire. These in-home providers help with daily tasks allowing you to live independently. You know your needs best and can select the exact services you need from a few hours a day or up to 24 hours, seven days a week, including weekends and holidays. Here is list of services commonly provided:

Companionship Services:

  • Offer Companionship & Conversation
  • Provide Respite Care
  • Prepare Meals
  • Monitor Diet & Eating
  • Assist with Evening / Tuck-In
  • Help with Morning / Wake-Up
  • Arrange Appointments
  • Reminders for Medication
  • Help with Reading
  • Write Letters & Correspondence
  • Organize Mail
  • Stimulate Mental Awareness
  • Answer the Door
  • Reminisce about the Past
  • Assist with Clothing Selection
  • Reminders for Appointments
  • Participate in Crafts
  • Play Games / Cards
  • Prepare Grocery Lists
  • Mail Bills & Letters
  • Visit Neighbors & Friends
  • Maintain Calendar

Home Helper Services:

  • Provide Light Housekeeping
  • Help with Laundry & Ironing
  • Take Out Garbage
  • Change Linens
  • Plan, Prepare & Clean-Up Meals
  • Make Beds
  • Drop-Off / Pickup Dry Cleaning
  • Pickup Prescriptions
  • Assist with Pet Care
  • Provide for General Shopping
  • Prepare Meals
  • Escort to Appointments
  • Escort for Shopping and Errands
  • Escort to Religious Services
  • Attend Club Meetings / Sporting Events

Often when loved ones can no longer maintain independence, the decision is made to move into an expensive nursing home or assisted living facility.  There are alternatives.  Statistics prove that most seniors are happier remaining in their homes as long as possible.  Life expectency can increase as a result of increased happiness.

Additional options for senior in-home care and monitoring

Care Calling

Senior Caring Call (www.seniorcaringcall.com) helps extend your aging loved one's 'independence horizon' - by lengthening the time that you both feel comfortable with their independent living. They offer peace of mind by placing daily calls to your independent senior's home and then notifying you if there is no answer.

Have the assurance that your aging parent, grandparent, or loved one is 'up and at 'em' for the day and safely in their home for the night - each and every day.

Past generations benefited from tight-knit communities, nearby families and supporting neighbors. Now many families are spread from here to there and our neighbors mostly keep to themselves. Senior Caring Call brings families together by bridging the gaps in service and care created by the demands of these hectic times. Like the neighbor who used to pop-in for daily coffee, Senior Caring Call is there, day in and day out, helping you stay conveniently informed about your loved one.

This service is also a great companion service for those who currently use an emergency medical alarm. Many seniors are caught without their alert pendant when a fall occurs or they may be unconscious or disoriented and unable to use the alert. Their pre-scheduled calls provide a 'safety net' that can detect these accidents, and immediately notify loved ones if a Senior Caring Call goes unanswered.

Remote Monitoring- Video, Audio, Bracelet

Homesight™ Wireless Monitoring
www.xanboo.com/homesight

Stay in touch with the important things in life with our affordable, custom-tailored monitoring, security and control system. The homesight system allows you to see what's happening at home any time. From home, at work, even on vacation, you can keep a watchful eye on what matters most.

Get real-time notifications if something unexpected occurs.

Using your broadband Internet connection, the Homesight system keeps you connected to your home and family through your PC or compatible cell phone. If there's a problem when you're away, the system will alert you - and up to 7 other people that you designate.

When you're on the go, you'll receive text message alerts and still images on your cell phone. From at home or the office, you can view real-time color video clips and still images on your PC. The system will also record events while you're out so you can review color video clips with sound or still images when you return home.

Then, you can further customize your system to fit your lifestyle with optional accessories, including additional cameras, a Wireless Temperature Sensor, Wireless Power Controller, and more. Whatever options you choose, the homesight system gives you peace of mind, all the time.

Alternative Monitoring Systems:

AlertOne® Medical Alarms
www.Alert-1.com
Trusted by thousands each and every day. You can too. 800-693-5433

Medical Alert System
www.americanmedicalalarms.com
Trusted by families, hospitals and health care agencies across the US

Lifeline® Medical Alarm
www.LifelineSystems.com
The Medical Alarm Trusted By More Doctors, Nurses and Caring Families

Health Alert Alarm
MedicalAlert.LifeFone.com
Trusted Medical Alert- Since 1976. Senior Medical Alert Monitoring

Home Medical Alert System
www.LifeStation.com
Peace of mind for you & loved ones AARP® Discount. 30-Day Trial Period

"Top Rated" Medical Alert
www.MedicalAlarm.com
The Medical Alarm Company Recommended by GoodHousekeeping.

Missouri's Medical Alert
www.MedicalGuardian.com
Missouri's "Top Rated Emergency Response System" for Seniors

R A Medical Alarm Systems
www.RescueAlert.com
Rates as low as $13.95 / month Dependable help for your loved ones

Top Selling Medical Alert
buymedicalalert.com
Own - Don't Rent. Life -Time Guaranteed $13.95 A Month.

AlertUSA Medical Alarms
www.alertusa.org
AlertUSA provides the most complete alarm solutions for just $15/month

Philips Medical Alert
http://www.lifelinesys.com/
If you need help, push the Personal Help Button (worn around the neck or wrist)
The CarePartner Basic Unit or Telephone is activated and automatically dials the Lifeline Response Center.

Trained Personal Response Associates who have instant access to your complete profile and critical information will contact you immediately to see what help you need (in English or your native language).

Even if you can't answer, Lifeline sends help at once. Whether it is a neighbor, family member or ambulance, Lifeline will send the help you need right away.

Every day, Lifeline helps thousands of people live more independent, active lives at home. No matter what your health concerns or special needs, you'll always be in close touch with people who care.

Aging-in-Place
at Red Bridge Greens

Home is where the heart is.  As each of us age, its common to want to maintain independence as long as possible. At Red Bridge Greens you can live in a new spacious single-level villa designed for the Active Adult as well as adults that aren’t so active. Each home is designed with the following features:

  • No steps from the garage into the home make entering your home a breeze.
  • Extra wide openings and door ways accommodate wheel chairs and walkers.
  • Lever handles on doors enhance accessibility.
  • Walls around tubs, toilets and showers are blocked to accept grab rails should they be required.
  • The master bath features a low threshold shower with oversized seat.
  • Toilets are elongated for comfort and ease.
  • Lots of glass provides extraordinary natural daylight in each room.
  • Kitchens offer under-counter lighting, roll out drawers and granite countertops.

Smart Living Homes builds homes with aging in place in mind.  You can avoid expensive institutional care down the road by buying a home today that accommodates your changing needs.

Here are a few strategies that can keep you or your loved ones in your new home at Red Bridge Greens:

Helpful Links

U.S. National Institutes of Health
http://www.nia.nih.gov/
NIA, one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of NIH, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life.

The Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare
http://www.medicare.gov/
The Medicare Beneficiary Portal is an internet portal allowing registered beneficiaries the ability to view eligibility and entitlement information along with enrollment information.

The Official Website of the Fall Prevention Center of Excellence
http://www.stopfalls.org/
Our mission is to identify best practices in fall prevention and to help communities offer fall prevention programs to older people who are at risk of falling.

Helpful Articles

National Institute on Aging
"Long-Distance Caregiving"
U.S. National Institutes of Health, Leading the Federal Effort on Aging Research.

WebMD
"10 Strategies for Long-Distance Caregiving"

Eldercare.gov
"Energy Brochure"
Home energy tips for older adults.

AARP
"Caring for Parents"
My Parents- How Do I know if They Need Help?