City: Gettysburg, PA

Category: Health Care

Telephone: (717) 337-0620

Address: 18 Carlisle Street, Suite 105

Description: Visiting Angels is a national network of franchised nonmedical senior home-care agencies whose goal is to help elderly and older adults continue to live in their homes rather than move to nursing homes or assisted-living facilities. They will also tend to your nonmedical needs if you’re in an assisted-living facility and realize you need some help with daily-living activities. This local Visiting Angels franchise is owned by John Palone, who also runs an office in Carlisle, and it’s one of 250 franchises of Visiting Angels operating across America. Living-assistance services provided include hygiene assistance, meal preparation, light housework, companionship, errand running and shopping, and respite care. Caregivers are employed by the franchise, and they are licensed and bonded. A unique feature of Visiting Angels is that the client gets to select his or her caregiver. The agency matches your needs to the best possible caregiver, and the caregiver is not assigned until you meet and approve the person. Caregivers are given temporary or long-term assignments, and they’re available on weekends and holidays. You can schedule care in your home for just a few hours up to 24 hours per day, and the schedule is flexible to allow for clients’ changing needs.