Advocate In-Home Care - Vero Beach, FL

I have two steady caregivers and they are the best. [name removed] in the office is spectacular!

It took a couple weeks but we found a good team of caregivers. Extremely helpful and totally attentive to my husband's needs. Even if he didn't think he needed assistance. They also eased my burden keeping up with household duties such as laundry, dishes, etc. I felt very comfortable leaving home for any reason knowing my husband was being looked after.

What we like the most about Advocate In-Home Care is how much they help out with the cleaning and bathing for my loved one. Based on the experience we have had so far, I would recommend their services to other families who made need it.

They are really good about listening, and it's easy to switch out an aide if needed.

In regards to the caregivers with Advocate In-Home Care, 4 out of 5 in-home workers have been very nice. We speak daily and text, now there are two caregivers we work with consistently. One caregiver was kind of complain-y, and didn't seem like she cared where she was. She was the night worker in the beginning and thankfully my mom was in bed during that time. But we still needed someone responsible there to help in the middle of the night. It ended up being a blessing in disguise because we stopped needing night service. Another worker walked out after lunch; she did send a note informing me that my mom was having a bad day. I think a huge part of that is companionship and connecting with the right person. Advocate made sure to have someone else there within 4 hours. Overall about two/thirds of the caregivers were great. There was one worker who said they couldn't assist with getting my mom in the car or in the shower and another who didn't last longer than 2 days. My mom provides the activities, they go walking with her for 40 minutes (twice a day), out shopping, etc. She's very particular and likes to have her hair and nails done, and has a schedule of how she likes to do things. The quality of service is good for the cost. Depending on the level of care needed for your loved one, is whether or not home care will work for you. Some people need assisted living, but that can be a hard adjustment or place to be in. If you're a fall risk, you won't have a person who's always by your side, so help could take a while to reach you. Another thing I learned about assisted living is to make sure the food is good. Make sure you go during a certain time of the day to check on all departments and witness how the community is run. Go during their downtime to avoid the big shows. You don't want a privatized community as much as you'd want ones that are state funded. Privatized communities tend to cost a lot. I just had to figure out what was best for my mom and every family is different. It depends on the family or the person who is willing to learn about what their loved one needs and actually listen to their needs. I started by reaching out to A Place for Mom because they were nonprofit and had a lot of resources. If you're looking at all of your options, definitely check out Advocate for in-house care. From the top, [name removed], who initially reached out to me from Advocate was terrific! I can still call or text her. [name removed] from A Place for Mom, she was ready to help with assisted living originally and she actually checked on me recently. It took a bit of time to know what my mom needed, as every situation is different. I can say that things are going great most times, and she's doing good.