Health Advocates, located at 11737 Southwest Highway in Palos Heights, IL, is a private home care company licensed as a Home Service Agency (#3001083) that focuses on providing care and support for adults who want to stay at home, and they help with everything from daily tasks to managing chronic health problems, whether someone needs short-term recovery or long-term help, with a team that's made up of experienced caregivers, nurse case managers, and some of the few Nurse Certified Geriatric Care Managers in Illinois, and what's nice is they really try to match each caregiver to the person they're helping, looking at both needs and personalities after an initial check, and this team provides all kinds of assistance, like ALS Care, Arthritis Care, Cancer Care, Dementia and Alzheimer's Care, Parkinson's support, MS Care, hospice and palliative care, geriatric management, respite care for families, hospital support, live-in care, medication and meal help, and even transportation.
Families who've used Health Advocates say the care is compassionate and dependable, and they liked the high meal quality, activities, and value for cost, giving an overall experience rating of 5 out of 5 in reviews, and you'll find that the services are meant to ease anxiety for both clients and their relatives, because they help with discharge planning after hospital stays, they serve as a neutral advocate between families and doctors, and will help coordinate care if things get confusing or tough to handle.
Clients get regular check-ins, with a nurse overseeing every care plan to make sure the person's needs are met, and there's always 24-hour on-call nurse support, so help is always available, and unlike a facility, people can stay in the comfort of their own homes, which a lot of older adults like so they can enjoy their familiar surroundings, plus it keeps things more affordable and private for many.
The area around Health Advocates is friendly for seniors, with cafés, 21 restaurants nearby, two places of worship for spiritual support, a hospital close by for emergencies, and 11 pharmacies for medication needs, so people have easy access to food, community, health care, and social opportunities if they want to get out, but if they don't, the care team comes to them, which gives some peace of mind that there's help when it's needed and someone who knows how to help without making a fuss about it, and when family members need a break, they offer respite care too, so it helps families keep going.
Health Advocates pays attention to both health needs and quality of life, offering in-home support that covers everything from help with bathing and meals to managing illnesses and keeping in touch with doctors, and they always say they want to help people stay as independent as possible by turning tough situations into manageable ones with a little extra support.
