Valparaiso Magazine - Spring 2021
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Giving Care & Caregiving | STAYING INDEPENDENT<br />
“This line of work<br />
is a passion for our<br />
caregivers. They truly<br />
care about helping<br />
people and their<br />
well-being.”<br />
Lori and Dennis<br />
van Waardenberg<br />
At Home by Choice<br />
Home Care LLC<br />
— Dennis van<br />
Waardenberg<br />
At Home by Choice<br />
Home Care LLC<br />
Kristi Ritter<br />
FirstCare<br />
Home Care<br />
By Doug Ross<br />
fter a lifetime of independence, it<br />
can be difficult to accept help with<br />
daily life. Fortunately, there are<br />
those who can help this transition<br />
and make it easier for everyone<br />
involved.<br />
Dennis and Lori van Waardenburg, certified<br />
senior care managers with At Home By Choice<br />
Home Care, believe when people are able to<br />
stay in their own home, it’s safer and makes<br />
people happier, and that in turn improves their<br />
quality of life. Family members can breathe<br />
easier, too, knowing personal needs are<br />
being met.<br />
At Home By Choice Home Care<br />
provides nonmedical private duty in-home<br />
services to individuals with disabilities, injuries,<br />
difficulties with mobility, surgery recovery,<br />
respite care or illnesses.<br />
(219-386-5781 | athomebychoice.net)<br />
Kelly Staubus, president of Assisting Seniors<br />
Inc., shares a story of helping a husband and<br />
wife. “They were really very independent<br />
people,” she said. “We’re in their home. They’ve<br />
got rules established, how they communicate<br />
with each other.” Observing their habits helps<br />
get the details right, including how they prefer<br />
their shoes to be tied. That’s how senior care<br />
providers can build client satisfaction.<br />
Assisting Seniors, Inc. is a full-service<br />
nonmedical care provider, helping with<br />
personal care and activities of daily living.<br />
(219-508-4155 | assistingseniorsnwi.com)<br />
“We must form a relationship and a trust in<br />
order to feel as if we are helping them and their<br />
families. That does not happen in one or two<br />
visits,” said Kristi Ritter, director and senior care<br />
advocate at FirstCare Home Care.<br />
FirstCare Home Care, a family-owned<br />
business, strives to provide exceptional care<br />
and non-medical services for individuals who<br />
choose to live in the comfort of their own<br />
home but need some additional help.<br />
(219-476-5785 | www.firstcarecorp.com)<br />
Each client is different, with different needs.<br />
Providing care goes beyond making sure the<br />
client’s physical needs are met. “Often, they<br />
miss their loved ones. Simply looking at photos<br />
and talking about them or calling on the phone<br />
helps tremendously,” Ritter added.<br />
16 VALPARAISO MAGAZINE | SPRING <strong>2021</strong>
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