Expanded, comprehensive, in-home elder services are now available through Visiting Angels in multiple counties of eastern North Carolina. Expert speakers are being offered to civic, social and professional groups on timely elder care and aging topics.
Greenville, NC -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/05/2011 -- Visiting Angels, national living assistance service provider, has recently expanded its home care services throughout sixteen additional counties in eastern North Carolina. Specializing in companion and personal elder care, Visiting Angels provides area elders the option to safely remain within his or her personal residence and experience what the program calls, "aging in place."
"We understand the reality of the aging population, not only here in eastern North Carolina, but nationwide," said Peter Siessel, owner of the Visiting Angels franchise for the eastern North Carolina region. "Our goal is to allow seniors, through our assistance, to be able to remain in their own home or that of a family member. Nursing home care can be an unwelcome alternative for families. With our services, independence continues to be a possibility and one that is fashioned specifically for the individual and his or her family."
With the expansion of the service area of Visiting Angels into eastern North Carolina, individuals and family members now can receive the Visiting Angels' elder care assistance in Beaufort, Bertie, Carteret, Chowan, Craven, Edgecombe, Greene, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Pamlico, Pitt, Washington, Wayne and Wilson Counties. "Our staff, which is thoroughly screened, bonded, and insured, are available to provide care that can range from a few hours a week up to 24-hour live-in care," said Siessel. "For those who are caring for a family member, we also can offer a scheduled respite from caregiving."
Through Visiting Angels, services can include grooming and bathing assistance, personal hygiene care, medication and fluid reminders, meal preparation, light housekeeping, assistance with mobility, errands and companionship. Individuals in assisted living facilities that require extra help to meet independence requirements also are assisted through the Visiting Angels organization. Costs for Visiting Angels services compare favorably to assisted living facilities and nursing homes with the added benefit that loved ones can maintain independence or remain in their own home.
Visiting Angels is a nationwide service that incorporates a network of experts and information that is available through the company's website and local speaking engagements provided by the regional franchisees. "Our concern for the elder citizens of (Pitt) county and eastern North Carolina extends to educating family members and the community on elder issues from home safety, to scam prevention, to Alzheimer's issues," said Siessel. Visiting Angels provides talks to educational, municipal, medical, church or professional groups within the seventeen county region on timely aging and other related topics.
For more information about Visiting Angels contact 252.227.9080 or email Peter Siessel at psiessel@visitingangels.com.
About Visiting Angels
Visiting Angels is one of the nation's fastest growing providers of assisted living services for seniors with currently over 400 franchises nationwide. http://www.visitingangels.com