Assistive Care services

Helping you live independently at home

BAYADA client Virginia with her caretaker Vida
Virgina S., who was diagnosed with diabetic neuropathy, receives assistive care at home from BAYADA Home Health Aide Vida Okine.

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Bayada Assistive Care services provide non-medical assistance with activities of daily living for adults and seniors when a health issue has made it difficult to manage everyday tasks on their own. These services are provided primarily by home health aides on an ongoing shift (two-hour or more) basis, and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This care is also sometimes referred to as personal care or aide services.

Assistive care specialists and services

Our care professionals excel at what they do, and their assistance can help adults and seniors continue living independently at home—where they want to be. Our assistive care specialists include Bayada Home Health Aides, Certified Nursing Assistants, Homemakers, and Companions. Whether occasional services or live-in care is needed, we match the client’s needs with the right Bayada professional.

Self-care assistance with activities of daily living

  • Dressing and grooming
  • Bathing and toileting
  • Walking, moving, and transferring (including safe use of wheelchairs, walkers, or lifts)
  • Basic exercise
  • Reminders about medications and appointments
  • Meal preparation, help with eating, and nutritious food selection

Household support services

  • Light housekeeping, such as vacuuming, dusting, and sweeping
  • Washing and folding laundry
  • Trash removal
  • Shopping for groceries, picking up prescriptions, and other errands
  • Companionship (such as conversation, reading, and on outings)

Quality care you can trust

Bayada takes extra steps to ensure clinical excellence and safety:

  • Rigorous hiring standards.All Bayada health care professionals undergo an in-depth interview process, with thorough background checks and work history verification.
  • Ongoing supervision and training. All aspects of your care plan are overseen by a clinical manager who is a registered nurse and makes routine supervisory visits. We assess your care team's skills on a regular basis and provide ongoing training and education.
  • Client and family-centered team approach. Our Bayada caregivers partner with you in your care. We communicate regularly with you, your family caregivers, your physician, and your care team.
  • Commitment to our core values. All of our health care professionals are committed to providing care with compassion, excellence, and reliability — it's The Bayada Way

Activities of daily living refer to an individual's daily habits. ADLs are often used to help determine an individual's ability to function at home or another less-restricted environment of care. Examples of ADLs include bathing, dressing, eating, moving around, using the bathroom, and walking.

A HHA is a nurse aide who has been tested and proven competent in home health skills. Home Health Aides are able to work in the private home.

Bayada employees who provide care to our clients are referred to as Bayada caregivers, care professionals, or health care professionals. To distinguish from family caregivers, we include Bayada in front of the word caregiver when referring to our employees who are providing care to a client.

The assistive care practice is the first specialty practice of Bayada Home Health Care. Its services include assistance with activities of daily living (ADL) and household support services for adults and seniors. Read full assistive care definition...

A person who performs general household duties such as cooking, cleaning, child care, and shopping for a client unable to perform these tasks themselves. A homemaker is not a trained provider of personal care.

Care provided by a non-relative living in the client or patient’s home.

Our company philosophy, The Bayada Way expresses the values and beliefs that have been the foundation of our work since 1975. The words of The Bayada Way come directly from our clients and their families, and our employees. We believe that our clients come first and our employees are our greatest asset.