Providing exceptional home health care in Pittsburgh and Surrounding Areas
Providing exceptional home health care in Pittsburgh and Surrounding Areas
Extended Family Care brings home care in Greensburg, PA to older adults and the families who look after them. Our caregivers and nurses come to your loved one's house, and the help can be as simple as a few hours of company each week or as full as personal care, skilled nursing, dementia care and 24-hour care. This page is written for the older adult who would like to stay at home and for the family member arranging the help, and it walks through how in-home care in Greensburg, PA works with us, from the first conversation on.
Families in Greensburg usually come to us with one need in mind, and that's a fine place to start. Here is how our senior care in Greensburg, PA lines up with the needs we hear about most, so you can find your family's situation and see what the help looks like.
Some folks mostly need good company and a little help around the house. A Senior Companion Care Aide can stop by for conversation, meal preparation, medication reminders and social outings, so your loved one has someone to count on through the week. A personal caregiver gives hands-on help with bathing, dressing, grooming and getting around the house, always with respect for your loved one's privacy and dignity.
A familiar home can be a real comfort to someone living with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia. Our caregivers provide personalized dementia care in your loved one's own home, including help with daily activities, medication reminders and a safe, calm setting, and they give family caregivers a chance to take a break.
Some families want someone in the house at all hours for safety, security and peace of mind. Our services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and you can choose hourly, live-in, overnight or shift-based care, whichever suits your loved one's routine.
The first few weeks home after a hospital stay make a big difference in how recovery goes. We help with the move from the hospital back home, from the discharge plan to getting the house ready, and our team can bring physical, occupational and speech therapy right to your door so recovery keeps going in familiar surroundings.
Familiar surroundings can mean a great deal during a life-limiting illness. Our hospice supportive caregivers offer emotional support, help managing pain and symptoms, and assistance with daily activities, so the family can spend more of their time simply being together.
Our services also include pediatric care for children who need care at home.
Extended Family Care provides both kinds of help a family might need, medical and non-medical, from the same agency. Our skilled program is for clients who need medical services and would rather receive them at home, and that care comes from Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Registered Nurses (RNs). Our nurses can take care of IV infusions, wound care, diabetes management and teaching about chronic illness, right in your loved one's own living room.
Personal care, companion care and the rest of the everyday help come from the same agency, too. That makes home health care in Greensburg, PA a little simpler for your family. Your loved one might start with a few hours of company each week and, later on, need a nurse to come by after a surgery or a new diagnosis. One agency can stay involved the whole way, and the care plan grows along with your loved one, so you won't have to start over with a new company each time things change.
Letting someone new into the house is a big step, and we take that seriously. Extended Family Care is accredited by The Joint Commission, and our family of companies has been providing home health services since 1938.
Every client gets an individualized plan of care, developed by an RN Supervisor and the client. The RN Supervisor makes periodic visits to check on how your loved one is doing and to supervise the caregiver, so a nurse stays involved in the care your loved one receives.
Every caregiver we send to a home in Greensburg, PA goes through screening that goes beyond the state's required checks, including federal and state criminal clearances, work history verification and checks on relevant education and training. Our caregivers are actual employees of our company, and they're covered under our workers' compensation and general liability policies.
More than one in five people in Greensburg are 65 or older, and 655 of our neighbors here are 85 or older. Westmoreland County as a whole runs even older, with nearly one in four residents 65 or up. That's a lot of families thinking about how Mom or Dad can keep living at home safely.
Half of the Greensburg households that include someone 65 or older are an older adult living alone, 1,062 homes in all. A companion who stops by a few times a week gives that person someone to talk with, and it gives their family, who may live across the county or farther away, a little more peace of mind.
About half of Greensburg residents 75 and older live with a disability, compared with about a third of those 65 and up. Good elderly care in Greensburg, PA starts with that everyday help: bathing, dressing and getting safely from room to room.
More than half of the houses in Greensburg were built before 1960, and nearly a third go back to 1939 or earlier. Older houses like these often have the bedrooms upstairs and snug bathrooms with a tub. Our caregivers help your loved one up and down the stairs and in and out of the tub, and that steady hand matters most in the weeks after a hospital discharge.
Greensburg has good local help for older adults and the people caring for them, and home care fits right alongside it.
The county's Area Agency on Aging on South Main Street has served older adults since 1967, from its office at 200 S. Main Street. An AAA care manager coordinates its in-home services, such as adult day services, caregiver relief, personal assistance and Meals on Wheels, after an assessment. Family caregivers can also ask about support toward respite care, adult day care, caregiving supplies and home changes through the Caregiver Support Program. Our caregivers can work alongside those services and cover the rest of the week.
Greensburg's senior center, the McKenna Center for Active Adults at 971 Old Salem Road, is one of the county's Centers for Active Adults. A companion caregiver can help your loved one get ready, go along for the day and be there when they get back home.
County residents 65 and older can take reduced-fare, door-to-door rides in wheelchair-accessible vehicles, weekdays from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM and Saturdays from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Registration is with Westmoreland Transit at 41 Bell Way. A companion caregiver can help your loved one plan the trip, get out the door on time and settle back in afterward.
Westmoreland Hospital is right in town at 532 West Pittsburgh Street, and plenty of Greensburg families come home from there after a stay. Our hospital to home support helps with the discharge plan, getting the house ready and the first weeks back.
The first step is a free assessment, and there's no rush. We'll talk about your loved one's needs, their daily routine and their home. An RN Supervisor then builds the plan of care with your loved one, and the schedule can be hourly, 24-hour or live-in, whatever fits best. Our team works closely with you and your family on a long-term care plan that adapts to changing needs, so care can grow from a few hours a week to more support when the time comes.
Our Pittsburgh office at 3424 William Penn Highway, Suite 220, serves Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas, Westmoreland County included. You can request your free assessment on our Contact Us page, and someone from our team will reach out to answer your questions and talk through anything particular to your family.
Yes. We provide home care across Westmoreland County, and Greensburg is the county seat. Our Pittsburgh office at 3424 William Penn Highway, Suite 220, serves Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas, and our caregivers and nurses come right to your loved one's home.
Yes. Our skilled care at home is provided by Licensed Practical Nurses and Registered Nurses, for clients who need medical services and would like to receive them at home. Companion care, personal care and other everyday help come from the same agency, so one team can cover both.
Yes. Our home care services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with hourly or live-in options. Families can also choose overnight caregivers who stay awake through the night, or caregivers working in shifts so someone is always there.
Every caregiver goes through federal and state criminal clearances, work history verification and checks on education and training, which goes beyond the state minimum. Our caregivers are employees covered by our workers' compensation and general liability policies, and an RN Supervisor makes periodic visits to check on your loved one and supervise the caregiver.
Yes. Dementia home care gives your loved one personalized care in their own home, with help with daily activities, medication reminders and a familiar, secure setting. It also gives family caregivers respite, a chance to take a break and recharge while a trained caregiver is with their loved one.
Yes. Our hospital to home service helps your loved one move smoothly from discharge back to the house, with help getting the home ready, medication management and emotional support for the family. In-home physical, occupational and speech therapy can keep recovery going right there.
The Westmoreland County Area Agency on Aging runs the Pennsylvania Caregiver Support Program for caregivers of people 60 and older. A caregiver may receive up to $600 a month, depending on income, toward respite care, adult day care or caregiving supplies, plus a one-time fund of up to $5,000 for home changes like ramps, bathroom updates or stair climbs.
