SERVICES
Personal Care
We're here to help with all of your personal care needs, including bathing, grooming, feeding, and more.
In-Home Care Backed by Nearly 40 Years of Experience
At MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC Team, led by a Registered Nurse Director of Nursing, provides expert, compassionate, and personal in-home care. Our mission is to go above and beyond to deliver A Higher Standard of Care and nothing less.
, it’s our mission to accommodate as many non-medical needs as we can. Many elderlies, disabled, ill, and injured adults simply need assistance with some of the daily routine tasks. For seniors, some everyday tasks can become more difficult as they age and lose mobility. For adults with disabilities, illnesses, or injuries, a helping hand could make the difference between remaining at home and requiring other accommodations. That’s why we are happy to offer our clients personal care services.
Personal care services help adults with physical and mental challenges with daily activities they once did for themselves, including, but not limited to, bathing, getting ready for bed, or brushing their teeth. These in-home services can vary widely depending on your needs, but the goal is to keep clients clean, comfortable, and looking their best.
Start the Day with Confidence
For most people, using the bathroom is the first task of the morning. Caregivers can assist clients with using the restroom, showering, brushing their teeth, and getting dressed for the day.
Here’s a list of common personal care services that clients request from their caregivers:
- Bathing
- Dressing
- Hair care
- Nail care
- Grooming
- Skin care
- General hygiene
- Perineal care
- Changing adult briefs
- Repositioning if bed-bound
- Supporting physical therapy exercise
- Restroom assistance
Always Here for You When You Need Us
At MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC, our clients must always know they will have assistance when they need it. Whether that’s just for a few hours in the morning or at night, or extended hours throughout the day, we will be happy to schedule our services at times and frequencies that will ensure your needs are met. We give people the help they need to live in the place they love.
MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC is a pioneer in the non-medical home care industry and has been setting the standard since day one. Throughout our nearly 40-year history, we have helped over 100,000 families and we look forward to helping yours.
Types of Care
Care requirements can vary at any time. Our knowledge and abilities will guide you through the process.
Types of In-Home Care Services
Our MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC Team, led by a Registered Nurse Director of Nursing, provides expert, compassionate, and personal in-home care. Our mission is to go above and beyond to deliver A Higher Standard of Care and nothing less.
A Higher Standard of In-Home Care
Your loved one deserves care that’s nothing less than extraordinary. At MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC our experienced, trustworthy, and compassionate caregivers provide different types of in-home health care services to help keep family members living at home. From personal care to companion care and disabled transportation services, MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC offers quality home care services for children, adults, and seniors.
Medication Management
Our nurses and caregivers can guarantee that your loved one's prescriptions are administered safely.
Medication Management Services for Seniors
If you help care for an aging loved one, or are advancing in age yourself, you may have heard of the importance of medication management. As people age, they can develop multiple chronic conditions, which may require several prescription drugs from more than one prescriber. With this situation, there comes an increased risk of drug interactions, side effects, and accidentally missing or doubling doses. Medication management is a set of practices to prevent these things from happening. Here, we provide a guide that features tips and services, as well as an introduction to how your local MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC agency can help you or your loved one stay safe.
Medication Management Services: When More Help Is Needed
Many families decide that managing medicines without professional help isn’t safe or sustainable. Perhaps your mom has dementia and struggles to remember her medications. Maybe your dad lives miles away, and you can’t be there every day to help. Or perhaps you, as the primary caregiver for your mom or dad, aren't able to give him or her the full care he or she deserves because you're already juggling attending to your own household and work. In these sorts of circumstances, hiring a home care partner to provide medication management to your parent in the comfort of his or her own home may be the safest and most loving decision you can make.
Comprehensive Medicine Management from MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC
With in-home medication management services from MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC, you may not need to make the transition from the comforts of home to an assisted living community, which can be hard on a family. Depending on your parent’s needs, a MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC Registered Nurse can come to your home and help administer medications, or a caregiver can simply provide reminders to take them.
The MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC Approach to Medication Management
MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC medication management services combine compassionate care with best-practice approaches followed by some of the nation’s most well-respected hospitals. Take an in-depth look at what we offer:
Compassionate, Person-Centered Approach
At MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC, we treat each client as a person, not a condition. In our hiring process, we screen candidates for experience and compassion and have built a team of empathetic caregivers who are passionate about what they do. We match our caregivers to clients based on personality and preferences. Over time, our caregivers get to know clients and build deep, lasting relationships-some clients even say their caregiver is like a member of the family.
Nurse Supervision on all Client Care Plans
To provide the best possible care, MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC requires supervision by a Registered Nurse (RN) on each client care plan. On a typical initial visit, one of our nurses will conduct a comprehensive health analysis and risk assessment (including risk of falling) in the home. An RN will continue to visit on an ongoing basis to look for changes in specific conditions as well as overall health.
Accreditation from The Joint Commission
Accreditation by The Joint Commission, an independent, non-profit organization, is seen nationwide as a symbol of quality healthcare. MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC is proud to hold all its franchisees to this standard, which entails a rigorous on-site review by Joint Commission surveyors for patient safety and quality. As a result, we’ve earned The Joint Commission’s prestigious Enterprise Champion for Quality Award four years in a row.
MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC also incorporates The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals into all of its internal trainings, procedures, and policies. This ensures our teams meet and exceed all goals, including improving the safety of using medications.
How Much Does Medication Management for Seniors Cost?
You want to provide the best possible care for your loved one, but you also need to consider your financial position. In-home care, like assisted living, is not always covered by Medicare. For instance, in-home care may not be covered by Medicare if it’s 24-hours a day or not part of a doctor-prescribed plan of care, among other reasons. MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC can help you assess your needs, both in terms of level of care and finances. It’s important to know that opting for in-home care can improve quality of life and reduce your healthcare costs in the long run, as it can help prevent the worsening of medical conditions and delay the need for assisted living.
How to Talk to a Loved One About Getting Help with Medication Management
Even when in-home care is the very best option for your family, having the initial conversation might trigger fears and difficult emotions. If you’re sitting down with your parent or other loved one to talk about seeking professional medication management services, try the following:
- Take a compassionate approach. Any major life change can bring emotions with it. Approach the conversation gently and help ease your parent’s fears or insecurities.
- Reassure your loved one that you’re in this together. Tell your mom or dad that together you’ll find a caregiver that he or she is compatible with, and that you’re still very much a part of his or her life.
- Remember that this decision will help the whole family. Your parent will get the highest level of care, you will be able to focus on other commitments at work and home, and you may save on long-term healthcare costs
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Get Help from MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC
Call MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC today at 978.710.9307 to learn more about our in-home care and medication management services* and find a location near you. You can also contact us online. *Medication management services are not available at all locations.
Alzheimer's & Dementia Care
Our specialist memory care approach emphasizes dignity, safety, and communication.
Compassionate Care for Unique Needs
Patients with early Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia often experience difficulties with concentrating on everyday tasks or remembering simple things. As this disease progresses, it may leave them incapable of fully caring for themselves without assistance. The team at MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC is here to help. We are a leading home care service that can refer caregivers who provide compassionate care to those with Alzheimer’s or dementia.
Advanced symptoms of these diseases include confusion, withdrawal, or wandering around and getting lost. This can present quite a challenge for any family member tasked with the responsibility to care for them. Caring for an Alzheimer’s or dementia patient can be both emotionally and physically draining. You deserve to spend quality time with your loved one without having to continually stress and worry about their moment-to-moment needs. MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC can refer trained, compassionate caregivers who are fully prepared to provide a helping hand.
Caregivers Specialized in Memory Care
MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC Team, led by a Registered Nurse Director of Nursing, provides expert, compassionate, and personal in-home care. Our mission is to go above and beyond to deliver A Higher Standard of Care and nothing less.
can refer caregivers who have specialized experience caring for those with Alzheimer’s and dementia. They will be there to assist you and your family whenever you need it. Working with these patients can be quite unique. These caregivers are fully prepared to:
• Reintroduce themselves every time they arrive
• Prepare meals carefully if utensils are hard to manage
• Stimulate short-term memory through cognitive activities
• Interact with your loved one’s reality
• Help them reminisce about happy memories
Learn More About Our Care!
MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC would love to hear more about the care you’re seeking. In addition to referring Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers, we offer a wide variety of other non-medical home care services to fit many of the needs of seniors and disabled adults. During your consultation, we’ll be happy to discuss what you’re looking for and explain the services we provide.
Our caregivers are backed by a name with nearly 40 years of industry experience and our company was founded on the timeless values of compassion and care. We are industry pioneers and fully understand the wide range of unique needs our clients and their families have.
Child Care
Our child care assistance includes everything from babysitting to competent pediatric nursing.
In-Home Child Care Services & Support
From nanny and sitter services to highly-skilled pediatric nursing, MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC offers a wide range of in-home child care options for your family’s needs. Caring for your littlest loved ones is a privilege, and we promise to earn your trust by providing compassionate, professional care that meets the highest quality standards. Our caregivers are fully-screened, certified, licensed, and trained to help with anything from respite sitter services to 24-hour special needs care. See how MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC and our team of professionals led by a Registered Nurse can help you and your family live life to the fullest.
Companion Care
Our companionship support assists with daily tasks and keeps track of your health and well-being.
The Importance of Connection
Regardless of age, health, or where someone lives, companionship is a necessity. The power of connecting with someone can’t be understated. At MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC, we believe that everyone, especially the elderly and adults with disabilities, should have someone they can bond with, talk to, and rely on for assistance with everyday activities.
Companion care is one of the most common care options we provide. This care can range from sitting, chatting, and reminiscing with someone to accompanying them on visits to see family or friends. Just because one is aging or encountering health difficulties doesn’t mean their social activities should come to an end. Companion care will make staying connected and involved easy while giving family the peace of mind knowing that their loved one has someone that they can always count on.
Companionship activities include:
• Shopping and errands
• Personal correspondence and memoirs
• Accompanying to social events and friend visits
• Gardening, scrapbooking, and other hobbies
• Medication reminders
• Home project assistance
• Maintaining safety and security of the individual and home
These are just a few of the services that fall under the umbrella of companion care. If your loved one requires companionship services not listed above, don’t hesitate to reach out to our care coordinators. We would love to assist you in any way we can.
The Value of Companionship
When many people think of home care services, they often don’t think of companionship. Though compassionate caregivers can assist you or your loved one with a wide variety of non-medical needs, the importance of simply being there for someone shouldn’t be underestimated. Every caregiver is matched with a client based on their needs and personalities. We want to make sure that our clients can develop a special bond with their caregivers so that they always feel comfortable expressing themselves, sharing their feelings, and asking for assistance when they need it.
Senior Care
A team-based strategy is used to provide compassionate and dependable therapy.
Medical & Non-Medical Senior In-Home Care
Caring for seniors and our elders requires long-term care planning. But many family members become caregivers overnight without being ready for it. A loved one falls down or an illness triggers a change in responsibility. After a certain period of time, family caregivers may realize they need help and begin searching for other solutions for senior care, which may include home care. Senior care options like adult day centers, retirement facilities, and nursing homes may not always be right and can be expensive. Home health care usually means a combination of non-medical and skilled medical or in-home nursing care services that enable seniors and others to live independently in their homes as long as possible. MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC can provide this valuable ongoing home care support.
Benefits of Senior Home Health Care Services
• Home is always associated with comfort, security and positive feeling. For seniors and for all of us, when we are not feeling well, we all want to be at home.
• Home care for the elderly keeps families together while providing support.
• Senior home care services can often be customized and personalized to a greater degree to suit both the needs of the senior and family.
• Home is where there is maximum freedom, security and comfort for the individual. Many times, hospitals and nursing homes are more regulated. Home care offers much more flexibility.
• Provides seniors much needed dignity and independence. Seniors can continue to function independently with some assistance.
• Home care may be more cost efficient compared to other forms of health care. The patient does not have to pay for board/room expenses, food, etc.
• Moreover, with advancement in technology many medical services for seniors that are available in the hospital can be provided at home.
Non-Medical Elderly Home Care Services
Non-medical elderly Home Care primarily focuses on helping our elders/seniors continue the life and routing they are used to, with pockets of help in certain areas. Caregivers can also expand the scope of this responsibility to medical home care if need be. MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC can also provide licensed medical professionals with experience in a wide range of medical services. Now caregivers can spend quality time with seniors, versus helping them with their daily tasks.
non-medical home care services can generally be categorized as below.
Personal senior home care services:
• Ambulation
• Bath visits
• Dressing and grooming
• Expertise with memory loss, confusion, forgetfulness
• Feeding
• Personal safety home evaluation
• Outpatient pre- and post-op assistance
• Oral and personal hygiene
• Reporting conditions and changes to supervisory RN and/or Physician
• Toileting
Companion care services for the elderly:
• Adult and elderly home companion visits
• Assist with writing letters and correspondence
• Help to connect with loved ones through e-mail and social media
• Expectant and new mother support
• Engage in stimulating activities such as art projects and reading
• Schedule assistance
• Respite and family relief
• Sitter services
Home care support services:
• Light housekeeping
• Laundry
• Create customized grocery lists in accordance with dietary needs and preferences
• Meal preparation and cooking
• Home organization
• Feed and care for pets
Outside support services:
• Facilitate visits with friends and neighbors
• Plan visits, outings and trips
• Schedule assistance
• Senior transportation services
• Transportation to and from doctor appointments, social events, etc.
• Travel companionship
• Shopping and errands
Medical Elderly Home Care Services
Senior home health care generally means to provide a wide range of health-related services in the homes of seniors which may include: skilled nursing care, physical therapy, primary health care, occupational therapy, speech therapy, home health aides, etc.
MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC offers a full range of care, from general peer-level companionship to highly skilled nursing care. RNs (Registered Nurses) LPNs (Licensed Practical Nurses), who are qualified to administer medications and perform advanced medical procedures provide around-the-clock geriatric care for the elderly in the home along with wound care, palliative care and more. Many senior home care providers are equipped to provide such services. Senior care services for home health include:
Disease-Specific Care
Seniors coping with a medical condition like any of the ones listed below may even need skilled care, which can also be provided at home.
• Heart conditions
• Diabetes
• Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease
• Depression
• Arthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Breathing problems
• Frequent falls
• Parkinson’s disease
• Others
Neurological Disorder Care
Depending on the nature and the scope of the disease, individuals with neurological disorders can have a wide variety of healthcare and life-care needs. Those living with advanced-stage illness may require around-the-clock palliative care and highly specialized support, while others may need only basic assistance or personal care on a part-time basis. We specialize in the care of individuals living with neurological disorders — including Alzheimer’s care, Dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis and more — and we can help you overcome the challenges, both physical and emotional, you face in meeting their needs.
Home Health Care Services for the Disabled
Individuals living with physical disabilities or special needs have unique care requirements. In many cases, mobility is limited and skilled care is required.
Disability Services
MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC provides comprehensive therapy programs, including Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, and active and passive Range of Motion exercises to improve mobility and develop capabilities. All therapeutic programs are administered by certified professional therapists. According to the American Occupational Therapy Association, occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants help people participate in the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of everyday activities, or occupations. Common occupational therapy interventions include helping children with disabilities to participate fully in school and social situations, helping people recovering from injury to regain skills and providing support for seniors experiencing physical and cognitive changes.
Mobility issues can lead to pressure sores, debecutis ulcers and, in severe cases, the need for wound care. MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC caregivers are trained to provide pressure relief every 15 minutes for wheelchair-bound patients, and to turn bed-bound patients every two hours to prevent complications caused by prolonged immobility. Our CNAs are also trained in the transfer of patients using Hoyer lifts and slide boards, and use the proper techniques to help patients avoid injuries and falls during transport.
Home Health/Personal Care Aides
Home health and personal care aides provide medical and non-medical home care for the disabled, chronically ill, or cognitively impaired. They can also help older adults with daily living activities such as bathing and dressing, light housekeeping and more. They work under the direct supervision of home care nurses and care managers. Home health care nurses are generally Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) who specialize in providing care to patients or elderly in their home. Home health care nurses can provide an array of services ranging from companion care to highly skilled services — like medication assistance, infusion therapy, and wound care — to a range of people from infants to seniors in the comfort of home.
Post-Op and Rehabilitative Care
When someone undergoes surgery, chemotherapy, or another treatment for chronic disease management, or they suffer a significant physical trauma such as an accident, it can take time for them to regain their ability to get around on their own and manage their daily activities once again.
Our Full Continuum of Skilled Care services:
• High tech nursing
• Assistance with medical machinery, including ventilators
• Central and peripheral intravenous drug therapy, such as chemotherapy
• Administration and maintenance of catheters
• PICC line dressing changes
• Total Parental Nutrition (TPN), G-tube or other feedings
• Epidural mediports
• Wound care
• Physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy
• Blood draws and injections
• Medication management
• Monitoring of health status
• Rehabilitation
• Assessment and management of care
• Teaching of self- or family-care techniques
• And more…
Six Reasons to Consider Senior Home Health Care Services
1) Safety. If your loved one should fall, have a seizure or experience another health-related emergency, an agency worker can contact emergency services, tend to your loved one, or even provide life saving service before help arrives.
2) Personal Care. In-home care providers can take care of bathing, nail trimming, dressing, and toileting. In-home care providers are trained to provide professional service for demands ranging from simple to delicate tasks.
3) Medication Supervision. Workers will ensure your loved one is taking their medications on schedule, and can ensure they are refilled, stored properly, and can monitor for adverse effects.
4) Companionship. Having someone you trust to spend time with is vital for happiness, and with a capable and kind provider, your loved one will receive consistent companionship with loving care.
5) Meal Preparation. An in-home caregiver can ensure your loved one receives balanced, nutritious meals every day. Plus, they can keep your loved one company while they eat. They are also prepared to meet any dietary restrictions.
6) Errand Running. An in-home caregiver can run errands for your loved one, or even bring them along. Grocery shopping can be an enjoyable outing for many seniors if they have a companion.
How To Tell When a Senior May Need Home Care
Does your loved one need help with daily activities? How do they look? Is the home in good order? Are they eating well? You will know that it is time when your loved one needs help. That’s when you need to evaluate all options, and also keep senior home option on the table. Learn more about “senior home care” ecosystem, the various options, and how to evaluate, plan, and decide accordingly.
Discussing Home Care With Seniors
It’s difficult for you to accept the fact that your aging loved one may need external home care and support. The same applies to our loved seniors, it won’t always be easy for them either. If a senior absolutely needs home care and additional support, addressing the issue of getting help for them is unavoidable, but a positive outcome is not. Approaching a discussion about such a delicate issue with sensitivity and compassion is a necessity, so we’ve come up with a few talking points to guide you during this time.
Transitional Care
With our innovative approach, you may optimize your rehabilitation and enjoy a safe return home from the hospital.
Transitional Post-Hospital In-Home Care Services
Our MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC Team, led by a Registered Nurse Director of Nursing, provides expert, compassionate, and personal in-home care. Our mission is to go above and beyond to deliver A Higher Standard of Care and nothing less.
A Safe Return Home
Transitional home care refers to the care provided following hospitalization or a stay in a rehabilitation center. Leaving the hospital or a skilled nursing facility to go home could lead to critical health and social problems for individuals, but in many cases this can be prevented. Professionally delivered care can help reduce undesirable outcomes like re-hospitalization, medication errors, falls, and it may even reduce long-term healthcare costs by helping to prevent the worsening of health conditions. MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC offers the services and expertise to help you make a safe and healthy recovery at home and lower the likelihood of a return trip to the hospital.
Skilled Nursing Care
Our highly trained nurses are prepared to meet even the most complex medical requirements.
When families and their loved ones need assistance, it’s critical to choose a provider who can offer high quality, compassionate care you can trust. MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC is here to help reduce the stress and anxiety that can occur during these times and create greater peace of mind for both the individuals in our care and their families. Whatever your family’s needs are, we can help – any time, any place.
Skilled Nursing Care Services
Each MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC client receives a personal, in-depth assessment conducted by our Director of Nursing that, among other things, takes into account their condition, personality and environment. We then put that knowledge to use, creating an individualized plan of care that meets our clients’ unique physical and emotional needs – a plan that strives to not only improve their health, but enhance their quality of life. This process, along with continual oversight by our nursing staff, helps us ensure the right fit between our clients and their caregivers, and enables us to quickly modify a client’s plan of care as their needs evolve.
Daily Living Assistance
Our clinically based model of care provides full client oversight, including clinical and environmental assessments, supervision of our RNs, LPNs and CNAs, and comprehensive case management to make sure you and your loved ones receive the highest quality of care.
MERRIMACK INSTITUTE LLC also works hand-in-hand with physicians, referral sources and other healthcare professionals to ensure continuity and coordination of care, affecting the best possible outcomes for our clients.
Quality of Life
At the foundation of the clinical care we provide is our primary goal to make life easier and better for you, your family and your loved ones. That’s why, no matter what service we provide, from child care to elder care, we focus on quality of life — especially when working with chronically or terminally ill patients — to adapt our services to their unique needs and promote the best possible standard of living.
Our Full Continuum of Skilled Care Services
• High-tech nursing
• Assistance with medical machinery, including ventilators
• Central and peripheral intravenous drug therapy, such as chemotherapy
• Administration and maintenance of catheters
• PICC line dressing changes
• Total Parental Nutrition (TPN), G-tube or other feedings
• Epidural mediports
• Wound care
• Physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy
• Blood draws and injections
• Medication management
• Monitoring of health status
• Rehabilitation
• Assessment and management of care
• Teaching of self- or family-care techniques
• And more…
When families face a challenge, they need service and care that only an industry leader can provide. We do more so our clients and their caregivers have the support they need to get the most out of life. Period. For more information, contact us today.
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92 Middlesex St Tyngsborough MA
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