The Homemakers Health Services is pleased to announce the expansion of its service area to include parts of both Carroll and Rockingham counties.
In addition to providing health care services throughout all of Strafford County, additional towns and cities the home health care agency will be providing services to now include, but are not limited to: Brookfield, Epping, Epsom, Newington, Newmarket, Northwood, Nottingham, Portsmouth and Wakefield.
“Over the past several years, The Homemakers has had numerous requests to provide services in these areas. In addition, the State of New Hampshire has contracted with our Agency this year to provide homemaker and other services in some of these communities,” said Linda Howard, chief executive officer of The Homemakers Health Services.
The NH Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services recently awarded The Homemakers Health Services a $1.6 million contract to provide nursing, home health aide, homemaker, adult in-home care and adult day care services to low-income elderly and disabled persons through Title XX and Title IIIB funding sources over the next two years.
The Homemakers has partnered with the State through similar contracts for the past 37 years to provide health care services to low income elderly and disabled persons. Incorporated in 1974, services provided by the Agency include skilled nursing, physical therapy, medical social work, home health aide, homemaker, in-home care provider, adult day care, and Alzheimer’s respite services.
The largest portion of the State contract is targeted for providing home support services which include light housekeeping, shopping, meal preparation, and companionship and safety oversight for low income older and disabled persons.
According to Howard, these State Title XX monies will be utilized to provide approximately 350 low income elderly and disabled persons with home support services.
“For many frail elderly and disabled in our expanded service area, the ability to remain at home is made possible with these home support services,” said Howard. “While many do not meet nursing home eligibility guidelines, they do need help with activities of daily living that many of us take for granted, in order to remain independent and safe in their own homes. Through our home support program and these contracted funds, they will receive the help they need, when they need it.”
Incorporated in 1974, the mission of The Homemakers Health Services is to provide safe, comprehensive, reliable and professional home healthcare, home support, and adult medical day care services to those adults who need them in order to maintain independence and quality of life in the home; and to prevent, if possible, unnecessary hospitalization or nursing home placement. For more information about The Homemakers visit its website at www.TheHomemakers.org or call or email René Philpott, 603-335-1770, ext 103; rphilpott@thehomemakers.org.
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