Alzheimer's and Dementia Care at Home in Pitman

When a parent is living with Alzheimer's or another dementia, the goal stays what it has always been: a safe, familiar day, on their own terms, at home. That is what our memory care is built to do. We care for families across Pitman, Sewell, Washington Township, and the rest of Gloucester County, and we shape the help around the person rather than a checklist.

What our memory care includes

Day to day, our caregivers handle the routines that keep a person with dementia steady: meals, bathing and dressing, medication reminders, and the kind of calm, familiar presence that keeps ordinary confusion from turning into a crisis. This is Interactive Caregiving, which means engaging your loved one in the day rather than just watching over them. Comfort Keepers is NIHCA-accredited, and the same standards apply on every visit.

Care built and overseen by a nurse

The plan depends on the diagnosis. Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body dementia, vascular dementia, and frontotemporal dementia each move differently, and the care follows the condition. Our Director of Nursing, Lynn Guice, RN, writes the Plan of Care, reviews it every 60 days, and checks in along the way, because a dementia plan that fit in spring often needs to change by fall.

Caregivers trained for dementia

Every caregiver is trained in Positive Pathways, the Alzheimer's Association-recognized dementia program, on top of the 72 hours of state-required Certified Home Health Aide training and our own ongoing classes with the nurse. For memory care we match on temperament first: warmth and patience, and a caregiver who can be firm in the kind way when a day calls for it. We also plan for sundowning, the late-day confusion and agitation many people with dementia feel as the light fades, by keeping the same caregiver and a steady evening routine in place.

Help around the clock when it is needed

Consistency matters more with dementia than almost anything. Many families choose live-in care, one caregiver in the home for weeks at a time, so your loved one sees the same trusted face instead of a stranger every shift. When someone cannot be alone safely, whether from wandering or simply needing someone with them every minute, we set up around-the-clock coverage and keep the number of caregivers as small as we can.

Paying for memory care

Medicare usually does not pay for ongoing home care, only short stretches after a hospital stay. Most families pay privately or through a long-term care insurance policy, and we file that paperwork and take assignment of benefits so the insurer pays us directly. There is also a path many families miss: if your loved one has a dementia diagnosis and Original Medicare Parts A and B, not a Medicare Advantage plan, they may qualify for up to 72 hours a year of in-home respite at no cost through Medicare's GUIDE program. We are a GUIDE partner through PocketRN and will help you check eligibility. When you call, we will give you a real cost over the phone.

Getting started in Pitman

The first call usually reaches Kyra, our intake coordinator and territory manager. She listens, asks what you are seeing, and sends a written preliminary service plan after the no-cost consultation. Once care begins you get a Client Care Coordinator, Charice Creecy, who goes by CC, your one point of contact who supervises the caregivers and works with the nurse. There is no long-term contract, and you can start small, a few hours a week, so your parent gets used to a familiar caregiver before the need grows.

Common questions from Pitman families

What conditions do you provide memory care for?
Alzheimer's disease and the other dementias, including Lewy body dementia, vascular dementia, and frontotemporal dementia. The plan is built around the specific diagnosis, because each one brings different needs.

Is home memory care safe, or is a facility better?
For many families, home is both safer and steadier, because the care is one-on-one and built around routines your parent already knows. It is also frequently less than the cost of a memory care facility, and we are often called into facilities to add the one-on-one attention they cannot.

Does Medicare or insurance cover dementia care?
Not Medicare for ongoing care, beyond short post-hospital stretches. The GUIDE respite benefit above is the main no-cost Medicare path, and long-term care insurance or VA benefits cover many families. We will walk you through what applies.

How do you keep someone with dementia safe from wandering?
With a safe setup in the home, a predictable routine, extra attention in the late afternoon, and a consistent caregiver who knows the warning signs before they become a problem.

How do we get started?
One call. We will talk through what is going on, set up a no-cost consultation, and a quick discharge from Inspira Medical Center in Mullica Hill can often be staffed faster than families expect.

Let's talk it through

If your parent has dementia, the hard decisions often fall to you, and that is a heavy thing to carry alone. My staff and I have these conversations all day long. We will talk through what your family needs, give you a straight cost over the phone, and there is no obligation to use us.

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Our Pitman office has cared for Gloucester County families for more than two decades.