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Our experienced caregivers are available for visitations or live-in care up to 24 hours a day to meet needs and challenges of your loved one.

Services

Our services include daily meal preparation, light housekeeping, companionship, assistance with daily living activities such as bathing, hygiene support, grooming, feeding, toileting, transferring, ambulation and medication reminders.

Live-in Care

Companions For You Inc. offers complete care that allows your loved one to remain in the comfort of their own home by providing 24 hour coverage. We make it a point to provide continuity of care and assign the same caregivers.

Overnight

We understand that night time hours pose special challenges for the elderly. Companions For You Inc. offers whatever overnight help is required, including but not limited to assistance getting ready for bed, personal hygiene, medication reminders, assistance with toileting. Our caregiver will be awake and alert all through the night ensuring your loved one is safe and sound.

Respite Care or Short-term Care

Taking care of an elderly loved one offers many rewards, but can also take a toll on your personal life. We offer family caregivers temporary relief from providing care. It’s essential for primary caregivers to also get relief and support to reduce stress. Let our caregivers help to preserve your family unit, support your family stability. You tell us how much or how little time you need. Maybe your ready for a weekend getaway or its time for your class reunion. Rest assure Companions For You Inc. will keep your loved one Safe and secure while you get a much deserved break. We are happy to provide a minimum of 4 hours of care or as much care as you need for you loved one.

Post-Hospital Support

We offer highly personalized care and support, transportation, homemaking and companion services. These services allow your loved one to rest while limiting activities that might slow recovery time.

Contact

Our mission is to be a full service elder care agency dedicated to providing highly qualified professional non-medical health care services in the home. Companions For You Inc. is a licensed and insured in-home care service provider, serving Philadelphia PA, Delaware County PA, Montgomery County PA and The Main Line.

Personal Care, Companionship and Homemaker services provide light housekeeping and/or companionship for those who require no “hands on” personal care but still need a little help to stay at home. We can customized our services to meet individual needs.

Personal Care

Our personal care provides customized, hands-on assistance with day-to-day activities so your loved one can stay at home.

Our full range of daily personal care services includes daily meal preparation, housekeeping and maintenance in addition to assistance with daily living activities such as bathing, hygiene support, grooming, feeding, toileting, transferring and ambulation.

Meal planning and preparation

Provides you additional help with cooking. We are here to assist with grocery shopping, meal preparation, monitoring diet and food intake and clean-up.

Errands

Need us to run a few errands? We will help you pick up prescriptions, gather mail or do general shopping.

Light housekeeping

Assistance with laundry, changing linens, garbage, dusting, vacuuming, mopping, caring for houseplants and general housekeeping.

Companionship

Our caregivers love doing activities with our clients. We are happy to accompany your loved one to a movie, restaurant, library or museums. As well as in home activities; playing cards or boardgames, general conversation and much more.

Transportation Services 

Transportation and/or accompanying your love one to events or to regularly scheduled medical and dental appointments.

We have Flexible Payment Options For You.

Long term Care Insurance

Companions For You Inc. contracts with many long-term care insurance companies. These policies provide coverage for custodial level and personal care services. Our team is able to assist you in matching your needs with your policy coverage.

Veterans

We are happy to serve our Veterans. Being a Veteran comes with many benefits.  Whether through your local VA hospital, standard military benefits , VA Aide and attendance pension or other veteran programs, we can assist you in matching the services you need with your benefits.

Private Pay-Options

We will create an individualized plan and schedule of services that is financially feasible. We accept check or credit card payments. Ask us about our discounted rates for long term service contracts!

Reading Terminal Market
Independence National Historical Park
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Top Philly Cheesesteaks
The Liberty Bell Center
Independence Hall
National Constitution Center
Philadelphia CityPASS
Valley Forge National Historical Park
Franklin Square
Longwood Gardens
The Franklin Institute
The Barnes Foundation
The Rocky Steps
Philadelphia Zoo
The Betsy Ross House
Sesame Place
Please Touch Museum
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Academy of Natural Sciences
Penn Museum
Peddler’s Village
Adventure Aquarium
Eastern State Penitentiary
National Museum of Jewish American History
Love Park
Battleship New Jersey
James A. Michener Art Museum
Benjamin Franklin Museum
Mutter Museum

Free Things to Do in the Greater Philadelphia Area

Tree Lighting Celebration will be held on Thursday, December 3rd at 6:00 pm Philadelphia

The City of Philadelphia announced that Grammy-nominated R&B artist Jazmine Sullivan will headline the 2015 Tree Lighting Celebration at City Hall.

Philadelphia, November 19, 2015 – Mayor Michael A. Nutter signed legislation requiring that privately-owned establishments that service the public, like restaurants, replace gender specific signage designating male or female on single-occupancy bathrooms with gender-neutral signage into law. The legislation, introduced by Councilman Mark Squilla on behalf of the Nutter Administration, expands inclusivity requirements on city-owned facilities with single-stall restrooms to privately-owned establishments and helps ensure that all Philadelphians have access to safe bathrooms.

“Philadelphia is a world-class, welcoming city that proudly celebrates the diversity of our residents and communities. Our inclusive practices and commitment to equality makes our city truly great and a leader on LGBT issues,” said Mayor Nutter. “This legislation expands and strengthens gender-identity protections and is an important step in support of our LGBT community, especially our transgender community members. I am proud that Philadelphia is one of the largest cities in the nation to implement this kind of policy and I want to thank Councilman Squilla for introducing this bill on our Administration’s behalf.”

All signage on applicable bathroom facilities must be changed by January 20, 2016, the legislation’s effective date. The Department of Licenses and Inspections will oversee enforcement of the law.

PHILADELPHIA — The Organization of World Heritage Cities voted to add Philadelphia as the United States’ first World Heritage City. Philadelphia qualified because Independence Hall is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. “The Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Constitution of the United States (1787) were both signed in this building in Philadelphia. The universal principles of freedom and democracy set forth in these documents are of fundamental importance to American history and have also had a profound impact on law-makers around the world.”

Philadelphia‘s Story

Independence Hall Philadelphia

Dr. Lou’s Place is located at 1501 Hornberger Ave. in Roebling, New Jersey. Dr. Lou’s is the most musician friendly venue in the Greater Philadelphia Area. You can see live performances almost every day of the week at no charge.

The Elmwood Zoo is located in Norristown, Montgomery County, PA. Part of their environmentalism is the rehabilitation of eagles that have injuries, such as, a broken wing. Here they are at feeding time:

More Animals and Insects of the Philadelphia Area

PHILADELPHIA — The local music scene has been suffering all across the USA. There is an oversupply and an under-demand of music. More and more artists have been forced to give away their music and/or play for free. With an oversupply of cheap music how can local music venues stay in business? Answer: they can not.

Recently, three famous Philly venues known for their support of local bands have abruptly closed their doors. The North Star Bar, Jus Java (in Norristown) and the Legendary Dobbs (on South Street) went out of business without notice cancelling all upcoming shows.

DOBBS

Throughout the Delaware Vally you can find free music on a daily basis. Wednesday nights you can visit the stage at Sam Ash in King of Prussia. There is also a weekly show on Wednesdays at the Shadyside Tavern in Downingtown. Thursdays at the Sprout Music Collective in West Chester offers a great stage and atmosphere. There’s quite a few Fridays in Honey Brook at the Golf Club. The last Saturday of the month you can catch an afternoon show at Saxby’s in Haverford. Every Sunday from noon to four you can catch acts at Jus Java in Norristown. Here are a few more options:

Tuesdays
Da Vinci’s Pub, Collegeville
Falls Taproom, Philadelphia

Wednesdays
Fennario Coffee & Tobacco, West Chester
Boxcar Brewpub, West Chester
The Legendary Dobbs, Philadelphia
The Grape Room, Philadelphia

Thursdays
Picasso Bar, Media
American Barber Company, Collegeville

Fridays
Wellington Square Bookshop, Exton (2nd Friday)
Higher Ground, West Chester (last Friday of the month)

Mondays
The Grape Room, Philadelphia

The Rotary Club of West Chester hosts the Annual West Chester Chili Cook-Off on October 11, 2015. Last year the charity event raised $60,000.

Patrons get to sample and vote for hundreds of teams that enter the competition.

Last year the Rotary Club utilized the money by awarding grants to the following non-profit organizations:

– The Arc of Chester County
– Care Center Foundation
– Chester County Children, Inc.
– Crime Victims Center of Chester County, Inc.
– Domestic Violence Center of Chester County Inc.
– Friends Association for the Care and Protection of Children
– Handi-Crafters
– Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania
– Maternal and Child Health Consortium
– Safe Harbor of Greater West Chester, Inc.
– West Chester Food Cupboard
– West Chester Public Library
– Wings for Success