Home Care in Peoria, AZ

About three in four Peoria homes are lived in by their owners, per the Census. If the person you care for owns their place and wants to stay, a few safety pieces make that plan easier.

The city has programs worth a call. Peoria Fire-Medical Services offers a lock box program, help with smoke detectors and home safety visits. The Peoria Emergency Home Repair Program helps income-qualified homeowners with repairs that can't wait. Both are listed in the community resource guide Peoria shares with Surprise and El Mirage.

Our part is the daily routine inside the house. We keep the walkways clear, set out night lights and stay close when your family member steps into the shower. We help them up from a low chair and carry the laundry basket down the hall. If a rug keeps curling at the corner, we'll point it out. The personal care page covers safety and supervision. Cooking, laundry and cleaning are on our home help for seniors page.

The Peoria Community Center on West Jefferson Street, in the Old Town area, runs an Active Adult Program. It offers classes, trips, fitness, special events and lunch on weekdays. The same building houses the Peoria Resource Center, which gives information and referrals. The resource guide lists it as a place for Medicare, Medicaid and ALTCS counseling through the Area Agency on Aging. Hours can change, so call ahead before you go.

If someone you love would enjoy that weekday lunch but can't get there on their own anymore, a caregiver can drive them and pick them up. That's a regular part of companion care, along with company at home on the days they'd rather stay in.

The resource guide lists the city's Dial-A-Ride and Dial-A-Ride Plus service. It runs on weekdays with trips booked ahead, and its ADA service covers more hours for approved riders. Northwest Valley Connect also serves seniors, veterans and people with disabilities in Peoria and neighboring towns. It uses paid staff, volunteer drivers and wheelchair accessible vans. Ride programs change their names and rules from time to time, so check with each one before you count on it.

A ride with a caregiver works a little differently. We pick your loved one up at the door, go into the appointment with them and take notes if they'd like. We wait at the pharmacy counter, stop for groceries and carry the bags into the kitchen. Then we can stay for lunch and a rest before we go.

Some needs grow over time. Someone living with diabetes, heart trouble or COPD often has a full calendar of check-ups. The HonorHealth Peoria Medical Campus on North 83rd Avenue is a primary care office for family medicine, Medicare physicals and chronic disease care. We can drive them to those visits and help them remember the questions they wanted to ask. At home, we help them keep to the meals and routine their doctor set. Our chronic condition care page explains that kind of steady support.

Nights can be the next thing to get hard. A caregiver can stay overnight to help with bathroom trips and a calm voice at 3 a.m. Some families need care around the clock for a while. Our 24-hour home care page lays out how those longer shifts work.

Peoria got its name from four Illinois families who founded the town in 1886 and named it after their hometown. Families still spread out across states today. When the rest of the family lives a long way off, we coordinate care in Peoria and keep everyone informed.

With Meridian Home Care, Peoria visits run on schedules we set ahead. A standing plan works well, like the same mornings each week. When something changes, we're reachable 24/7. Next door, we serve Glendale, Sun City and Surprise as well. The full list of towns is on our service areas page, and all of our help is on the home care services page.