Send Me An Angel Sitters provides non-medical Alzheimer’s and dementia support for individuals and families in Birmingham, Alabama, and surrounding Jefferson County communities. Our caregivers can assist with companionship, personal care, safety supervision, daily routines, meal preparation, light homemaking, and family caregiver respite.
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What Is Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care?
Alzheimer’s and dementia care involves providing practical, non-medical support to individuals who may need additional assistance with everyday activities, routines, personal care, companionship, and safety.
As memory-related needs change, a person may benefit from a familiar routine, meaningful companionship, assistance with personal care, and additional supervision during daily activities.
Send Me An Angel Sitters can provide support that helps families manage these everyday needs while allowing loved ones to remain in a familiar home environment whenever appropriate.
Who Can Benefit From Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care?
Non-medical dementia support may benefit individuals who:
- Are living with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia
- Need assistance with personal care or everyday activities
- Benefit from companionship and regular social interaction
- Need additional supervision for safety
- May be at risk of wandering or becoming disoriented
- Need help maintaining familiar daily routines
- Need assistance with meals and household activities
- Have family caregivers who need occasional or regularly scheduled respite
- Need additional support while remaining at home
The appropriate level of support depends on the individual’s needs, abilities, home environment, and available family or professional resources.
Our Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care Services
Companionship & Social Engagement
Meaningful companionship can help individuals remain socially connected and engaged in familiar activities. Caregivers may provide:
- Conversation and friendly companionship
- Reading together
- Listening to music
- Looking through photographs
- Games and appropriate activities
- Assistance with hobbies and interests
- Accompaniment during walks or other appropriate activities
- Encouragement to maintain familiar routines
Activities should be based on the individual’s preferences, abilities, and comfort level.
Personal Care Assistance
Changes in memory or routine can make personal care tasks more difficult. Caregivers can provide non-medical assistance with:
- Bathing
- Dressing
- Grooming
- Toileting
- Incontinence care
- Hair care
- Basic hygiene
- Other appropriate daily personal care routines
Caregivers provide assistance while respecting the individual’s dignity, privacy, preferences, and independence.
Safety & Wandering Supervision
Individuals with dementia may sometimes become confused about their surroundings or attempt to leave home or familiar environments unexpectedly.
Depending on the care arrangement, caregivers can provide non-medical safety supervision and companionship to help families manage everyday safety concerns. This may include:
- Staying with the individual during scheduled care
- Providing supervision during daily activities
- Helping maintain familiar routines
- Accompanying the individual during appropriate outings
- Watching for situations that may create an immediate safety concern
- Providing family caregivers with additional supervision support
Caregivers do not provide clinical assessment or emergency medical intervention. Any immediate medical or safety emergency should be addressed through the appropriate emergency or healthcare resources.
Assistance With Daily Living
Caregivers can assist with everyday activities that may become difficult to manage independently. Support may include:
- Meal preparation
- Eating-related assistance within the caregiver’s scope
- Light housekeeping
- Laundry
- Organizing everyday items
- Assistance with routines
- Errand assistance, when available
- Accompaniment to appropriate appointments or activities
Family Caregiver Respite
Caring for someone with dementia can require significant time and attention. Respite care gives family caregivers an opportunity to rest, manage personal responsibilities, attend appointments, or simply take a break.
Send Me An Angel can provide scheduled non-medical support while the family caregiver is away, based on the agreed-upon care schedule.
A Personalized Approach to Dementia Support
Every person living with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia has different routines, preferences, abilities, and support needs. Our team can discuss:
- The individual’s usual daily routine
- Personal care needs
- Mobility and supervision needs
- Preferred activities
- Meal routines
- Household responsibilities
- Family caregiver schedules
- Areas where additional support may be helpful
The goal is to provide practical assistance that fits naturally into the individual’s daily life while encouraging appropriate independence.
How Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care Works
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Discuss Your Family’s Needs
We learn about the individual’s routines, current support needs, preferences, and the types of assistance the family is seeking.
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Identify Appropriate Non-Medical Support
We discuss services such as companionship, personal care, safety supervision, meal preparation, homemaking, and caregiver respite.
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Establish a Care Schedule
Care may be arranged for specific hours, days, or recurring periods depending on the family’s needs and available scheduling.
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Provide Consistent In-Home Support
Caregivers assist with agreed-upon daily activities while maintaining the individual’s dignity, privacy, and established routines.
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Communicate Concerns Appropriately
Caregivers remain within their non-medical role. If a significant change or concern is observed, the appropriate family member or healthcare professional can be contacted according to the family’s established arrangements.
Supporting Individuals at Different Stages of Dementia
The type of assistance someone needs can change over time.
Earlier-Stage Support
An individual may primarily need:
- Companionship
- Help maintaining routines
- Meal preparation
- Light housekeeping
- Assistance with errands
- Occasional personal care
More Advanced Support Needs
An individual may require greater assistance with:
- Personal hygiene
- Dressing
- Toileting
- Meals
- Daily routines
- Safety supervision
- Companionship
- Family caregiver respite
The level of non-medical support should be based on the individual’s circumstances and the family’s available resources.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Alzheimer’s & dementia care?
Alzheimer’s and dementia care at Send Me An Angel Sitters refers to non-medical in-home support for individuals who need assistance with companionship, personal care, safety supervision, daily activities, and family caregiver relief.
Do you provide medical treatment for Alzheimer’s disease or dementia?
No. Send Me An Angel Sitters provides non-medical home care. Our caregivers do not diagnose, treat, or medically manage Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or related health conditions.
Can caregivers supervise someone who wanders?
Caregivers can provide scheduled non-medical safety supervision and companionship within the agreed-upon care arrangement. Families should discuss specific wandering and safety concerns so appropriate support can be considered.
Can caregivers help with personal care?
Yes. Depending on the individual’s needs and the services arranged, caregivers may assist with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, incontinence care, and other appropriate personal care routines.
Can caregivers provide medication management?
Medication-related assistance should generally be understood as medication reminders, where appropriate. Caregivers do not independently prescribe, adjust, manage, or provide clinical oversight of medications.
Can dementia care include meal preparation?
Yes. Caregivers may assist with meal preparation and routine kitchen tasks based on the individual’s preferences and applicable instructions from healthcare professionals.
Can Alzheimer’s & dementia care be combined with respite care?
Yes. Families may arrange non-medical dementia support that includes family caregiver respite. This allows family caregivers to take scheduled breaks while their loved one receives appropriate in-home support.
Can dementia care be provided 24 hours a day?
Extended or 24-hour support may be available depending on the individual’s needs, care arrangements, and caregiver availability. Contact our team to discuss scheduling options.
When should a family consider additional professional or medical support?
If an individual’s condition changes significantly, safety concerns increase, or medical needs arise that fall outside the scope of non-medical home care, families should contact the appropriate physician, healthcare professional, or other qualified provider.
Compassionate Alzheimer’s & Dementia Support in Birmingham
Families caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia do not always have to manage every daily responsibility alone. Send Me An Angel Sitters provides non-medical Alzheimer’s and dementia care in Birmingham, Alabama, with support focused on companionship, personal care, safety supervision, daily living assistance, and family caregiver relief.
Our goal is to provide dependable assistance while respecting each individual’s routines, preferences, dignity, and independence.
