Loving Home Care: Caregiving with Compassion

About 25 percent of American families provide long-term assistance to their elders, according to American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). Most of these families are unable to effectively address the emotional needs of their elderly owing to physical and mental exhaustion after a hard day of work.

Loving Home Care was founded to support these families in caring for their elderly with love and compassion. With a culture woven from the African roots of its founder, Abijah (Francis) Manga, Loving Home Care considers caregiving an opportunity to give back to the elders.

“Because you have taken care of me to grow teeth, I will take care of you until your teeth fall out” is an African adage symbolic of the principles followed by each caregiver at Loving Home Care. Brought up in a culture where the act of caregiving is selfless, Manga instills the same into Loving Home Care’s workforce. Following his footsteps, his team delivers compassionimbibed care to the elderly across the U.S.

“Our tailored healthcare services provide client-directed, compassionate, and innovative care aimed at improving the quality of elderly lives,” says Manga, founder and CEO of Loving Home Care.

The fully licensed and trained caregivers provide extensive services, including light housekeeping, medication management, 24/7 live-in care, and disease-specific care. Loving Home Care is well-equipped to care for people with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease who need specialized hospice care.
Caregivers are well aware of the inevitable memory loss associated with these illnesses and support the families in providing timely medication, changing clothes, and ensuring personal hygiene.

Loving Home Care’s caregivers understand many elderly in need of care do not want to step outside their homes. They can depend on the home care services by trained and skilled caregivers and licensed practical nurses (LPN) for light housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, and shopping. The elderly in health facilities like nursing homes, memory care, or assisted living facilities can also avail Loving Home Care’s hospice and respite care services. These services allow hospital, facility, and home caregivers to take a break from their duties and recharge physically and mentally.

Providing compassionate care starts by getting to know the people and their principles. Loving Home Care’s services begin with an initial assessment of its clients, carried out through virtual platforms, phone, or in-person meetings. After considering their particular needs, the agency drafts a care plan considering the level of care and number of hours they need. A suitable caregiver is accordingly assigned to the client. The cost of care is determined based on parameters including the type of care and the distance covered to deliver the services. Loving Home Care follows up with clients every month to ensure the effectiveness of its care delivery.
Although caregiving can be strenuous, it is also one of the most rewarding experiences. This was the motivation behind The Love to Care, a self-help book by Abijah Manga and Blandine Manga, which came about as a result of their broad experience in bringing sustainable change to the caregiving space. The book outlines how caregiving can be meaningfully imparted to the elderly.

Loving Home Care’s unparalleled services aren’t hindered by geographical or linguistic barriers. Clients in remote locations can also access the benefits of its caregivers, who are always willing to go the extra mile wherever the need arises. Multilingual caregivers make the services more inclusive and accessible across a diverse population. Envisioning a future with convenient and accessible caregiving, Loving Home Care continues to assist the elderly community, facility centers, and hospitals in meeting their home, hospice, and respite care needs.