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When it comes t
o providing care for our loved ones, we want to make sure we are choosing the best. Considering home health care services are one of the best choices nowadays and with the growing number of home care agencies, it can feel overwhelming to start with the search. To help you with your journey in finding the best home care agency for your family, Total Care Connections compiled a list of the Top 13 Home Care and Hospice Agencies in Sun City and Surprise, Arizona. The agencies listed below have their own unique offerings to fulfill the needs of your loved ones and to preserve their independence.
We made this list highlighting each agency’s strengths and options to kickstart your search. We hope that you can make the most out of our list to make the best decision for your family. Take note that the agencies listed are not ranked in any special order, and if you have an agency in mind that you believe offers exceptional service and is locally-owned, don’t hesitate to send us a message. We are more than happy to add them! (all information was obtained from the agency’s websites)
- Total Care Connections – Starting off with our very own Total Care Connections! Our nurse-led care team of certified caregivers and skilled nursing assistants provides a wide range of home care services including specialized care for Alzheimer’s, dementia, hospice, and joint replacement care. We also provide supervisory care, personal care, and directed care. We are proud to say that we are “one of the few home caregivers managed by a Director of Nursing with care oversight.” Whether you need us for a couple of hours or 24/7, we are more than happy to serve you. We understand that paying for home health is challenging, that is why we accept several methods of payment: long-term insurance, private pay, and Veteran’s Administration. We also offer free assistance to help families attempting to locate a permanent assisted living facility.
2. Mountain View Hospice – Mountain View Hospice provides families with a personalized care team. They provide comprehensive support to clients with the help of their physicians, registered nurses, and hospice aides. They offer 24/7 assistance with everything your loved one will need including hospice medical equipment and supplies.
3. United Hospice & Palliative Care of Arizona – United Hospice & Palliative Care of Arizona provides exceptional innovative care for your family members who need assistance. Giving importance to effective communication and collaboration is at the heart of their methods. Their highly experienced and interdisciplinary team is dedicated to delivering quality hospice and palliative care. On top of this, they also provide support and advocacy to the senior community by organizing outreach programs for those who do not have close family members to advocate for them.
4. Wings of Hope Hospice – Having a team of experts in pain, palliative care, and symptom management, Wings of Hope Hospice is committed to providing quality care to restore comfort and dignity to their clients. They focus on making sure your loved one is well taken care of in their remaining days while offering comfort and quality support.
5. Gentiva Hospice – Gentiva Hospice offers personal care to help their clients live an independent life at home. This includes bathing, dressing, and safely moving about, making sure your loved ones are safe and their daily needs are met. They also offer a wide range of specialized care for Alzheimer’s, post-hospital, and veteran’s care.
6. At Home Health – At Home Health is composed of members from the communities around South Arizona. They pledge to be person-centered, adapting to the needs of their clients by providing personalized care plans; they aim to always include the family and the caregivers in the care process, to ensure the best possible service is delivered. For Home Health Care, Medicare and/or Medicaid will cover the costs for eligible people.
7. Enhabit Home Health – For over 20 years, Enhabit Home Health has been committed to providing patient-centered care for both home health and hospice. Their team of interdisciplinary clinicians also offers post-operative care to help in the recovery of their clients. They also have a frailty program which focuses on understanding a patient’s condition, functional impairments, and activity limitations to determine the need for hospice services and create the best possible plan of care.
8. Amedisys Home Health – Since 1982, Amedisys Home Health has been providing personalized care for their clients. They offer many services including home health care, hospice care, palliative care, hospital level and skilled nursing at home. They are proudly chosen by 3,000 hospitals and 90,000 physicians and are undoubtedly a trusted in-home care leader.
9. Arizona Premier Home Care LLC – Servicing the West Valley, Arizona Premier Home Care LLC provides companionship, hygiene and bathing safety assistance, and even meal preparation and planning, depending on the needs of your loved one. Arizona Premier Home Care accepts AHCCCS and they also specialize in memory care, Alzheimer’s care, as well as respite care.
10. BrightStar Care – Over 20 years ago, Founder and CEO Shelly Sun founded BrightStar Care. Since then, they have been providing exceptional home care and support. Aside from in-home care and medical staffing, they also specialize in memory care and provide skilled nursing services. They follow a “clinically based model of care with full client oversight and comprehensive case management’, ensuring that the highest level of care is provided.
11. Canyon Home Care & Hospice – Canyon Home Care & Hospice lives by its mission to “deliver the best home-based care for our patients; whether it is recovery and rehabilitation after an operation or injury, care focused on chronic disease empowerment, palliative care for those with a terminal illness, hospice care at the end of life or pediatric care for the medically dependent.” They are also Medicare/Medicaid licensed, bonded, and insured.
12. Home Instead – “Comfort and Independence at Home” is Home Instead’s mission for their clients. Depending on the needs, they provide personal care services, hospice support, companionship, and more including in-home care for chronic conditions. They prioritize clients and their families by investing in their staff’s training, technology, and timely surveys to evaluate the quality of their care.
13. All Ways Caring HomeCare – As their name implies, they deliver care in all ways possible, always! They create care plans based on the individualized needs of their clients. With their “Care your Way” program, clients receive the exact level of care and support needed to continue to live independently in familiar surroundings – from short-term visits to 24-hour on-site home care. They also offer infusion services including blood draws per doctor’s orders.
