Dementia Home Care in Chicago and Nearby Suburbs
When memories fade, love and patience matter more than ever.
Living with dementia changes daily routines, communication, and safety needs. At Livewell Home Care, dementia home care is compassionate, personalized, and designed to keep your loved one safe and engaged at home. We align companion care, personal care, and family education so each day feels more predictable and supportive.
Serving Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Glenview, Northbrook, Glencoe, Highland Park, Evanston, Lake Forest, Park Ridge, Chicago, Hinsdale, Western Springs, Riverwoods, Burr Ridge, Long Grove, Deerfield, and surrounding areas.
What Is Dementia Home Care
Alzheimer’s Home Care and In-Home Care for Dementia
- Daily structure
Morning start-up, mealtime routines, quiet time, and evening wind down that reduce anxiety and sundowning. - Meaningful engagement
Music, photo prompts, gentle walks, familiar tasks, and simple games that encourage success. - Personal care
Bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and incontinence care delivered with privacy and patience. - Companion care
Conversation, reassurance, meal preparation, hydration reminders, light housekeeping, and laundry. - Caregiver respite
Scheduled breaks so family caregivers can rest, work, or manage appointments.
Helping Seniors Live Well.
We understand that home care is about trust. That’s why our caregivers are carefully selected, trained, and supported to ensure you receive care from people who are as compassionate as they are skilled.
Types of Dementia We Support
- Alzheimer’s disease
Focus on memory support, cueing, and familiar routines. - Vascular dementia
Emphasis on mobility, safety, and daily structure after strokes or small vessel disease. - Lewy body dementia
Support for fluctuations in attention, visual changes, and sleep issues. - Frontotemporal dementia
Compassionate strategies for behavior or language changes. - Parkinson’s disease dementia
Attention to mobility, medication timing reminders, and fall prevention. - Mixed dementia
Blended strategies that adapt as symptoms evolve.
Safety and Dementia
- Fall risk reduction
Clear pathways, secured rugs, proper lighting, and supported transfers using gait belts when appropriate. - Wandering prevention
Door and routine monitoring, purposeful activities, and safe outing plans. - Medication reminders
Cueing and setup per care plan, with family or home health managing pill organization. - Home setup
Labels, simplified choices, contrasting colors for visibility, and quiet spaces to reduce overstimulation. - Emergency readiness
Contact lists, hospital bags, and communication protocols so families are prepared.
Personal Care for People Living With Dementia
- Bathing with step by step cueing and privacy protection
- Dressing with simple choices and adaptive clothing when helpful
- Grooming and oral care with calm pacing
- Toileting schedules and gentle incontinence care
- Safe transfers bed to chair and chair to toilet
Companion Care for People Living With Dementia
- Conversation, music, and reminiscence that match personal history
- Meal preparation with texture or diet preferences when provided
- Hydration reminders and snack setup
- Light housekeeping, linen changes, and laundry to keep spaces clean and calm
- Organizing mail and appointments with family guidance
- Transportation to appointments and supported outings when appropriate
At Livewell Home Care, we believe home is more than a place — it’s where comfort, familiarity, and independence thrive.
Hourly, Overnight, and 24-Hour Options
- Hourly home care for routines, errands, and respite
- Overnight awake caregivers when nights are challenging
- 24-hour or live-in care for continuous presence. We help you choose the right model based on nighttime needs, mobility, and safety.
When To Consider Dementia Home Care
- Increasing falls or safety concerns at home
- Missed medications or meals
- Changes in behavior, wandering, or nighttime confusion
- Family caregiver burnout or hospital discharge planning
Our Process
- Free in home consultation and safety review
- Personalized plan that aligns with physician or therapy guidance
- Caregiver match based on skills and personality
- Regular updates to family and plan adjustments as needs change
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FAQs: Dementia Home Care
Caregivers complete dementia-specific training that covers calm communication, redirection, cueing, validating emotions, safe transfers, fall prevention, and strategies for sundowning and wandering. Shadow shifts and skills checks confirm competency before independent visits.
We set a predictable routine, reduce overstimulation, use soft lighting, offer calm engagement like music or photo books, support hydration and snacks, and begin wind-down activities earlier. If nights remain difficult, we can add an awake overnight caregiver.
Yes. We use structured daytime activities, purposeful tasks, door awareness, and cueing. We suggest simple home adjustments such as visual cues, motion lighting, and safer walking routes. For high-risk situations, we recommend additional supervision or 24-hour coverage.
Caregivers provide reminders, set up support, and document per the care plan. Families or licensed providers manage pill organization and changes. We observe for side effects and communicate concerns to the family or home health team.
We align activities with history, interests, and current abilities. Examples include music from meaningful years, simple crafts, folding towels, gardening, short walks, and faith practices. Activities are adapted as attention, mobility, or language changes.
You choose the communication rhythm. We share visit notes on meals, hydration, mood, engagement, mobility, and safety. We schedule care plan reviews and coordinate with physicians, home health, therapy, or hospice when involved.
Day 1 includes a safety review and routine setup. Week 1 focuses on trust building, activity trials, and identifying triggers. Week 2 refines schedules, meal patterns, and toileting plans. You receive an update with recommendations and any adjustments to the care plan.