Home Care in Munhall, PA
Superior Home Care provides non-medical home care in Munhall, PA, for older adults and adults with disabilities, and for the families who look after them. Our caregivers help with companionship, homemaking, personal care and dementia care, all in the home your loved one already knows. We bring in-home care to Munhall, PA, from our office at 500 N. Lewis Run Road in neighboring West Mifflin, and every plan is built around the person getting the care, their routines and the help they actually want.
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Home Care Services in Munhall
Every plan starts with a visit in your home, and it can cover one task or a mix of several. Senior home care in Munhall can be a few hours a week, part-time, full-time or 24-hour care, and the plan changes right along with your loved one.
Companionship and Homemaking
A caregiver can keep your loved one good company, go along on outings and errands, and help them get to medical appointments. Around the house, they take care of light housekeeping and laundry, plan and cook meals, do the shopping and help sort the mail and bills. Our companionship, homemaking and personal care services can include all of that or just the one task you need.
Personal Care
Caregivers give hands-on help with bathing, dressing, grooming and toileting, always in a discreet and respectful way. They also help with safe transfers to and from the tub and toilet, which helps prevent falls and injuries in the bathroom.
Dementia and Mobility Care
Caregivers who complete our dementia and Alzheimer's training program keep the day calm with steady routines, memory games and music, and they watch closely for falls and wandering. People living with a stroke, Parkinson's, MS or a spinal cord injury get help from caregivers who finished 25 hours of specialized mobility training, passed a hands-on skills test and recertify every year.
Special Needs, Veterans and Respite Care
Adults living with intellectual or developmental disabilities get support designed for as much independence as possible through our special needs care program. Munhall is home to 317 veterans who are 65 or older. That's a lot of neighbors who served, and we provide VA Aide and Attendant services as part of our in-home care for veterans and their families. Respite care gives family caregivers a real break, with companion, homemaking and personal care in blocks of 12 or 24 hours.
Why Munhall Families Choose Superior Home Care
Superior is local, family-owned and family-managed. Co-founders Kim and Frank Scalise are the agency's sole owners, and they run it day to day with a leadership team they chose carefully. They've been helping families in the greater Pittsburgh area stay at home for more than 20 years, and you can read how Kim and Frank started Superior and the values behind our care whenever you'd like.
Every caregiver goes through a careful screening before they're hired. Then they complete two weeks of training when they start, plus more training every single year after that. The agency and all of our caregivers are fully insured and bonded.
Our on-call support runs around the clock, seven days a week, and our own staff manage it, so a late-night question still reaches someone from our team. The Family Portal lets you see schedules, caregiver assignments and completed care logs from wherever you are.
An independent firm, Activated Insights, surveys our clients and employees every month. For four years in a row, we've earned all three of its top honors, Provider of Choice, Employer of Choice and Leader in Home Care, which places us in the top 15% of home care agencies nationally.
Help at Home for Munhall's Longtime Residents
More than four in ten Munhall homes were built in 1939 or earlier, and nearly eight in ten went up before 1960. That usually means steep front steps, narrow staircases and a bathroom up on the second floor.
Nearly half of Munhall residents 65 and older live alone, about 995 people, and most of them are women. Plenty of moms and grandmothers are handling those stairs, the groceries and the laundry by themselves.
Our caregivers help with the parts of the day an older house makes harder. They help with bathing and safe transfers, keep the home safe and tidy to help prevent falls, take care of light housekeeping and stop in to see how your loved one is doing. Sons and daughters who live out of town can lean on our care coordination for families managing a loved one's care from a distance, which keeps appointments, care plans and check-ins working smoothly.
Coming Home to Munhall After a Hospital Stay
Close to half of Munhall residents 65 and older live with a disability, and past age 75 it's a little more than half. For a lot of families, a hospital stay ends with a loved one who needs more help at home than they did before.
The first days home from UPMC McKeesport on Fifth Avenue or from Jefferson Hospital in Jefferson Hills are when a little extra help counts the most. Our care coordination covers that move home. Basic coordination comes with every client's care at no cost, and our fee-based levels add in-person hospital and nursing facility check-ins, someone to go along to medical appointments and help with the move from hospital or rehab back home.
We also provide hospital-to-home transitional care for qualifying Highmark Health Plan coverage. A caregiver can be there as your loved one settles back in, with a meal on the table and a steady hand for bathing, dressing and getting around the house.
Senior Resources in Munhall
Munhall has good support for older adults right in town. LifeSpan, a non-profit, runs two senior centers in the borough and offers housing for older adults with lower incomes at Heritage Court and Vantage Court.
The Carnegie Library of Homestead at 510 East 10th Avenue sits right here in Munhall, and it runs programs seven days a week, including programs for seniors.
For help beyond the borough, Munhall points residents to the Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging's SeniorLine. SeniorLine Care Managers answer questions and help with applications for older adult services on weekdays from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, and the county's Caregiver Support Program helps Pennsylvania residents 18 and older who care for a loved one.
Our companionship care includes trips out into the community. A caregiver can go along to the senior center, a library program or lunch with an old friend, so your loved one stays connected to the people and places they enjoy.
Paying for Home Care in Munhall
Medicaid home care in Munhall is available through the PA Medicaid Waiver programs we're contracted with, including Attendant Care (Act 150) and ODP. We also work with the Community Health Choices plans through UPMC, AmeriHealth Caritas and PA Health & Wellness.
Beyond Medicaid, we provide VA Aide and Attendant services, work with various long-term care insurance plans and care for families who pay privately. Private pay lets you choose whatever care and support you'd like, and you can add private hours on top of what a program or insurance carrier already covers.
The county's SeniorLine is the place to start for families who aren't sure what they qualify for. An intake worker comes to your home, looks at your loved one's care needs and checks whether they're eligible for help paying for care, including the Waiver programs. Each program has its own process, and we help families figure out what that process is and guide them through it, one step at a time.
Getting Started with Home Care in Munhall
Getting started takes four easy steps. First, you get in touch with us, and we schedule a visit within 24 hours. During that in-home visit, we take the time to get to know your loved one's needs. Next, we carefully match them with a caregiver who suits them and create a personalized care plan. Then care begins, often within the first week of your first contact.
You'll meet your caregiver before care starts, and if the match doesn't feel right, we'll arrange for you to meet someone else. The short form on our Get Started page brings you information, pricing and a reply from a caring member of our office staff, so take your time and Let's Get Started whenever you're ready.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Home Care in Munhall
Does Superior Home Care serve Munhall?
Yes. Munhall is part of our Allegheny County service area, one of the six southwestern Pennsylvania counties we serve. Our office at 500 N. Lewis Run Road, Suite 214, is in neighboring West Mifflin.
How soon can home care start in Munhall?
We schedule an in-home visit within 24 hours of hearing from you. Care often begins within the first week of your first contact.
How much does home care cost?
Companion, homemaking and personal care generally run $28.75 to $35.75 an hour. Your final rate is set after the in-home assessment, based on your loved one's care needs, and rates are adjusted once a year for cost of living.
Is there a minimum visit length?
Steady, longer shifts let us keep the same reliable caregiver with your loved one, so we usually schedule shifts of at least three hours. Shorter shifts can sometimes be arranged at a premium rate.
Does Medicaid pay for home care in Munhall?
It can. We accept the PA Medicaid Waiver programs, Attendant Care (Act 150) and ODP, along with the Community Health Choices plans through UPMC, AmeriHealth Caritas and PA Health & Wellness. Allegheny County's SeniorLine Care Managers help with assessments and applications on weekdays from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Can a caregiver take my parent to appointments or around town?
Yes. Companionship covers outings, errands, shopping and medical appointments. Driving your loved one is approved case by case, the caregiver must pass our driver's certification training, and mileage is charged on top of the hourly rate.
Are your caregivers trained in dementia care?
Yes. Our Dementia and Alzheimer's Care Specialists complete our own specialized dementia training program. Our Mobility Certified caregivers also complete 25 hours of specialized training and recertify their skills every year.
