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Why Choose In Home Care

Aging in Place – At Home

Home care allows you to continue to live in your home and continue your regular daily lives without interruption. Though there may come a time when Home Health is needed or a transition to personal care/assisted living, or even skilled nursing (nursing home) YNC can help you navigate those options while providing services to help you transition with grace and dignity.

Home Care vs Home Health Care: What’s The Difference?

The words home care and home health are used synonymously but they are 2 different things:

Home care in Pennsylvania offers non-medical support, while home health offers medical services. 

Home Care
  • Includes personal care, companionship, meal preparation, and light housekeeping
  • Helps with daily activities like dressing, feeding, and bathing
  • Does not need to be prescribed by a doctor
  • Can possibly be covered by long term care insurance or Veterans Association Benefits and are mostly private/self-pay
Home Health
  • Includes skilled nursing, physical and occupational therapy, speech therapy, and medical social workers
  • Is prescribed by a doctor
  • Is sometimes called skilled home health or medical home health
  • Is covered by insurance
  • Is provided by licensed professionals
adult daughter and her senior mother smiling

Is Home Care Better than Assisted Living?

Truthfully, that answer depends on your needs. In-home care provides you with almost the same support as a personal care home and is less of a financial burden. Home care also allows you to stay in your home with the freedom of your daily routine(s) with true 1:1 support. Personal care homes offer 24/7 support, ADL/IADL support, maintenance free living, meals, medication administration, activities and transportation services. Assisted Living (in PA) is a higher level of personal care is a set down from full skilled nursing. These settings are usually staff based on care needs so 1 aide could have 6-10 people and 1 nurse 10-15. 

Though both settings can stand alone, those attached Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) are ideal as they have a full array of other services that allow for more support if or when the time arises. 

What Our In Home Care Clients Have to Say About Us

“Having a companion for the past 3 ½ years from YNC has made my life happier and fuller. I started the service after the death of my husband and before the complications of the lockdown began. My companion helped me through this difficult emotional time, sensitive to my needs throughout this period, and brightened my days.”
Joanne
Client
“Your Neighborhood Connection has been my caregiver/companion for the past 2 + years. I have found them to be efficient and caring even through the pandemic. They have been willing to work with my schedule which is a difficult task. I have found that the caregivers I have had are of top quality, hardworking and caring. I tell everyone how fortunate I’ve been to have been associated with this organization.”
Marlene
Client
“No problems; very happy. I wouldn’t change anything. Wouldn’t go with anyone else’s services.”
Hal
Client
“It is nice to have a reliable friendly service to help out my mom with daily task – shopping, errand etc.”
Lauren
Daughter of client
“The YNC caregivers have all been great. They arrive on time and always have an upbeat attitude. They are wonderful with my wife.”
Joe
Spouse of client
“I appreciate the services of the girls – they did a fine job with everything I asked them to do – i.e. light cleaning, washing and linen changes. The girls were very personable and were ok with everything I asked them to do.”
Jan
Previous client
“My Home helper is particularly great at meeting my needs, she and I have bonded as friends with mutual interest.”
Barbara
Client
“I would recommend YNC for In-Home care services. For me their caregivers have been considerate, aware of my needs and on-time. Likewise, the YNC office staff has always assisted me in dealing with difficult issues, especially scheduling.”
Vivian
Client
“Kathy goes above and beyond!”
Floy
Client
“We are using Your Neighborhood Connection for my mother. My mom loves her caregiver. She does light cleaning, waters plants and other chores mom wants done. She also spends time with her watching her game shows and talking. We could not be more pleased.”
Sue
Client's daughter
“The Your Neighborhood Connection caregivers are responsive. I love that my Mom does not have to sign a timesheet. She would not understand that request.”
Gloria
Client's Daughter
Thank you for all your help and for hiring such thoughtful, hardworking people to help my parents.
Daughter of client
Moravian Manor Communities resident
The in-home service provided by Your Neighborhood Connection has been invaluable. The caretakers have shown tremendous concern and support for my father’s needs. The assistance with his personal hygiene, meal preparation and light housekeeping has allowed him to maintain living independently in his residence. He looks forward to seeing his caretakers, enjoys the social interaction with them and is thankful and appreciative of all of their efforts.
Lititz resident
Client’s Son
“I am greatly appreciative of what the YNC Care Companions do for me. I have been satisfied with all of the services they provide. Some days I require a little assistance, other days a little more. I would recommend Your Neighborhood Connection to anyone who requires in-home assistance.”
Spouse of client
Moravian Manor Communities resident
My caregiver who I consider a friend, has been my companion since last fall shortly before my husband past away. She has been with me through that, and now the pandemic. She is my bright twice a week in otherwise a very difficult time.
Joanne
Client
“A special tribute and thank you to you who shared your companionship and caregiving to my mother. I am so appreciative of your love, your compassion, your kindness, and your consideration of her dignity, during the many hours that you sat with her. She loved you each, though she could not see you, for your tender touch, your kind words, and your soothing voices. Certainly the love of God was in your hands, and, for that, and so much more, she was so very grateful, as was I. You are each a most special person.”
Ruth Anne
Client's Daughter