{"id":59,"date":"2022-06-17T18:25:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T18:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flhomecare.wpengine.com\/microsite-template\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2025-08-15T15:14:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T15:14:08","slug":"care-services-homemaker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-southbury\/services\/care-services-homemaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Care Services: Homemaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block-hero-area hero block-full-width bg-lightsteel font-white  pull-down-image has-content-blocks\" id=\"block_fcd7af0df440a772e6d1b30faff2cfc4\" style=\"\">\r\n          <div class=\"row block-hero-area-row flex-column-reverse flex-md-row\"><div class=\"col col-12 col-hero-content col-md-6 col-xl-7\"><h1 class=\"hero-h1\">Care Services: Homemaker<\/h1><div class=\"hero-blocks has-black-color\"><div class=\"hero-block hero-block-buttons bg-gray border-area\"><p class=\"hero-buttons text-center mb-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-southbury\/pricing\/\" class=\"btn\" target=\"_self\">Request Pricing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-southbury\/careers\/\" class=\"btn\" target=\"_self\">Career Opportunities<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col col-12 col-md-6 col-xl-5 col-hero-image\">\r\n              <div class=\"hero-image mobile-sizing-cover mobile-align-left\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-southbury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2023\/01\/personal-services-970x842.jpg\" class=\"border-20 image-id-561\" alt=\"FirstLight Personal Services\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/div>\r\n              <\/div><\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"services-headline scrollmagic-fx fade-from-bottom has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FirstLight Home Care delivers professional and dependable homemaker and companion care services to assist with basic activities of daily living.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We deliver quality companion and homemaker services designed to give your family member the dignity and comfort he or she deserves. We understand how important your loved ones are. That\u2019s why at FirstLight, we do more.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"block-icon-rows w-1100 center-svg-mobile \" id=\"block_227d0dc18c41ac62b4d05449846d26e7\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col col-12 col-md-3 col-lg-2 col-icon-row-image scrollmagic-fx fade-from-left slower\"><span class=\"svg-circle d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center fill-white bg-orange align-\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-southbury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/BathingHygeine.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bathing Hygeine\" style=\"width: 100px; height: 100px;\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"col col-12 col-md-9 col-lg-10 col-icon-row-content\"><p class=\"h5 icon-row-title scrollmagic-fx fade-from-right\">Bathing and Personal Hygiene<\/p><p class=\"icon-row-content scrollmagic-fx fade-from-right slow\">Good personal hygiene is important to overall health and well-being. Our homemaker services assist adults with bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene and more while preserving their dignity.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col col-12 col-md-3 col-lg-2 col-icon-row-image scrollmagic-fx fade-from-left slower\"><span class=\"svg-circle d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center fill-white bg-green align-\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-southbury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WalkingMobility.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Walking Mobility\" style=\"width: 100px; height: 100px;\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"col col-12 col-md-9 col-lg-10 col-icon-row-content\"><p class=\"h5 icon-row-title scrollmagic-fx fade-from-right\">Walking and Mobility<\/p><p class=\"icon-row-content scrollmagic-fx fade-from-right slow\">Many older adults can benefit from regular movement. FirstLight&#8217;s team helps with walking and mobility while carefully considering each client\u2019s capacity to walk, climb stairs or other routine movement capabilities.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col col-12 col-md-3 col-lg-2 col-icon-row-image scrollmagic-fx fade-from-left slower\"><span class=\"svg-circle d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center fill-white bg-chartreuse align-\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-southbury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TransferPosture.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Transfer Posture\" style=\"width: 100px; height: 100px;\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"col col-12 col-md-9 col-lg-10 col-icon-row-content\"><p class=\"h5 icon-row-title scrollmagic-fx fade-from-right\">Transfer and Posture<\/p><p class=\"icon-row-content scrollmagic-fx fade-from-right slow\">Our homemaker services focus on making sure clients maintain proper posture while sitting to eat, read or watch television. This type of help also assists adults with getting in and out of bed, a chair or a vehicle.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col col-12 col-md-3 col-lg-2 col-icon-row-image scrollmagic-fx fade-from-left slower\"><span class=\"svg-circle d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center fill-white bg-lightblue align-\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-southbury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ContinenceToiletingCare.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Continence Toileting Care\" style=\"width: 100px; height: 100px;\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"col col-12 col-md-9 col-lg-10 col-icon-row-content\"><p class=\"h5 icon-row-title scrollmagic-fx fade-from-right\">Continence and Toileting<\/p><p class=\"icon-row-content scrollmagic-fx fade-from-right slow\">It&#8217;s common for people to have difficulties using the toilet as they get older. We assist in handling incontinence and toileting issues and understand how important this is for one\u2019s comfort, self-esteem and social life.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col col-12 col-md-3 col-lg-2 col-icon-row-image scrollmagic-fx fade-from-left slower\"><span class=\"svg-circle d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center fill-white bg-yellow align-\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-southbury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/EatingAssistance.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Eating Assistance\" style=\"width: 100px; height: 100px;\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"col col-12 col-md-9 col-lg-10 col-icon-row-content\"><p class=\"h5 icon-row-title scrollmagic-fx fade-from-right\">Eating Assistance<\/p><p class=\"icon-row-content scrollmagic-fx fade-from-right slow\">FirstLight helps with basic eating and drinking functions while also ensuring mealtimes are safe and comfortable.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-full-width-content block-full-width bg-steel font-white scrollmagic-fx fade-from-bottom overflow-column\" id=\"block_559c243b49ede7cb8e020cee03677f1a\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading h1\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">We Do <strong>More<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"weight-semibold has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Judy lives in assisted living but needs help with daily activities. The support FirstLight provides helps preserve her dignity and comfort with as much freedom as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"block-cta-button scrollmagic-fx fade-from-bottom slow \" id=\"block_66e8153f53125656c2fd3edaa9e70a39\">\r\n          <p class=\"text-full\">\r\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-southbury\/contact-us\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary size-normal \" target=\"_self\">Contact Us<\/a>\r\n          <\/p>\r\n          <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"block-image-interactive-dots \" id=\"block_8421003af367d98b4db8346b76881e9b\"><div class=\"interactive-image hero-image scrollmagic-fx fade-from-right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-southbury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2023\/01\/judy-assisted-living.jpg\" class=\"border-20 border-0-mobile\" alt=\"Judy lives in assisted living\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-southbury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2023\/01\/judy-assisted-living.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-southbury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2023\/01\/judy-assisted-living-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-southbury\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2023\/01\/judy-assisted-living-768x640.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><div class=\"dot\" style=\"top: 42%; 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Companion care services focus on things such as daily household tasks, errands, transportation and social companionship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n              <\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FirstLight Home Care delivers professional and dependable homemaker and companion care services to assist with basic activities of daily living. We deliver quality companion and homemaker services designed to give your family member the dignity and comfort he or she deserves. We understand how important your loved ones are. 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