Dementia care in Chula Vista
Dementia care at home in Chula Vista
Chula Vista has more support for memory loss than most of the county: an adult day program, an all-inclusive care program, and a senior center. Home care fills the hours those don’t cover, and holds the routine together.
Licensing and caregiver screening
Licensed Home Care OrganizationCDSS license #374700397
Caregivers on the state registryLive Scan fingerprint check (CA DOJ and FBI) and TB test
Owned by a registered nurseMildred Kiminyei, RN
Adult day programs, PACE, and where home care fits
Two local programs are worth understanding before you hire anyone.
- Glenner Alzheimer’s Family Centers runs an adult day program in Chula Vista: a supervised day out of the house, with activities built for people with dementia, and a break for whoever is doing the caring at home.
- St. Paul’s PACE serves people 55 and older who qualify for nursing-home-level care and want to stay home. It bundles medical care, a day center, and transportation under one program, through Medicare and Medi-Cal.
Neither covers evenings, weekends, or the getting-ready part of the morning. That is usually where we start: a caregiver to wash and dress your mother and have her ready when the van comes, and to be there when she gets home tired and less able to manage than she was at lunchtime.
Two-story homes east of I-805
In Otay Ranch, Rancho del Rey, and Eastlake, the bedrooms are upstairs. With dementia, stairs get dangerous in a specific way: the person still climbs confidently but stops checking the last step, and at night, half-awake, they may not register the stairs at all.
If the house has a downstairs room, moving the bedroom down is usually the single best change. If it doesn’t, a gate at the top of the stairs at night, a light on the landing, and a caregiver present for the evening and early-morning trips are what keep people out of hospital.
When Spanish or Tagalog comes back
As dementia progresses, people often lose their second language and return to the one they grew up speaking. A parent who spoke English for fifty years may start answering only in Spanish or Tagalog, and may stop understanding instructions in English, especially when tired or upset. This surprises families and gets misread as the disease suddenly worsening.
It is a good reason to match on language early rather than after it happens. Tell us what your parent spoke as a child, not only what they speak now.
Nights, wandering, and leaving the house
Wandering usually starts with purpose: going to work, collecting a child, going home to a house they left decades ago. Arguing rarely helps. Distraction and a change of scene usually do.
Practical steps: locks above eye level, a chime on doors to the garage and the yard, an ID bracelet, and a current photo on your phone. Alzheimer’s San Diego runs a free helpline and family classes on exactly this, and it is worth calling them before there is an emergency, not during one.
Common questions
My mother goes to a day program three days a week. Can you cover the other two?
Yes, and that’s a common arrangement. The care plan matches the program’s routine, so the days look similar to her: same waking time, same lunch, same afternoon rhythm. Consistency matters more with dementia than with almost any other condition.
Is PACE the same thing as home care?
No. PACE is a full care program, including doctors and a day center, for people who qualify for nursing-home-level care. We are a private non-medical agency: caregivers in the home, on the schedule you choose, with no eligibility test.
Request a free in-home consultation
Tell us what’s going on and we’ll call you back to talk it through and set up a visit at the home. The consultation is free.
If it’s urgent, call instead of using the form.
- (858) 380-9599
- love@pendaseniorhomecare.com
- Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Care available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week