Carmel Valley, San Diego
Home care in Carmel Valley
Many older adults in Carmel Valley live with their adult children, often after moving from another city or country to be near grandchildren. Home care there is often about the hours when everyone else is at work or school.
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
When your parent lives with you
A parent who moves in with a working family can spend eight or ten hours a day alone in a quiet house. That’s when falls go unnoticed, lunch gets skipped, and loneliness sets in, especially for someone who doesn’t drive and doesn’t know the area.
A daytime caregiver covers those hours: lunch, a walk, a ride to an appointment, and company. You come home to a parent who has eaten, moved around, and talked to someone. See companion care and personal care.
Carmel Valley homes
Carmel Valley was built mostly from the late 1980s on, as planned neighborhoods with homeowners’ associations. Many homes are two stories with bedrooms upstairs. If your parent lives with you, a downstairs bedroom and a bathroom with a walk-in shower make a big difference. If there isn’t one, bathing is usually the first task families hand to a caregiver.
Nearby hospitals and activities
- Hospitals: Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, UC San Diego Health’s Jacobs Medical Center, and Scripps Green Hospital are all 10 to 15 minutes away.
- Carmel Valley Recreation Center: a City of San Diego recreation center. The city’s “Age Well” program lists activities for older adults at recreation centers across San Diego.
- Carmel Valley Library: a San Diego Public Library branch, with large-print books and a quiet place for a caregiver outing.
Traffic and scheduling
Carmel Valley sits near where I-5 and I-805 merge, one of the slowest stretches of freeway in the county at rush hour. Morning shifts that start after the peak, or long shifts that start before it, are the easiest to keep on time.
Our office
Penda Senior Home Care2127 Olympic Parkway, Suite 111Chula Vista, CA 91915(858) 380-9599Carmel Valley is about 30 to 35 minutes from the office without traffic.
We staff Carmel Valley, and the minimum visit is four hours, the same as everywhere else we work.
Care we provide in Carmel Valley
Personal Care
Help with bathing, dressing, toileting, and getting in and out of bed or a chair, with an eye on fall risk.
Companion Care
Regular visits for conversation, walks, and outings, plus a daily check that things are all right at home.
Homemaking & Home Helper
Light housekeeping, laundry, cooking, groceries, errands, and rides to appointments.
Respite Care
A caregiver takes over for a few hours, a night, or a week so the family member who usually helps can rest.
24-Hour & Live-In Care
Caregivers in shifts around the clock, or one live-in caregiver, for someone who can’t safely be alone.
Post-Surgery & Hospital-to-Home Care
Help in the first days and weeks home from the hospital, when falls and readmissions are most likely.
Dementia & Alzheimer’s Care
Care built around routine and calm redirection for someone living with Alzheimer’s or another dementia.
Common questions
My mother speaks limited English. Can you match her with a caregiver who speaks her language?
Tell us her language during the consultation. Language is part of how we match caregivers, and we’ll tell you honestly what we can offer.
Can the caregiver work only while we’re at work?
Yes. Daytime shifts built around a family’s work schedule are common. The care plan lists what the caregiver does during those hours.
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