Poway, CA
Home care in Poway
Poway calls itself “the City in the Country,” and it earns the name: ranch homes, horse properties, and hills. For an older adult, that means space and quiet, and also long drives, big yards, and a real wildfire risk.
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
Ranch homes and rural lots
Many Poway homes are single-story ranch houses, which helps with walkers and wheelchairs. The challenges are the lot and the distance. Large yards, long driveways, and roads without sidewalks mean that once your parent stops driving, getting groceries and prescriptions depends on someone else.
Wildfire and evacuation planning
Parts of Poway sit in high fire-risk areas, and the city has been evacuated before, including during the 2007 Witch Creek fire. For someone who doesn’t drive, uses a walker, or has dementia, an evacuation needs a plan made in advance, not in the middle of the night.
- Sign your parent’s phone, and yours, up for AlertSanDiego, the county’s emergency alert system
- Decide who picks your parent up if an evacuation order comes, and have a backup
- Keep a go-bag by the door: medications for a week, a medication list, glasses, hearing aids and chargers, and copies of insurance cards
- Write the plan into the care plan, so the caregiver on shift knows what to do
Coming home from Palomar Medical Center Poway
Palomar Medical Center Poway, on Pomerado Road, is the city’s hospital. Next to it is The Villas at Poway, a skilled nursing facility where many patients go for rehab after a hospital stay. Coming home from rehab is its own transition: your parent may be stronger than when they left the hospital, but not yet ready to be alone all day.
Plan for more hours the first week home from rehab, then taper. See post-surgery and hospital-to-home care.
Getting out
Lake Poway has a paved area near the entrance with benches and water views, which makes for a good outing with a caregiver. For someone who can’t walk far, a drive and lunch can matter just as much. See companion care.
Getting to you
Our office
Penda Senior Home Care2127 Olympic Parkway, Suite 111Chula Vista, CA 91915(858) 380-9599Poway is about 35 to 40 minutes from the office without traffic.
We staff Poway, and the four-hour minimum visit applies here exactly as it does closer to the office.
Care guides for Poway
Care we provide in Poway
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
What happens if there’s an evacuation during a caregiver’s shift?
The caregiver follows the evacuation plan in the care plan and stays in touch with the family and our office. That’s why we write the plan down before it’s needed.
Can you help after my father comes home from The Villas at Poway?
Yes. Call before his discharge date from rehab, so a caregiver is ready for the first days home.
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