SYNERGY HomeCare
2024-08-14T01:58:34.127Z
My sister and I live across the country from my elderly father, who insists on living at home alone rather than in assisted living and is severely disabled from advanced Parkinson's disease. Before Synergy rescued us, I would worry all the time and my dad was not taking care of himself at all.After my dad got out of the hospital recently (where he ended up after neighbors discovered him after he fell in the yard and couldn't get up and was lying on the ground overnight), he refused to go to rehab and still insisted on going home. He has refused home care for years and again refused upon discharge. Nevertheless, we tried to arrange it. Synergy came recommended by a local, amazing expert who has worked with the elderly for decades. Janelle Wong of Synergy came to do an evaluation and was compassionate and directive in explaining how we could get things set up for home care, like getting old broken laundry machines replaced.Janelle arranged things quickly so we had our first visit set up within a couple weeks. I was really nervous about how my dad would react, but our caregiver was so good at her job and immediately built up a rapport with my typically uncooperative dad---I was amazed. Even though we had a couple visits after that where my dad refused care, our caregiver handled the situation really well and gave my dad his space when he needed it.Now it's been a few weeks that everything has gone smoothly and my dad is in better shape than ever and in good spirits and I am so much less stressed about how he is doing. I know he is in good hands; our caregiver is so kind-hearted, experienced and intuitive about how to work with my dad. Communication with Synergy and the caregiver is excellent, and we are easily able to consult about buying groceries as needed and other situations that come up. I am so grateful to Synergy, Janelle, and our caregiver!