Medicare recipients in Texas, please contact our parent company, THE MEDICAL TEAM which provides Medicare Certified Home Health Services as well as Private Duty Services throughout our Texas locations:

• Skilled nursing services
• Home infusion therapies
• Physical, occupational and speech therapies
• Medical social worker services
• Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• Specialty programs: Behavioral home health program, in-home care for Alzheimer’s, diabetes, cardiac care, respiratory care, total joint replacement and wound care
• Hospice, Catastrophic Care, MMP Dual Eligibility

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Our Personal Assistants help you or your ailing loved one manage their health most effectively and safely. Rest assured that you will be provided the best care possible.

Services provided include:

• Bathing
• Dressing
• Exercise
• Grooming
• Routine Hair/Skin Care
• Toileting
• Transfer/Ambulation
• Light Housekeeping
• Laundry
• Meal Prep
• Escort
• Grocery Shopping
• Assistance with self-administered medications

We are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to meet your health care needs.  Rest assured that our Personal Assistants are fully trained and are committed to implementing a plan of care tailored to your needs.  From the comfort of your own home, you will receive services that will help achieve the following goals:

Improve your health and compliance
Avoid costly complications
Reduce medical costs
Support self–management
Save patients and families money
Encourage self–care and less reliance on other medical professionals
Provide an improved quality of life

MED TEAM, INC. has contracts with CIGNA, Molina, Superior and UHC Community Plan as well as the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to provide Primary Home Care, Community Attendant Services and Family Care

For a medically complex child or adult, the transition from hospital to home can be a difficult one. Our mission is to make this process smoother and less overwhelming by assisting with everything from coordinating the discharge process with the hospital case manager to settling in after returning home. No matter your situation, having the right help in place can make a world of difference to you and your family.

Led by a Registered Nurse, our compassionate care professionals provide in-home support for children with disabilities such as spina bifida or cerebral palsy, as well as children with intellectual or developmental delays. These services may include assistance with feeding, transferring and repositioning, bathing or other daily needs.

Our goal as care professionals is to ensure that children with disabilities and special needs are receiving the care they need and the support they deserve. Experienced care professionals are ready to assist with:

• Bath visits
• Feeding
• Transferring/Repositioning
• Dressing
• Grooming
• Oral and personal hygiene
• Toileting
• Reporting conditions and changes to supervisory RN and/or physician

BrightStar Care can also provide pediatric nursing care for more advanced medical needs, as well as administer a wide range of therapies such as speech, physical and autism therapy.

The Meals on Wheels San Antonio Friendly Visitor Program is a volunteer-based program where the goal is to provide companionship and a meaningful friendship to a homebound citizen in Bexar County. Friendly Visitors are matched with a homebound senior based on similar interests, availability, and gender preference. Friendly Visitor volunteers can visit in-person with a homebound senior and do things such as play games, take a walk, or chat over coffee or tea. The volunteer could also call the client every week to chat about how they are doing. This position is great for individuals who have a heart for helping out others and who would love to spend some free time with a person who needs a Friendly Visitor. Too often, seniors who are no longer able to leave their homes can start to feel isolated, lonely and depressed, which may worsen existing health conditions.

Friendly Visitor volunteers help to alleviate concerns by visiting a homebound senior to provide much needed companionship. Just a simple conversation can make all the difference to lonely person.

Volunteers interested in becoming a Friendly Visitor must:

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Pass a criminal and sex offender background check
• Complete a one-hour training/orientation
• Be a little flexible to care recipients' need for quality time
• Be able to relate in a positive and warm manner to older adults

Friendly Visitor volunteers are matched with older adults based on personality and interest, so that a bond can easily be developed. Once paired, volunteers are expected to provide friendship and conversation. In some cases, Friendly Visitors offer minor assistance where appropriate (e.g. walks in the neighborhood, computer assistance, etc.).

For more information about receiving services, or to volunteer, please contact Friendly Volunteer Coordinator, Jillian Huskin by email or call 210-735-5115.

Any Meals on Wheels client who is in need of companionship services, may be suffering from depression, or has experienced the loss of a loved one, may be eligible for service.

Helping patients understand what happens after their physician has diagnosed a life-limiting illness is a standard educational component when consulting families. We educate clients about facts and myths of hospice care so they have a better understanding of the condition and how to deal with it.

Hospice Services Include:

• Aide Services
• Bereavement Counseling
• Medications as Related to Hospice Diagnosis
• Nursing Services
• Physician Services
• Social Worker Support Services
• Spiritual Care Services
• Volunteer Services

Hospice focuses on caring, not curing and in most cases care is provided in the patient's home. Hospice care also is provided in freestanding hospice centers, hospitals, nursing homes, and other long-term care facilities.

The hospice team develops a care plan that meets each patient's individual needs for pain management and symptom control.

Among its major responsibilities, the interdisciplinary hospice team:

• Manages the patient’s pain and symptoms; 
• Assists the patient with the emotional psychosocial and spiritual aspects of dying; 
• Provides needed drugs, medical supplies, and equipment; 
• Coaches the family on how to care for the patient; 
• Delivers special services like speech and physical therapy when needed; 
• Makes short-term inpatient care available when pain or symptoms become too difficult to manage at home, or the caregiver needs respite time; and 
• Provides bereavement care and counseling to surviving family and friends.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul offers tangible assistance to those in need on a person-to-person basis. It is this personalized involvement that makes the work of the Society unique.

Aid may take the form of intervention, consultation, or often through direct dollar or in-kind service.

An essential precept of the Society's work is to provide help while conscientiously maintaining the confidentiality and dignity of those who are served. The Society recognizes that it also must assume a role of advocacy for those who are defenseless or voiceless.

Services Offered: 

• Food Pantry 
• Clothing Services
• Home Visits
• Utility Assistance
• Rental Assistance

Requirements:

• Must reside within parish boundary.
• Drive-Thru Food Distribution

St. Dominic's is holding monthly educational workshops on mental health. The workshops cover various mental health topics and include guest speakers. There is a Q & A discussion afterwards, with a light dinner and beverages served for all.

Workshops are open to the public and are located in the Piper Community Center at St. Dominic Catholic Church.

Free

Providing your loved one a variety of professional and compassionate care in the comfort of their home.

Support Services Provided:

• Medication Reminders
• Dementia Care
• Overseeing Clients
• Socialization & Recreational Activities
• Card Games
• Assist with Correspondence
• Transportation to Appointments
• Grocery Shopping
• Compassionate Bedside Care
• Care at Facilities
• Walking with Client
• Friendly Reminders
• Assist with Exercising

State, Federal and County Programs that will help pay for the above services. However, qualifying may be difficult and there are often limits to what services you can receive. Often you may be required to “Spend Down” or have little to no assets to qualify for these programs.

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A deposit may be required prior to initiation of services and you will be invoiced for all remaining balances on a monthly basis. Check is the preferred method of payment. However, credit card payments are available for your convenience. 

Private Pay, Long Term Care Insurance and the VetAssist Program are the only payer sources we accept. Unfortunately, there is a common misconception that Medicare and/or Commercial Health Insurance will pay for Personal Assistant Services. 

Providing your loved one a variety of professional and compassionate care in the comfort of their home.

Support Services Provided:

• Meal Preparation
• Laundry
• Wash Dishes & Clean Kitchen
• Clean Bathrooms
• Pet Care
• Dust Furniture
• Vacuum/Sweep Floors
• Clean Mirrors
• Change Bed Linen
• Organizing/Minimizing Clutter
• Change Air Filters
• Monitor Food Expiration
• Clean Refrigerator/Oven

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A deposit may be required prior to initiation of services and you will be invoiced for all remaining balances on a monthly basis. Check is the preferred method of payment. However, credit card payments are available for your convenience. 

Private Pay, Long Term Care Insurance and the VetAssist Program are the only payer sources we accept. Unfortunately, there is a common misconception that Medicare and/or Commercial Health Insurance will pay for Personal Assistant Services.

Providing your loved one a variety of professional and compassionate care in the comfort of their home.

Support Services Provided:

• Bathing Assistance
• Transfer Assistance
• Dressing Assistance
• Bed Bound Care
• Feeding Assistance
• Sponge Baths
• Oral Hygiene Assistance
• Shaving
• Toileting Assistance
• Grooming
• Incontinent Care
• Standby Assistance

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A deposit may be required prior to initiation of services and you will be invoiced for all remaining balances on a monthly basis. Check is the preferred method of payment. However, credit card payments are available for your convenience.

Private Pay, Long Term Care Insurance and the VetAssist Program are the only payer sources we accept. Unfortunately, there is a common misconception that Medicare and/or Commercial Health Insurance will pay for Personal Assistant Services.

Texas HCS (TX HCS) is our company that provides HCS services (Home and Community-Based Services) in our Beaumont, Harlingen, McAllen, and San Antonio service regions…offering 3 and 4 person group residences, along with the entire array of available HCS services since 1993 in San Antonio and McAllen, since 2000 in Beaumont, and most recently since 2007 in Harlingen.

We take great pride in the development of each of these companies, each serving many people with great success.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul offers tangible assistance to those in need on a person-to-person basis. This aid may take the form of intervention, consultation, or often through direct dollar or in-kind service. An essential precept of the Society's work is to provide help while conscientiously maintaining the confidentiality and dignity of those who are served. The Society recognizes that it must assume, also, a role of advocacy for those who are defenseless or voiceless. 

Services Offered:

• Food Pantry
• Clothing Services
• Home Visits
• Utility Assistance
• Rental Assistance
• Legal Services

Food Pantry Requirements:

• Must have picture ID
• Should live within parish boundary, please call before to confirm address.
• Food is given once a month to each qualiflying person.

K.I.T (Keeping In Touch) & Homebound Ministry reaches out to our friends that are homebound.

Contact us for more information. 

Hospice Care

The patient’s wishes are a primary concern during hospice care. For some, the ability to manage symptoms at home and reduce hospital visits may be a priority. Others may prioritize reducing the burden on family caregivers or remaining in a family home. The goal of Three Oaks Hospice is to always accommodate the wishes of the patient and family.

Hospice Care at Home

In-home hospice care focuses on caring for patients’ needs in their chosen environment. Often, this is the patient’s home, but it doesn’t have to be. For example, a hospice team can provide care to a patient in the homes of family members, an assisted living facility, or a nursing home.

Individuals with renal disease, neurological diseases, dementia, pulmonary disease, heart disease, AIDS, or cancer may qualify for hospice.

Three Oaks Hospice provides tailored care for individuals with these and other conditions.

New Creation provides support through a network of professionals, trained volunteers, and community resources.

We want you to know that you are not alone. Let us walk with you through life's traumas and transitions and with the help of the Holy Spirit, guide you to the other side toward health, healing, and wholeness.

We offer:

• Counselors and referrals
• Hospital and homebound visitation
• Bereavement and funeral planning assistance
• Pastoral care support groups
• Suicide prevention
• Prayer support

Click here to learn more about these services.

Our Services 4 Levels of Care

Routine Hospice Care
Is the most common level of hospice care. With this type of care, an individual has elected to receive hospice care at their residence, which can include a private residence, assisted living facility, or nursing facility.

General Inpatient Care
Is provided for pain control or other acute symptom management that cannot feasibly be provided in any other setting. General Inpatient Care begins when other efforts to manage symptoms have been ineffective. General Inpatient Care can be provided in a Medicare-certified hospital, hospice inpatient facility, or nursing facility that has a registered nurse available 24 hours a day to provide direct patient care.

Continuous Home Care
Is care provided between 8 and 24 hours a day to manage pain and other acute medical symptoms. Continuous home care services must be predominately nursing care, supplemented with -caregiver and hospice aide services, and are intended to maintain the terminally ill patient at home during a pain or symptom crisis.

Inpatient Respite Care
Is available to provide temporary relief to the patient's primary caregiver. Respite care can be provided in a hospital, hospice facility, or a long-term care facility that has sufficient 24-hour nursing personnel present on all shifts to guarantee that patient's needs are met. Respite care is provided for a maximum of 5 consecutive days.

Click here to learn about eligibility

In the middle of life’s most challenging moments, Abundant Hospice stands as a beacon of comfort and compassion. Our home-based hospice care brings comfort to individuals facing terminal illnesses.

Abundant Hospice dedicates itself to enriching lives through physical support, emotional care, and a steadfast 24/7 support system. Your journey deserves the touch of compassion and the familiarity of home, and that’s precisely what we provide.

Our Services

• Personalized Plan Of Care
  The hospice team or interdisciplinary group (IDG) works closely with both the patient and the family to ensure the creation of a plan of care that best meets the needs of everyone involved—from medical attention to training for caregivers.
• 24-Hour Nursing Availability
  Abundant’s team of licensed experts is available for 24-hour care. When symptoms become too difficult to manage, your loved one can benefit from skilled nursing care around the clock.
• Pain And Symptom Management
  In addition to administering prescribed medication, the team is highly trained to offer various therapeutic means of controlling a patient’s pain level and alleviating symptoms.
• Medication
  Abundant provides medication that are related to your hospice diagnosis.
• Provide All Medical Equipment
  Hospice care also provides all necessary medical equipment to ensure your family member is kept comfortable. This includes oxygen, hospital beds, wheelchairs, bandages, adult diapers, latex gloves, and more.

Hospice is an appropriate course of care for terminally ill patients in the last six months of their lives, at a time when curative treatments are no longer an option.

Hospice caregivers help patients manage their illness and remain as comfortable as possible in their environment. The goal of hospice is symptom management rather than treatment or recovery. Hospice care complements the guidance of a patient’s physician.

Hospice helps ease the burden of families caring for patients during this time.

When is someone ready for Hospice care?

• At the recommendation of their physician
• When diagnosed with a life-limiting illness and when symptoms are no longer responding to a curative treatment
• If you feel that your loved one may qualify for hospice services, please call one of our offices to discuss hospice eligibility and specific health conditions.

Care Locations

Our goal is to provide hospice services in the environment that best meets the needs of the individual patient, caregiver, and other family members. To that end, we provide care in whatever setting our patient calls home:

• Personal Home – When possible and desired, we help our patients remain at home during their terminal illness. Whether care is provided in the patient’s home or a caregiver’s home, our team of professionals and volunteers makes sure that the appropriate equipment and supplies are placed in the residence so that it is as comfortable and well-equipped as possible.                  
• Nursing, Assisted, and Independent Living Facilities – When caring for a patient who resides in a nursing home, an assisted living, or an independent living facility, our hospice team complements the services and skills of the facility staff and works with that staff to care for the patient. In addition, we offer our full spectrum of support services to the patient’s family.

The hospice care team that we bring to our  clients and their families includes:

• Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners
• Social Workers
• Therapists
• Patient’s physician
• Hospice medical director
• Home health aides
• Bereavement counselors
• Chaplains
• Volunteers

Our senior program is designed to enrich the lives of elderly family members through managed problem-solving, in-home counseling, advocacy, and support.

In the home or another residential setting, our services enable older adults to obtain the highest level of independence, comfort, and safety consistent with their capacity and preferences for care — and give their family members peace of mind, no matter the distance or location.

We can also help you navigate other available resources and benefits.

Case Management Services include:

• Needs assessments
• Home visits
• Resource assistance
• Family communication
• Residential relocation
• Medical coordination Service
• Paperwork assistance
• Assessing facilities 
• Caregiver support 

Companions for the Journey is an organization dedicated to serving the home bound, the sick and those grieving. We will bring Holy Communion to the shut-ins as often as you like and pray with the family caretakers.

We offer our friendship by praying with you and for you. If you are grieving over a loved one, take comfort in knowing you are not alone.

We also have a Gathering of those Grieving on the 3rd Thursday of every month. We offer a forum to voice your feelings, topics to cope, and speak with a counselor if you wish. At the request of the family, a priest will visit the sick person and give the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick. 

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul offers tangible assistance to those in need on a person-to-person basis. This aid may take the form of intervention, consultation, or often through direct dollar or in-kind service. An essential precept of the Society's work is to provide help while conscientiously maintaining the confidentiality and dignity of those who are served. The Society recognizes that it must assume, also, a role of advocacy for those who are defenseless or voiceless. 

Services Offered:

• Food Pantry
• Home Visits
• Utility Assistance
• Rental Assistance

Must reside within parish boundary.

Special Care Services can provide daily social interaction or clinical insight into your healthcare right from your own home. Advanced technology can provide early intervention to signs and symptom management while reducing the number of hospitalizations each year. A Care Coordinator will meet with you to create an individualized care plan that is tailored to your needs.

Some of the services include:

• Always in Touch. A complimentary telephone reassurance program that provides companionship to seniors and disabled adults.
• Balance Tracking System. A computerized balance assessment tool that provides an objective, accurate, and reliable fall risk assessment.
• Remote Patient Monitoring. Monitoring and reporting of health vital signs and continuous access to a clinical call center.
• Personal Emergency Response System. Personal Emergency Response – An easy-to-use medical alert system that lets you summon any type of help whenever you need it…any time of day or night.
• 24/7 Virtual Care Agent. Providing around the clock data-based insights and recommendations.
• Senior Living Referral Services. 

To learn more about the services provided, click here.

To get a personal consultation, click here.

Always Best Care's In-Home Care Services are always tailored to your loved one's specific personal and specialized needs. 

Services include:

• 24-Hour Care?
• Bathing, Grooming, and Dressing
• Companionship
• Errands and Transportation
• Escort to Activities
• Hospice Support/ End-of-Life
• Hospital to Home
• Incontinence/Toileting
• Laundry Services
• Light Housekeeping
• Live-In Care
• Meal Preparation
• Medication Reminders
• Mobility
• Nutrition Monitoring
• Overnight Care
• Safety Supervision
• Technology Assistance
• Post-Hospitalization Care
• Rehabilitation
• Transitional Care
• Senior Living Referral Services

To view a full list of all services provided, click here.

Get a personal care consultation here.

Always Best Care Senior Services offers home health care services to help you recover from an injury, surgery, illness, or manage a chronic condition. Home health services can be provided in your home, whether that’s a house, an apartment, a relative’s home, or a senior living community.

Our skilled care experts are certified registered nurses, therapists, and home health aides who are dedicated to making your care plan as thorough and convenient as possible. We assign a dedicated RN supervisor to each client, who is available 24/7 to support your needs, along with your personal team of nurses, therapists and caregiving professionals.

Services include:

• Assessment & Management of Care
• Catheter Care & Maintenance
• Chest Tube Management
• Chronic Illness Management
• Diabetic Care & Management
• Epidural Medi-Ports
• Injections
• Medication Teaching & Management
• Ostomy/Colostomy Care
• Pain Management
• Patient/Caregiver Education
• Senior Living Referral Services

To view a list of all services provided, click here.

To get a personal care consultation, click here.

At VITAS we care for patients with an interdisciplinary team comprising a nurse, physician, aide, social worker, and chaplain. Other clinical professionals, from a music therapist to a trained volunteer, may work with the team to help meet the emotional and spiritual needs of the patient and their family. Our teams design personalized care plans to ensure comfort, dignity, and quality of life.

Most of the time, hospice care is brought to the patient at home, since home is where most seriously ill people want to be: in familiar surroundings with familiar routines and familiar faces.

Considering the end of life is not easy, whether you are planning for the future or coping with a serious illness right now. VITAS provides compassionate hospice care to patients with a life-limiting illness, and our palliative care team focuses on symptom management, pain relief, and quality-of-life issues for patients facing chronic, complex, or serious illnesses. Explore a range of supportive, VITAS-provided resources in more detail.

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The Society of St. Vincent de Paul offers tangible assistance to those in need on a person-to-person basis. This aid may take the form of intervention, consultation, or often through direct dollar or in-kind service. An essential precept of the Society's work is to provide help while conscientiously maintaining the confidentiality and dignity of those who are served. The Society recognizes that it must assume, also, a role of advocacy for those who are defenseless or voiceless. 

Services Offered:

• Food Pantry
• Clothing Services
• Home Visits
• Utility Assistance
• Medical Services
• School Supplies
• Thanksgiving Meals 
• Advent Angel Tree

Requirements:

• Must reside within parish boundary
• Valid ID
• Proof of residency (i.e. utility bill)
• Curbside pickup