Our family has had a wealth of experience with senior home care companies over the years. We've…read morecome to expect "adequate" as the best we could hope for. The majority of care was done by family with the caregivers providing little more than babysitting services. Our mother experienced a debilitating fall and later a stroke. It was clear that she needed 7x24 professional care but we wanted to keep her safe in her home. We called TheKey and they showed up in force. Within hours, a representative came to assess our needs. An experienced and absolutely wonderful caregiver arrived only a couple hours later. The office staff is available 24hrs/day. Every staffing or care request we've made has been immediately and professionally fulfilled. The caregivers arrive ON TIME, EVERY TIME. No call-offs, no excuses, no drama. They treat our mom and her home with respect. I can't say enough good about the caregivers that we've had. They are professional, caring, patient and extremely well trained.

Absolutely Inspired by the staff of HCA..truly compassionate company & I'm very blessed at this…read moretime in my life.

My husband and I enlisted the services of Assisting Hands nearly two years ago when we were in town…read morevisiting my mother and father for a party. Although we are only 3 hours away, we realized during that visit, three hours was way too far to effectively take care of Mom and Dad. Mom has always taken care of everything for Dad. My father has Parkinson's disease. It wasn't until this last visit that my husband and I could clearly see just how badly an extra set of hands was needed for my father's care. We interviewed three Home Health Agencies and without a shadow of a doubt, the entire family chose Assisting Hands. Not only were they competitive from a price standpoint, they were one of the few companies with the credentials we were looking for. We even met the caregivers who would be working with mom and dad before we had to leave to head home! I talk to Linda (Mom and Dad's Caregiver) nearly every night and she feels like a member of our family. I haven't seen Mom and Dad this happy in a very long time. Linda, Mom and Dad, go on outings, the house looks great, mom and dad are well taken care of and my husband and I are actually sleeping at night without worry! I love Assisting Hands and we have sent everyone we know struggling with similar situations to Assisting Hands!

I can't thank Assisting Hands and their staff enough for stepping in to care for my parents when my…read morewife and I relocated out of state. We had the biggest decision of our lives, accept a job that would be an unbelievable opportunity for my wife, the kids and I, or turn down the opportunity to stay in Ohio with Mom and Dad. My parents were excited for us and the new possibilities our my career decision could give my family, but they were in denial about how much care my wife and I were providing by living a block away. Dad suffered a stroke in 2010 and his physical condition had really limited the things he could do. Mom never had a driver's license so my wife took them everywhere during the day and in the evenings, I was responsible for transportation. We never minded caring for them; it became second nature for all of us. I saw a commercial for Assisting Hands Home Care and it felt like the commercial and their services were reaching straight out to us! It was as through the stars were aligned and I was meant to see that on TV. It was on a Saturday but I called the number. I couldn't believe, I actually got a live person who had the ability to come out within a few hours of the call and coordinate a complete plan with all of us. The owner even called me herself later that evening and we talked for almost an hour. We had two weeks to get into temporary housing for my new job yet we had everything figured out within 24 hours. Mom and dad were somewhat resistant but after meeting their caregiver, it was like this was just the way things were meant to be. Although we are further away, wither my wife or myself manages to come up one weekend a month to stay with my parents. They look better than when we were taking care of most of their needs. Although we didn't know it at the time, I think the stress and large responsibility weighed on all of us when it was my wife and I as the sole care takers and in turn, my parents had so much guilt but knew deep down then needed us. Assisting Hands has given us all peace of mind and comfort in their services! I love the company, love what they do and would recommend their services to anyone who needs the help!

I have to write this because each time I have contact with the Lewis Center OhioHealth Home Medical…read moreEquipment office; everyone I have come in contact with there from the front desk to the Respiratory Therapists and even on the phone with reordering have been extremely helpful. They have been prompt with getting my order of CPAP supplies to me and have been able to answer any of my questions on the phone when needed. One Person in particular went above and beyond by actually going back to the warehouse to make sure they had a particular item in stock (only had one) and brought it up front to pack it! Now that is customer service! Thank You!

I went to the emergency room for severe vertigo. They took blood and said I was dehydrated and…read moreadmitted me but never gave me fluids.

Very concerned about injury great service , took the time to ask all questions and concerns.read more

My PT is punctual. Has a great personality and is confident in her instructions. She knows just…read morehow far to take me in exercises and when to stop. We have great conversation during my exercises, which makes the time pass quickly. She leaves me detailed written instructions of what I am to work on in her absence, bonus exercises to do, should I feel that I can do more. Her attitude makes me want to accomplish more. She is very encouraging. I look forward to her visits.

When my 84-year-old mother got out of the hospital after having pneumonia, she was extremely weak…read moreand bed-ridden. My adult brother and sisters hoped that we could take care of her on our own until she recovered. We soon realized that although one of us could be with her most of the time, we needed some help, not really medical help because she had visiting nurses and a visiting physician. We need a caring person who could help her get to the bedside commode, keep her hydrated and just try to make her feel better. Our wonderful sister-in-law took it upon herself to try to find caregivers that would care for our mother like us. She scoured the yellow pages and called Granny Nannies. After speaking to the owner, Heidi, she was so impressed that we set up a meeting with an aide for the very next day. We all met Paula, a retired RN, and liked her immediately. She started the next day, sitting by our mother's bedside, helping to make her more comfortable and coaxing her to eat and drink. Then, several days later, we needed help overnight because our mother was very restless and needed someone to be right there with her during the night. Although some of us were coming in from out of town and my siblings who lived there were often spending the night, we were simply not equipped to provide care during the night and then try to work during the day. So, Angelina came to be with our mother so we could sleep. After several weeks, we moved my mother to my sister's house nearby so my sister was there during the night if my mother needed her, although the aide was right there with her. My mother was slowly getting weaker and needed constant attention because she was unable to do anything for herself. Finally, we needed a third aide to be there from 3pm until 10pm to have coverage the full 24-hours a day. So, we called Heidi again and\, like before, she sent another lovely young lady to meet us. Sara began the next day and we were her first clients with Granny Nannies. She was so wonderful with our mother, sat with her and watched the old movies that our mother loved (but couldn't really see or hear too well), helped do everything she could to try to make her more comfortable. She looked up smoothie recipes online to try to come up with something "not sweet" that my mother would drink. The night before our mother died, Sara was talking to us about some candles and room sprays that might help our mother's anxiety or help her sleep better. After hearing her ideas, I immediately got online and ordered some vanilla and lavender pillow sprays that promote sleep. My mother died the next day and her Memorial Mass was a week later. Both Heidi and Sara came to the Mass to pay their respects. I and my entire family can wholeheartedly recommend Granny Nannies if you need help caring for loved ones. When I met Heidi after Mass, she said that she has an elderly mother and she would not hire anyone that she wouldn't have care for her own mother. It was very difficult for us to even consider bringing in outsiders to care for our mother and we knew she would hate having strangers in her house. But after meeting Paula, Angelina and Sara and seeing how they interacted with our mother, we thanked God that we had found them. And our mother was, too, because, weak as she was, she would take their hand and lay it against her cheek and say "thank you."

When my 78 year old mother suffered a catastrophic stroke and entered the hospice phase, we turned…read moreto Granny Nannies for round-the-clock home care. The caregivers could not have been more professional, kind and nurturing. Russ and Heidi handpicked each aide based on experience level and personality, choosing the right fits for my mom and her level of disability. They were there for her 100% and supported our family all the way through her passing. Truly excellent and highly recommended service.

Assisting Hands has went above and beyond to help keep my loved one in their home. Everything from…read morehelping them take showers to cleaning up the house cooking to taking them to the Doctor. I couldn't find a better company. They are very friendly and great communication all around.

I have yet to have been employed at a better Healthcare company than this one. The office staff is…read morevery understanding, they work very hard to accommodate caregiver and client needs to suit a perfect schedule for everyone. The care the aides provide to their clients, go from light house keeping, to personal care. This type of care is a big help to all clients and the clients are always satisfied with the aides that they are staffed with. Some examples of care Assisting Hands can provide are bathing, changing briefs, emptying catheter bags, feeding clients, preparing meals for clients, going to the store for them if need be, vacuuming, dusting, taking the trash out and more.

I would not recommend this school to anyone. Simply because it is a two week program and I had 4…read moredifferent instructors within that time that all had different methods of teaching, which can be difficult if you are new in the healthcare field. They do not work with you at all with financing and DEMAND every bit of money you owe before they will even let you finish the program. Not to mention how unprofessional they are when they are asking you for your money. Their communication skills also need some work as well. Had I known this school was going to be this way, I definitely would have gone elsewhere.

I took the STNA class here last year during the evening. The lobby/classrooms need some updating,…read moreas do the mannequins & equipment you practice with. The instructors were really great and knew what they were talking about. The price is about the same as the other STNA courses around here. You can bring your own scrubs instead of buying theirs, as long as they are solid dark blue. The only thing that really needed changed was the way the curriculum was set up - instead of passing out a syllabus that told you what would be happening on which day, the instructors sort of just told you the day before what you should have read for tomorrow. That was kind of annoying, especially most people in the evening class are also working full-time during the day. It also created some confusion when one instructor told us one chapter to prepare for the next day but then the next day, the other instructor said we were supposed to go over & be tested on a different chapter. Other than that, I had a great experience and feel well-prepared.