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46 home health aides are listed in Forked River, NJ
The average rate is $25/hr as of May 2024
The average experience for nearby home health aides is 10 years
Home health aides in Forked River, NJ
5.0
(1)
After helping to care for my Grandfather and seeing that his need to stay in his own home was so strong, I would like to help others achieve the same "safe at home" feeling. Being in your own home can do so much for well being and in turn health.
After 10+ years of private duty as well as agency work I have helped many people...
Kelly can also help with: Personal care, dementia, respite care
Skills:
Home Health Aide
5.0
"Kelly was kind and compassionate when helping us with our dad. She helped us with his care when we couldn't be there. She went above and beyond what we asked, including shopping for him, taking him to lunch, and personal hygiene. My dad's quality of life was...
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5.0
(1)
Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood
Providing support to the elderly, terminally and disabled people for the last 11 years. I'm also certified medication aide.
I live in Sylvan Lake area - Bayville.
I can provide you with references.
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Home Health Aide
5.0
"Mariana provided exceptional care to my mother. She is compassionate, caring and dependable. I would recommend hiring her. "
Patricia R.
5.0
(12)
Hired by 5 families in your neighborhood
Hi my name is Laura, I'd like to take a minute and tell you a little bit about myself. I have 25+ years in healthcare. I was a EMT in NYC for 10 years and when I relocated to New Jersey I became a certified home health aide. I worked as a hospice aide for many years working with a wide variety of patients with diagnosis's such...
Laura can also help with: Dementia, hospice services, errands, companionship, light cleaning, meal prep & more
Skills:
Home Health Aide
5.0
"My mom had end of life alzheimers. Laura was with us every day. Caring for mom with love and compassion. She was a huge support for the family as well. As hard as it got, she would always come with a smile on her face and positive conversation. We could have never...
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Adejoke A.
Manchester Township, NJ
$24-28/hr • 10 yrs exp
5.0
(3)
Hi, my name is Adejoke, but my clients love to call me Ade or Aj. I have been a certified home health aid for more than 10 years. Taking care of people is what gives me joy. I am a reliable and compassionate cavegive who loves taking care of seniors. Making their day fun is my priority. I have worked with diagnoses such as...
Adejoke can also help with: Hospice services, companionship, meal prep, mobility assistance
Skills:
Home Health Aide
5.0
"Ade was amazing! Having my mother home was a very scary time but once we had Ade coming in to relieve us it made life so much easier! We were afraid because of a previous situation so we installed a camera to be sure my mother was being cared for properly... Every...
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I have training as a CNA, I have worked for individuals with various need. Am CPR certified. HHA certified. I have experience in hospital settings by working as a patient Support Technician.
Veda can also help with: Meal prep, companionship, light cleaning, hospice services, errands, dementia & more
Skills:
CPR
Home Health Aide
I am a female caregiver who will care for your loved one in the comfort of their own home. I am able to provide certain medical monitoring procedures including taking blood pressure, glucose level monitoring temperature and respiration as well as reminder and distribute medications as needed. I also have experience with diet...
Ksenya can also help with: Personal care, errands, light cleaning, dementia, companionship, meal prep & more
Skills:
Home Health Aide
I have 15+ years of experience as a home health care aide . I prefer to help people in my community. I can provide meal prep, light housekeeping, any help you need that doesn't involve heavy lifting or driving. I am animal-friendly, smoke-free and have had my Covid and Flu vaccinations.
Margaret can also help with: Light cleaning, personal care, meal prep
Skills:
Home Health Aide
I have completed an accredited Certified Homemaker Health Aide course in June of 2018. I am also a licensed Cosmetologist, as well as being trained in Massage Therapy. Through the years, the bulk of my clients, have been made up of the wonderful senior population. It would be my pleasure to provide compassionate care to yourself...
Holley can also help with: Personal care, respite care
Adejoke A.
Manchester Township, NJ
$25/hr • 10 yrs exp
Hi, my name is Adejoke, but my clients love to call me Ade or Aj. I have been a certified home health aid for more than 10 years. Taking care of people is what gives me joy. I am a reliable and compassionate cavegive who loves taking care of seniors. Making their day fun is my priority. I have worked with diagnoses such as...
Adejoke can also help with: Light cleaning, meal prep, companionship, errands, dementia, hospice services & more
Skills:
Home Health Aide
I love working with elderly people , helping them with daily activities. I have experience with dementia clients Alzheimer's, cdp-certify dementia practitioner. Experience operating, Hoyer lift, standup lift bedbound clients. Certify home health aid.
Iwona can also help with: Hospice services, companionship, meal prep, errands, light cleaning, dementia & more
Skills:
Home Health Aide
Medical Equipment Experience
CPR
5.0
"Iwona is an extremely caring person. She was so very wonderful as she cared for my mother who was in her late 90’s. Iwona would always put my Mothers care before any personal issues, which were never a problem or interferance with her time caring for my Mother. "
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Adejoke A.
Manchester Township, NJ
$25/hr • 10 yrs exp
Hi my name is Adejoke, but my clients call me Aj or Ade. I have been a certified home health aide for more than 10 years. Taking care of people is what gives me happiness. I am a reliable and compassion caregiver who loves taking care of seniors. Making their day fun is my priority. I have worked with diagnosis such as...
Adejoke can also help with: Light cleaning, mobility assistance, meal prep, companionship, dementia, errands & more
Skills:
Home Health Aide
5.0
(1)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
I can help with Transportation Services and Errands/Shopping.
Wonderful 32 years of experience with long term patients as much as 12 years with one patient. Excellent references. I can also do 5 day live in upon request. I am a dedicated and responsible caregiver who takes pride in serving the senior community. I have worked...
Jessie can also help with: Errands, light cleaning, companionship, dementia, meal prep, live-in home care & more
Skills:
Home Health Aide
5.0
"Jessie was part of our family for nearly 12 years. She is one of the very best at what she does. We first met her while she was working for family friends and we got to see over time how pleasant and professional she was.
A few weeks after Mom presented with...
Alan R.
5.0
(8)
Hired by 6 families in your neighborhood
Hello! With over 20 years of experience in providing compassionate medical care, I am dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of those in need. I hold a home health aide certificate and take pride in offering personalized care and support to individuals requiring assistance. My extensive background allows me to...
Roma can also help with: Meal prep, light cleaning, dementia, live-in home care, errands, hospice services & more
Skills:
CNA
Medical Equipment Experience
CPR
5.0
"Roma is at the absolute top end of caregivers you will find on or off this site. I have complete confidence in her because she took care of my elderly mother for the last four years, until she died at age 96. We started with a couple hours a day and ramped up over...
John W.
4.5
(2)
Hired by 1 family in your neighborhood
I'd describe my personality friendly, compassionate and responsible
I like caring for seniors because, caring for seniors has helped me to raise my moral compass by giving someone the ability to gain more independence and at the same time offering them companionship. It also helps to build their confidence by doing ADLs.
I'm...
Paula can also help with: Companionship, light cleaning, errands, meal prep, mobility assistance, dementia & more
Skills:
Home Health Aide
Medical Equipment Experience
5.0
"Paula took care of my elderly cousin, Elizabeth, who was in her early 90s and had Alzheimers. She worked approximately 3 days/nights per week for a period of four years. She was able to handle the difficult caregiver chores of assisting in bathing and dressing her...
O'rourke F.
Marybeth M.
Brick, NJ
$30/hr • 9 yrs exp
Adult Care; Full Home Health Aide/Compassionate Companion Available
5.0
(3)
Hired by 2 families in your neighborhood
*Certified CNA, working several yrs, in long-term care facilities.
*Residents there consisted of Alzheimer's, dementia, developmentally challenged, Parkinson's, wound treatment, /hoyer, and lock down psych residents.
*Home health aide. *Companionship, personal care, showering, hygiene, dressing, medication prompting, housework,...
Marybeth can also help with: Meal prep, errands, hospice services, dementia, light cleaning, companionship & more
Skills:
Home Health Aide
CNA
5.0
"Mary continues to do an incredible job with my mom. And my mom can be very difficult and demanding. Mary has a lot of patience, is a hard worker, will go beyond tasks required, and has a great sense of humor. My mom loves Mary. We do too!"
Linda H.
Miriam T.
Jackson, NJ
$25-40/hr • 10 yrs exp
3.0
(2)
Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood
My name is Miriam. Im a certified home health aide. I been caring for other sense 2009. I have experience with dementia, hospice, etc.
Miriam can also help with: Hospice services, meal prep, light cleaning, personal care, dementia, errands & more
Skills:
Home Health Aide
5.0
"Miriam was a delightful person. She was a nice woman and took care of my father of 84 years old for one day. I would hire her again."
Benjamin H.
5.0
(1)
Hello, my name is Vanessa and I'm a licensed home health aide professional. I love helping people which is why I chose this to be my profession.
I have 5 years experience in caring for people. My native language is Italian but I speak fluent English. My goal is to eventually become a RN someday and continue my Medical Career.
Vanessa can also help with: Dementia, light cleaning, errands, companionship, meal prep, hospice services & more
Skills:
CNA
Home Health Aide
5.0
"Vanessa has been a wonderful caregiver.I would highly recommend her. "
Care member
5.0
(9)
Previous hospital patient observer, responsible for monitoring and reporting patient status with a daily turnover. Specialized in a crisis unit Within a very challenged behavioral and drug crisis environment. Provided Hospice, Cancer and Alzheimer's care as a live-in and live-out assistant. Responsible for several long and short...
Rita can also help with: Personal care, hospice services, dementia, live-in home care
Skills:
Home Health Aide
5.0
"Rita took care of m Dad for over two years. She was one of the most reliable, caring, positive and trustworthy caregivers I could have asked for.
She took direction well, but very much understood and anticipated what needed to be done without direction. She took...
Care member
4.3
(14)
Hired by 4 families in your neighborhood
Dear Family Member,
Allow me to start by saying I chose this profession because it gives me a reason, purpose in life, to be able to have the patience, stamina, strength it takes to care for someone else's needs,
I started out long ago and worked for a prominent Cardiologist side by side for 16 yrs as his cardiac technician,...
Maryjo can also help with: Dementia, companionship, meal prep, errands, light cleaning, hospice services & more
Skills:
Licensed Nurse
Medical Equipment Experience
CPR
5.0
"Lovely lady.... took very good care of my mom... became part of the family. "
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Sesilia A.
Brick, NJ
$25-30/hr • 10 yrs exp
5.0
(6)
My name is Sesilia, I'm 57 years old I leave in Brick NJ, I'm Certified Home Health Aide for 23 Years of experienced, also Certified Physical Therapy Aide, I have experience how to operate Hoyer lift, in past I worked in Sunrise Assisted Living in Bricktown, have experience working with clients different illnesses and...
Sesilia can also help with: Companionship, meal prep, live-in home care, light cleaning, dementia, errands & more
Skills:
Home Health Aide
5.0
"I cannot say enough about Sesilia. We hired her to help a family member who was having continuous falls. . After many aids through an agency, a dear friend of mine recommended Sesilia. She raved about her. At that point we hired her to help around the house. "
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Recent home health aide reviews in Forked River, NJ
Kelly F.
5.0
Kelly was kind and compassionate when helping us with our dad. She helped us with his care when we couldn't be there. She went above and beyond what we asked, including shopping for him, taking him to lunch, and personal hygiene. My dad's quality of life was definitely much higher due to the care...
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Mariana R.
5.0
Could not have asked for someone better to take care of my father. So reliable! Would reccomend to anyone.
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Laura B.
5.0
Laura was so genital and caring for my parents - I feel like she cared about me too - she's a doll
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Adejoke A.
5.0
Ade was amazing! Having my mother home was a very scary time but once we had Ade coming in to relieve us it made life so much easier! We were afraid because of a previous situation so we installed a camera to be sure my mother was being cared for properly... Every time we turned it on to see we...
- Care member
Iwona P.
5.0
Iwona is an extremely caring person. She was so very wonderful as she cared for my mother who was in her late 90’s. Iwona would always put my Mothers care before any personal issues, which were never a problem or interferance with her time caring for my Mother.
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FAQs for finding home health aides near you in Forked River, NJ
What does a home health aide do near me in Forked River, NJ?
If you’re planning to hire a home health aide near you in Forked River, NJ, it’s important to understand that there is no one standard role that a home health aide takes on. A home health aide isn’t a nurse, but can help with health related tasks like ensuring their clients take their medicine on time, transporting them to doctors appointments, picking up prescriptions, and making sure they are well fed and bathed.
What home health aide duties do providers take on near me in Forked River, NJ?
When it’s time to hire a home health aide near you in Forked River, NJ, it’s a good idea to create a list of duties your family members need help with. You can review different profiles on Care.com to learn more about common health aide duties such as bathing, feeding, and cleaning up after their clients.
How can I find a home health aide near me in Forked River, NJ?
To find home health aides near you in Forked River, NJ, you can create an account with Care.com and then you can filter and sort local home health aides by distance from Forked River, NJ. Then you can review your options for home health aides by reading about their experience and the home health aide duties they will take on.
How much does it cost to hire a home health aide near me in Forked River, NJ?
The average rate for hiring home health aides near you in Forked River, NJ on Care.com as of May, 2024 is $25.00 per hour. It’s worth noting that the rate each individual home health aide charges depends on the level of care required, the provider's certifications, and their years of experience.
How can I safely hire a home health aide near me in Forked River, NJ?
To help you start your research, all home health aides on Care.com are asked to complete an annual background check called a CareCheck (the providers who complete this background check have a badge on their profile displaying the date it was run). However, this is just a jumping off point. We strongly recommend that you take additional steps for hiring a home health aid safely, which include interviewing candidates, calling their professional references, and running your own background check.