Greater New Orleans · Se habla español
Someone to get you through it.
Non-clinical companion care and post-surgical support. I go with you to the appointment, I bring you home afterward, and I stay until you're settled.
“If I'm going to take care of someone, I'm going to treat them like my own family.”
Serving New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner, Gretna, Covington, Mandeville and Slidell.
Why families call me.
I know where the line is.
A Bachelor's degree in Health Sciences and years spent beside patients — which is exactly why I'm clear about what I do and don't do. Nothing clinical, ever.
The same person, every time.
You will not meet a rotating roster of strangers. You will know who is coming to the door, and so will your mother.
A written note after every visit.
What we did, how she seemed, anything worth knowing. Your family stays in the loop even from another state. In English or Spanish.
The reason most people find me
“Who's picking you up after the procedure?”
Most surgery centers will not release a patient after anesthesia or sedation without a responsible adult to take them home. For a lot of people, that question has no good answer — and the procedure gets postponed.
I am that answer. I take you to the facility, wait through the procedure, listen to the discharge instructions with you and write them down, drive you home, get you settled, and check on you the next day. Your family gets a note either way.
I'm not a ride. I'm the person who gets you through it.
The line I don't cross
What I do, and what I don't.
I have a Bachelor's degree in Health Sciences and years of experience at the side of patients. That is exactly why I am clear about where my work ends. If your family needs clinical care, I will help you find the right licensed provider — and I will be there alongside them.
What I do
- Accompany you to appointments, procedures, dialysis and infusions
- Take you home after surgery and stay through the first hours
- Listen to the discharge instructions with you, and write them down
- Groceries, pharmacy pickups, errands, returns, mail and deliveries
- Meal preparation, dishes, laundry and light household order
- Company, conversation, walks, church and outings
- Spanish and English interpretation at appointments and on calls
- Scheduling, coordination, and a written note to your family after every visit
What I don't do
- Bathing, toileting, dressing, or physically transferring a person
- Administering medication of any kind
- Wound care, injections, catheter or ostomy care
- Taking vitals, blood glucose, or any clinical measurement
- Any nursing task, assessment, or medical advice
- Emergency medical response — in an emergency I call 911 and stay with you
Included with every visit
The note home.
If you live in Houston and your father lives in Metairie, the hardest part isn't the groceries. It's not knowing. So after every single visit, the person you choose gets a short written note.
Took your dad to his 10:15 with Dr. Anselm and back. He walked in on his own and was in good spirits — talked about the Saints most of the drive. Picked up his prescription at the Walgreens on Veterans and put it on the kitchen counter where he can see it. Groceries away. He ate lunch before I left.
One thing worth mentioning: the porch light is out and the step is dark in the evening. I'd rather someone replace it than have him try. — Verna
Let's talk about what your family needs.
A phone call, no obligation, in English or Spanish. If I'm not the right fit, I'll tell you that and help you find who is.
(504) 555-0142