Providing Exceptional Home Care in Okanogan County and Surrounding Areas.
Welcome Home Care provides home care in Okanogan, WA for seniors and adults who want to keep living in the house they know and love. We're a non-medical in-home care agency, and our office is right next door on North Main Street in Omak. Our caregivers offer companion care, personal care, dementia care, 24-hour care and veterans care, all set up around your family's schedule. The form below is the easiest way to reach us, whenever you're ready.
Welcome Home Care is a locally owned non-medical in-home care agency, run by two people who have spent years caring for seniors in this part of Washington. Kellie Davies, one of our co-owners, is a Registered Nurse and owns two Adult Family Homes. Savannah Knowlton, our other co-owner, is a Washington State University graduate with experience as a Resident Manager in an Adult Family Home. They opened Welcome Home Care after hearing from too many families who had run out of options when the Adult Family Homes were full.
Senior care in Okanogan, WA starts with a conversation. We sit down with you and your family, work out together what daily life needs, and carefully match you with a caregiver who fits. Our Nurse Delegation service, provided through contracted Registered Nurses, lets trained caregivers take on approved tasks such as medication administration. Our team also offers 24/7 support, so you always have someone to turn to with a question.
In the city of Okanogan, about one in five residents is 65 or older, and roughly one in five of those older neighbors lives alone. That's a lot of people looking after a house, a yard and a driveway on their own. Rural living asks a lot of anyone, so our help reaches past the front door, with transportation, housekeeping, seasonal lawn care and snow removal, and care that's available nights, weekends and holidays.
In-home care in Okanogan looks a little different for every family, so we build each care plan around the person receiving it. Here's what our caregivers can help with.
Our caregivers help with the hands-on parts of the day: bathing, dressing and grooming, getting in and out of bed or a chair, moving safely around the house, and toileting and incontinence care. They also give medication reminders so nothing slips through the cracks. Care can be part-time or full-time, and our page on in-home personal care services walks through everything it covers.
Companion care suits someone who mostly manages fine but would enjoy some company and a hand around the house. A caregiver can share a conversation or a game of cards, cook a meal, do light housekeeping and laundry, run errands, and drive to appointments, staying right alongside for the visit. Caregivers keep an eye on general well-being too, and they let the family know of any concerns. You can set up in-home companion care for a few hours a week or as a regular daily visit.
Familiar surroundings help a person living with memory loss feel calmer and more settled. Our caregivers build steady routines that ease confusion, keep watch to prevent wandering, and bring in memory care activities like puzzles, music and storytelling. Families get support with this as well, and our Alzheimer's and dementia in-home care includes guidance on how to talk with a loved one and handle the harder moments.
Some people need someone there around the clock. Full-time care uses caregivers on a rotating schedule, so someone is always awake and attentive. We also offer part-time care for mornings or evenings, hourly care for a few set tasks, and overnight awake caregivers for help with toileting, mobility or restless nights. You can see how we arrange care day and night at home and which option fits best.
We work with veterans and their families to provide care using VA benefits or Aid. Veterans can receive companion care, personal care, 24-hour care and dementia care, with caregivers trained to offer patient, gentle support for needs like PTSD or mobility devices. Here's how our home care for veterans works from start to finish.
We provide person-centered care through Washington State's Developmental Disabilities Community Services (DDCS) programs for children, teens, adults and seniors. That includes personal care, help building life skills, community outings and respite for family caregivers. You can read more about our support for people with developmental disabilities and how it's set up.
Some seniors do better with more company and staff who are awake all night. Kellie's two Adult Family Homes in Omak, Welcome Home Villa and Welcome Home Lodge, each have room for 6 to 8 residents, with private rooms and half baths, 24-hour awake staff and home-cooked meals. Welcome Home Villa specializes in memory care, and families can learn more about life in our Adult Family Homes before deciding.
Our agency acknowledges the advantages of aging in place and the difficulties that accompany it, particularly in rural areas. We offer a range of services, including transportation, personal care, housekeeping, seasonal lawn care and snow removal. Our services are available 24/7, including nights, holidays, and weekends.
Setting up care can feel like a lot, so we've kept it to five steps, and our team walks you through each one. It starts with you reaching out through our contact form. Next comes a phone interview, where we take the time to understand your situation.
Then one of our administrators meets with you or your loved one in person, right at your home in Okanogan, for an in-home assessment. After that, we match you with a caregiver who fits your preferences, and we take that step very seriously. The fifth step is the first day of care. It's normal to feel a little excited and a little nervous, and we work hard to make that day a good one.
Care can be short-term, like help at home after surgery or an illness, or long-term support that changes as needs change. Schedules run anywhere from a few hours a week up to around-the-clock care.
Families pay for home care in a few different ways, and many use more than one. The options our office works with include private pay, long-term care insurance, TSOA, VA benefits, Medicaid and DDCS. Washington State also offers resources for seniors and people with disabilities to get the care they need.
Two public offices in Omak handle state aging services for Okanogan. Aging & Adult Care of Central Washington is the area agency on aging for our region. The DSHS Home & Community Services office is where families request a long-term care assessment, which is often the first step toward state help with care. Our staff can go over pricing and payment with you once you send the form on our Get Started page.
Home care works best alongside the other help in town. In the Mid-Valley Hospital service area, which includes Okanogan, about a quarter of residents are 65 or older, and that group grew 13% between 2020 and 2024. More of our neighbors are reaching the age where a ride to the clinic or a hand after a hospital stay makes a real difference. Here's what Okanogan families lean on, and where our caregivers fit in.
Mid-Valley Hospital sits at 810 Jasmine Street in Omak and is run by Okanogan County Public Hospital District #3. It's a Critical Access Hospital and Level IV Trauma Center with emergency care, urgent care, inpatient care, rehabilitation, wound care and a swing bed program. Coming home after a stay is often when a family first needs help, and our caregivers can drive to follow-up appointments and handle daily tasks during recovery.
Aging & Adult Care of Central Washington has an Omak office at 739 Haussler Road, Suites A and B, that lists Okanogan among the communities it serves. The DSHS Home & Community Services office at 130 Main St S in Omak is open Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, and it takes requests for long-term care assessments.
The Okanogan Senior Center at 1300 2nd Ave S serves lunch at 11:45 on Mondays and Wednesdays and breakfast at 9:00am on Thursdays, with a suggested donation of $5.00 for seniors. Local bus rides to most meal sites can be scheduled too. A companion caregiver can come along as well, which is a nice help for someone who'd like the company but feels unsure going alone.
TranGO's Omak Okanogan route runs Monday to Friday and on Saturdays and holidays, and every trip is wheelchair accessible. It stops at the TranGO office and the Courthouse in Okanogan, Mid Valley Hospital and the Omak Clinics. Our caregivers also drive clients to appointments and errands, and they help with getting in and out of the car safely.
Every family's situation is a little different, and the best next step is a conversation about yours. Fill out the form on our Contact Us page, and a caring staff member from our office will reach out by phone and email to answer your questions. You can also book an assessment right away. We'll start with a short phone interview and then meet you at home in Okanogan, at a time that works for you.
We offer personal care, companion care, Alzheimer's and dementia care, 24-hour home care, veterans home care and support for people with developmental disabilities. We also have two Adult Family Homes in Omak for seniors who would benefit from more support and company.
Yes. Our services are available 24/7, including nights, weekends and holidays. You can choose full-time, part-time, hourly or overnight awake caregivers, and the schedule can change as your needs change.
Yes. Care can be set up for a short stretch, such as recovery after surgery or an illness, or as long-term support. Caregivers can help with daily tasks and rides to follow-up appointments while you get back on your feet.
Home care meets daily needs at home with non-medical help like cooking, cleaning and personal hygiene, and it works alongside the care your medical providers give. Through our Nurse Delegation service, trained caregivers can also help with approved tasks such as medication administration.
Families use private pay, long-term care insurance, TSOA, VA benefits, Medicaid and DDCS. Washington State also offers resources for seniors and people with disabilities, and our staff can go over pricing and options with you after you send the form.
Yes. Companion care includes transportation, errands and going along to appointments. For other trips, TranGO's wheelchair-accessible Omak Okanogan route stops at Mid Valley Hospital and the Omak Clinics.
Reach out through our contact form, and we'll take it from there. Next comes a phone interview, then an in-home assessment with one of our administrators, then matching you with a caregiver, and finally your first day of care.