Providing Exceptional Home Care in Okanogan County and Surrounding Areas.
Welcome Home Care provides non-medical home care in Twisp, WA for older adults, adults with disabilities and the families who look after them. Our Omak office serves Twisp, Winthrop, Pateros and the surrounding communities, and our in home care in Twisp covers companion care, personal care, dementia care, 24-hour care, veterans care and respite for family caregivers. The Get Started form is the easy first step, whenever you're ready.
Every care plan we put together starts with the person at home and what their days really look like. Senior home care in Twisp, WA can mean a few hours a week of company and help around the house, or it can mean someone there day and night, and we offer care plans that change as your loved one's needs change. Here is what our caregivers do inside a Twisp home.
Our caregivers give hands-on help with bathing, dressing and grooming, and they help with getting in and out of bed, a favorite chair or a wheelchair. They also help with meals and eating when that's needed and give medication reminders, always with your loved one's privacy and dignity in mind.
Companion care is a friendly face and a helping hand around the house. Caregivers share conversation, card games and hobbies, and they take care of light housekeeping, laundry, errands and grocery shopping. They can also drive your loved one to appointments and outings and stay with them while they're there.
Familiar surroundings help a person with memory loss feel more settled and less confused. Our caregivers keep steady routines and a safe home for people living with dementia, watch for wandering and offer calm reassurance in hard moments. They also help families learn gentle ways to talk with and support their loved one.
Some people need someone close by all day and all night. Our caregivers provide around-the-clock care in rotating shifts, so someone is always awake and ready to help, and part-time, hourly and overnight awake care are there too for families who need less.
Veterans in Twisp can have companion care, personal care, 24-hour care and dementia care right at home. Our caregivers offer patient, respectful care for those who have served, including support for PTSD, mobility devices and safe transfers.
Caring for a parent or a spouse takes a lot out of a person, even when it's done with love. Respite care gives family caregivers a chance to rest and recharge while one of our caregivers steps in at home, for a few hours a week or for daily help.
We support children, teens, adults and seniors with developmental disabilities through Washington State's Developmental Disabilities Community Services (DDCS) programs. Caregivers help with daily living, life skills and getting out into the community, and they offer respite for families as well.
About one in five households in Twisp is an older adult living alone, compared with about one in eight across Okanogan County. That's a lot of neighbors handling the groceries, the driveway and every trip to the doctor on their own. We know aging at home has real rewards and real challenges, especially in rural places like this, and home care in the Methow Valley has to work around the miles and the seasons.
Our caregivers drive clients to appointments, errands and outings and stay with them while they're there, which matters when the hospital that serves the valley is down in Brewster and our office is over in Omak. Care is available 24/7, including nights, weekends and holidays, so a snowy evening or a long holiday weekend is covered. We also offer seasonal lawn care and snow removal, the outdoor chores that tend to get harder each year.
Care can be short-term, too, such as help at home while someone recovers from surgery or an illness. We also support people at home while they wait for placement in the care setting they prefer.
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.
More than a quarter of the people in Twisp are 65 or older, a larger share than across Okanogan County as a whole. In a town this size, that's a lot of parents, grandparents and neighbors, and these are the places a Twisp family is likely to turn to alongside home care.
Aging & Adult Care of Central Washington is the area agency on aging for Okanogan County, and its Omak office serves Twisp along with Winthrop, Methow, Carlton, Mazama and Pateros. Its case managers help older adults and adults with disabilities sort through their options and apply for programs that pay for care at home.
The hospital for the valley is Three Rivers Hospital in Brewster, a public Critical Access Hospital whose district runs from Mazama to Monse to Mansfield and takes in Twisp. For everyday visits, the valley's health clinics are Family Health Center in Twisp and the Methow Valley Clinic in Winthrop. People for People offers medical rides for people on Medicaid, and Angel's Flight helps with trips to Spokane or Seattle.
Okanogan County Transportation & Nutrition has offered senior meals and door-to-door rides across the county since the 1970s. It brings about 30,000 meals a year to seniors who are homebound and gives about 34,800 rides a year, which is a real help for an older adult who no longer drives.
Our caregivers in Twisp, WA can drive your loved one to these appointments, stay with them during the visit, and help them keep up with meals, errands and the people and places they care about.
We accept private pay, long-term care insurance, Veterans Affairs benefits, TSOA, Medicaid and DDCS, and many families use a mix of private pay and insurance. Our Get Started form brings you information and pricing from a caring member of our office staff, so you'll have a clear picture of what care would look like for your loved one.
Washington State also has programs that pay for care at home for people who qualify. Case managers at Aging & Adult Care of Central Washington help people apply for Community First Choice and COPES, which look at both finances and how much help a person needs day to day. Their short-term case management is offered at no cost.
We work with veterans and their families on care through VA benefits. A veteran already enrolled in VA Health Care with a VA primary care provider can ask for a referral for non-skilled in-home services at the next appointment. Questions about your own situation are always welcome, and you can send them to our office through our contact form.
Welcome Home Care is owned by Kellie Davies and Savannah Knowlton. Kellie is a Registered Nurse and owns two Adult Family Homes, and Savannah is a Washington State University graduate with experience as a Resident Manager in an Adult Family Home. You can read more about the two of them and our mission any time.
After years in senior care, they kept seeing Adult Family Homes at capacity and hearing from families who were struggling to find support for a loved one. They opened Welcome Home Care to give seniors more options, both for those who want to stay home and for those waiting for placement.
We partner with contracted Registered Nurses for Nurse Delegation, so qualified caregivers can be trained and delegated for approved tasks such as medication administration.
Welcome Home Villa and Welcome Home Lodge are our two Adult Family Homes in Omak, for a loved one who needs more support than care at home. Each one is home to 6 to 8 residents, with private rooms with half baths, 24-hour awake staff and home-cooked meals.
Setting up care can feel like a lot, so we've kept it to five steps, and our team stays with you through each one. It starts when you reach out to book an assessment. Next comes a phone interview, where we take the time to understand your situation. Then one of our trained administrators meets with you or your loved one in person, right at your home in Twisp.
After that, we match you with a caregiver who fits your preferences, and we take that match seriously. The first day of care can bring a little excitement and a few nerves, and we work hard to make it a good experience for everyone.
Your family's situation is your own, and we'd love to hear about it. You can get started with a short form or send us a note through our contact page, and someone from our office will reach out to you.
Yes. Our Omak office serves Twisp along with Winthrop, Pateros, Brewster, Okanogan and the surrounding communities, and our caregivers come right to your home.
Companion care, personal care, Alzheimer's and dementia care, 24-hour home care, veterans home care, respite care and DDCS support are all available. Caregivers also help with meal preparation, light housekeeping, errands and transportation, and we offer seasonal lawn care and snow removal.
Yes. Our services are available 24/7, including nights, weekends and holidays. Schedules can be anything from occasional visits to full-time or 24-hour care.
We accept private pay, long-term care insurance, Veterans Affairs benefits, TSOA, Medicaid and DDCS. Case managers at Aging & Adult Care of Central Washington can also help with applications for state programs such as Community First Choice and COPES.
Yes. Care can be short-term or long-term, depending on what your loved one needs, including help at home while they recover from surgery or an illness.
Our caregivers give medication reminders. Through Nurse Delegation with contracted Registered Nurses, qualified caregivers can also be trained and delegated for approved tasks such as medication administration.
We also have two Adult Family Homes in Omak, Welcome Home Villa and Welcome Home Lodge. Each one is home to 6 to 8 residents, with private rooms with half baths, 24-hour awake staff and home-cooked meals, and we can care for your loved one at home while they wait for placement.