Pear Tree Home Care provides respite care in St. Charles, MO for families looking after an aging parent or spouse at home. While you take a break, your loved one stays right where they're comfortable, with a Pear Tree caregiver by their side. Respite can be hourly, part-time or full-time, whatever your week calls for, and it all starts with our quick Home Care Assessment on the Get Started page.
Our goal is simple – We want to treat your family like ours. We only hire caregivers that we would trust with our own family, so Pear Tree clients can be sure that their loved ones are in the hands of someone who cares for them the same way.
Respite care gives the person who does most of the caregiving a real break. You get time to step back, rest and look after your own needs without feeling guilty, and your loved one is still cared for with compassion and professionalism the whole time you're away.
You stay your loved one's main caregiver with in-home respite care in St. Charles. We simply step in for the hours you need. A Pear Tree caregiver comes to the house, picks up the routine you've already built, and keeps the day running the way your family likes it, so you can head out the door knowing things at home are in good hands.
More than one in four St. Charles households includes someone 65 or older. In a lot of those homes, a husband, a wife, a son or a daughter is the one keeping everything on track, day after day, and a few hours of help each week can make that load a good deal lighter.
Our respite care services in St. Charles, MO include the same help we offer every family we care for, so your break can look however you need it to. Here's what a respite visit can include.
Hourly care works well for a standing weekly break or a single afternoon to yourself. A caregiver comes for the hours you choose and picks up right where you left off.
Part-time care gives you a set schedule of help across the week. Families often choose it when they're balancing a job, their own appointments or kids of their own.
Full-time care covers the longer stretches, such as a family trip or a recovery of your own. For loved ones who need someone there day and night, our 24-hour home care keeps a caregiver with them around the clock.
Companion care is all about good company and everyday help: conversation, meal prep, grocery shopping and running errands. Our caregivers also read together, work on crafts and hobbies or put on a favorite record, and you can read more about our companionship and help around the house.
Personal care covers the more private tasks, like bathing, getting dressed and grooming, along with gentle mobility support such as a steady arm on the stairs. Our caregivers handle help with bathing, dressing and getting around safely with patience and respect for your loved one's privacy.
Every Pear Tree caregiver is well-versed in Alzheimer's care, from how the disease progresses to how to communicate well along the way. You can take a break even when your loved one is living with memory loss, because our in-home Alzheimer's and dementia care keeps their day calm and familiar.
Families in St. Charles book respite for all kinds of reasons, and every one of them is a good one. Some set up a regular weekly break, like a standing afternoon that's theirs to spend however they like. Others need someone at home while they go to a medical appointment of their own, a family wedding or a trip out of town. And plenty of caregivers just need rest, plain and simple. Respite can be scheduled for a few hours, a day or even longer, so it bends around whatever is happening in your life.
The signs of caregiver burnout tend to creep in slowly. You might feel tired all the time, or notice you're more irritable than usual. Hobbies and outings you used to love start to feel like one more chore. Headaches and stomach issues can show up too.
Caregiver burnout is real, and left alone it can affect the care you're able to give. That's why we encourage families to plan regular respite early, before those signs have a chance to build up.
Searching for respite in St. Charles turns up two kinds of care. One is a short stay in a nursing home or residential facility. The other is care that comes to the house, and that's the kind Pear Tree provides.
In-home respite lets your loved one keep their own bedroom, their usual routines and the neighborhood they know. Nobody has to pack a bag. The caregiver comes to them, for a few hours or for full-time care, and the day goes on much the way it would with you there.
More than half of St. Charles residents 75 and older live with a disability. For many of them, the stairs they know, their favorite chair and a bathroom they're used to make home the easiest place to get through the day.
St. Charles County's area agency on aging is Aging Ahead, and its family caregiver program offers in-home respite of up to six hours a week and adult day care for two six-hour days a week, as funding allows, at no charge. It's meant for unpaid caregivers who live with someone 60 or older and provide care around the clock.
Missouri's area agencies on aging also offer caregiver support that includes respite, counseling, support groups and caregiver training. Adults 18 and older can qualify when they care for someone 60 or older, or for someone of any age living with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia.
The St. Charles Senior Center sits at 1455 Fairgrounds Road and is run with Aging Ahead. It's open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., lunch is served at 11, and Meals on Wheels delivers to the 63301 and 63303 ZIP codes. A few hours there each week can be a nice change of pace for your loved one.
Pear Tree's in-home respite fits right around these programs. A program that covers six hours a week may leave you needing more, and our caregivers can fill in the rest of the hours you need, from an extra afternoon to full-time care.
In 2016, our founders Pat and Zach noticed a flaw that kept showing up across home care: it had become too systematic. Pear Tree changes that one family at a time, and our goal is simple. We want to treat your family like ours.
We only hire caregivers that we would trust with our own family. We train our staff continually and keep an eye on their performance, so the care your loved one gets stays consistent from one visit to the next.
Care starts with a complimentary, no-obligation Home Care Assessment. We learn about your loved one's health, their daily routine and the kind of help that keeps them independent at home. Each family's needs are different, so we then build a personalized care plan around yours and work with you from there.
One client, Mary Lazare, put it this way: "Pear Tree is responsive, transparent and only sent skilled, compassionate caregivers. They provided the support my mother needed to stay in her apartment."
The first step toward a well-earned break is quick and easy, whenever you're ready. Fill out the Home Care Assessment on our Get Started page, and a caring member of our office staff will follow up with information and pricing for your family. You can also send us a question first through the short form on our Contact Us page, and we'll be in touch shortly.
Respite care gives the primary family caregiver temporary relief. A professional caregiver looks after your loved one with compassion while you rest, run errands or take some time for yourself.
Respite can be scheduled for a few hours, a day or even longer, depending on what your family needs. Our respite services include hourly, part-time and full-time home care.
Yes. Our respite services include in-home Alzheimer's and dementia care, and every Pear Tree caregiver is well-versed in Alzheimer's care. Missouri has 227,000 family members caring for someone with dementia without pay, and a few hours of help at home gives them time to rest while their loved one stays somewhere familiar.
We only hire caregivers we would trust with our own family. From there, we train our staff continually and monitor their performance, so care stays consistent visit after visit.
Cost depends on the level of care, how long care lasts and which services your loved one needs. Pricing comes with the information we send after you fill out the Home Care Assessment, and Pear Tree accepts private pay.
Aging Ahead, the area agency on aging for St. Charles County, offers in-home respite of up to six hours a week at no charge, as funding allows. It's for unpaid caregivers who live with an adult 60 or older and care for them around the clock.
Fill out the Home Care Assessment on our Get Started page. We'll follow up with a personalized care plan for your family, built around your loved one's needs.
