Home Care in Burlingame, CA
Aviva In-Home Care provides non-medical home care in Burlingame for older adults and the families who look out for them. Our caregivers help with the everyday things that keep a day running, like getting dressed, making meals, moving safely around the house and simply having good company. Aviva is a private company based in the Bay Area, and it runs independently of any franchise. Families have 24/7 client support, and every new client starts with a free care assessment, so in-home care in Burlingame begins with a real conversation about what your loved one needs.
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Home Care Services in Burlingame
Every care plan is built from the same set of services, and most families use a mix of them. Senior care in Burlingame often starts small, maybe a few visits a week, and changes as your loved one's needs change.
Personal Care at Home
Personal care is hands-on help with the private parts of the day: bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting and eating. Your loved one keeps doing whatever they still want to do on their own, and the caregiver steps in where help is needed. You can read more about how personal care is planned around privacy and preferences.
Companion Care at Home
Companion care is about connection and the practical help that goes along with it. A visit might mean conversation over lunch, a bit of light housekeeping, running errands or an outing your loved one enjoys. Each visit is shaped around the person, and our page on companion visits built around conversation, meals and outings gives a few examples.
Dementia Home Care
Our care staff is trained in proper dementia care. That training shows up in small ways: one step at a time, a familiar routine, and patience on the days that feel confusing. Families can read how we approach memory care at home and the routines that help.
Senior Fall Risk Management
Aviva's team has deep experience preventing falls and home-related injuries. Caregivers help keep walkways clear, make sure the route to the bathroom is well lit, and give a steady hand in the bathroom itself. There's a home safety checklist and more on fall risk support on our site.
Pre & Post Surgical Support
A caregiver can help with meals, dressing and getting around the house before and after a procedure. We also help close communication loops with the family, agency management and healthcare practitioners, which you can read about in our support before and after surgery.
Family Status Report
Aviva records daily activities and observations, including changes in mood, behavior and eating habits. Authorized family members can request updates on how daily care is going whenever they'd like.
Some families need a short break from caregiving, and others need someone there all day and all night. For those households, we also offer respite care that gives family caregivers time to rest and care that covers all 24 hours of the day.
Care Built Around Daily Life in Burlingame
About one in six Burlingame residents is 65 or older. That's close to 5,000 neighbors, and many of them want to keep living in the homes they know, near the shops and friends they've had for years. Elderly care in Burlingame works best when it fits right into that life. A caregiver can walk along for errands on Burlingame Avenue or Broadway, or go with your mom to the drop-in programs at the Burlingame Community Center.
More than half of the homes in Burlingame were built before 1960. A lot of them have front steps, stairs up to the bedrooms and narrow hallways that were never designed with a walker in mind.
One in four residents 75 and older has serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs. That makes a fall risk plan part of everyday care in a house with stairs to the bedrooms.
More than 1,000 Burlingame households are a single person 65 or older living alone. Their sons and daughters often live across the Bay or across the country. Companion visits keep someone close by during the week, and the Family Status Report keeps everyone else in the loop, wherever they happen to be.
Directions from Burlingame to Aviva In-Home Care
Coming Home From Mills-Peninsula Medical Center
Mills-Peninsula Medical Center on Trousdale Drive is the hospital right here in town, a general acute care hospital with 241 licensed beds and an emergency service. Post-hospital care in Burlingame often gets planned while a parent is still in a room there.
A little planning before discharge makes the first days home much easier. Think about how your loved one will get up the front steps and into the house, who will make meals, and whether they'll need help dressing or using the toilet. It also helps to know who will be there between family visits, especially that first night home. Our surgical support covers those everyday needs, and we help close communication loops with the family and healthcare practitioners so details don't slip through the cracks.
Home care and home health are two different kinds of help. Home care, which is what Aviva provides, covers non-medical support like personal routines, meals and companionship. Home health covers skilled nursing, therapy and other medical treatment, and that stays with licensed healthcare providers. Some people use both at the same time, and our page on the difference between home care and home health walks through it in plain terms.
Burlingame Resources for Older Adults and Families
Home care fits well alongside the public services Burlingame families can already use. San Mateo County Health's Aging and Disability Services offers assessment and referral to community services, along with a Help at Home Directory of home and community-based services in the county. The county's Aging & Disability Resource Connection is a single place to start for information, referral and options counseling, and it can also help with short-term service coordination.
Getting around matters too. SamTrans runs Redi-Wheels paratransit for people with disabilities who can't use the bus some or all of the time. Rides are booked at least a day ahead, and a one-way trip costs $4.25.
The City of Burlingame runs its own senior drop-in activities at the Community Center, with no registration needed. There's free chair yoga, a monthly walking club and a Memory Cafe on the first Wednesday of the month from 2 to 4 pm. The city's page for seniors lists senior trips, classes and the Senior Gazette newsletter, and it links to the Burlingame Police Department's Special Needs Registry, which the department uses to better serve residents with special needs.
Why Burlingame Families Work With Aviva
Aviva is a private, Bay Area-based company, and it runs independently of any franchise. It's led by its owner, Evan Loevner, MPH, MBA, CCA, a former hospital administrator, and the management team understands how healthcare delivery works. Your community is our community, and Aviva also lists an office on Airport Boulevard right here in Burlingame.
Our care follows a Family-Centered Model of Care. It's built on the idea that each family is unique, that the family is the constant in a client's life, and that families are the experts on their loved one's abilities and needs. What that looks like day to day is steady, consistent communication with you and with the wider care network.
Our care staff is trained in proper dementia care. Aviva holds California Home Care Organization license 414700119, and 24/7 client support means you can reach someone any time of the day or night. You can hear from other families on our Google reviews and video testimonial page.
Getting Started With Home Care in Burlingame
Getting started is simple, and you don't need every answer before you reach out. You begin by telling us what has changed and which parts of the day have gotten harder. A member of our team follows up, and we set up a free assessment. From there we agree on a care plan and schedule, talk through costs, and confirm the first visit.
Aviva's payment options include private pay and long-term care insurance. Our pages on what home care costs and how estimates are built and on using long-term care insurance to pay for care at home are good reading before the assessment, whenever you have a few minutes.
Our service area also includes nearby San Mateo and Hillsborough, and we have pages for home care in San Francisco, home care in Menlo Park and home care in Atherton. When you're ready, you can start a free assessment and we'll take it from there, or send us a note through our Contact Us page with anything particular to your loved one's situation.
Burlingame Home Care FAQs
Does Aviva provide home care in Burlingame?
Yes. Burlingame is part of Aviva's Bay Area service area, along with neighboring San Mateo and Hillsborough. Availability for your address and the schedule you have in mind can be checked through our Get Started page.
What is the difference between home care and home health?
Home care is non-medical help with personal routines, meals, companionship and everyday activities, and that's what Aviva provides. Home health is medical care, such as skilled nursing or rehabilitation, from licensed healthcare professionals. Some people use both at the same time.
Can a caregiver help after a stay at Mills-Peninsula Medical Center?
Yes. A caregiver can help with meals, dressing, personal routines, errands and company once your loved one is home, and the schedule can be planned around the expected discharge date. Our surgical support also helps keep the family and healthcare practitioners in touch, while medical treatment stays with the treating providers.
Can someone with dementia keep living at home in Burlingame?
The right in-home care can make that possible, and Aviva's care staff is trained in proper dementia care. Familiar routines and a patient caregiver go a long way. The Burlingame Community Center also hosts a Memory Cafe on the first Wednesday of each month, which some families enjoy going to.
How do families pay for home care?
Aviva's payment options include private pay and long-term care insurance. Insurance benefits depend on the policy itself, so it helps to check eligibility and paperwork with your insurer early on. Our team goes over pricing with you as part of the first conversation.
How can relatives who live outside Burlingame stay informed?
Aviva keeps a record of daily activities and observations, including changes in mood, behavior and eating habits. Authorized family members can ask for updates through the Family Status Report, so you know how the week went even from far away.
How do we get started, and is the assessment free?
Yes, the care assessment is free. You start by describing what has changed, then we arrange the assessment, agree on a care plan and schedule, and confirm the first visit. Your caregiver and start date are set once the assessment and care plan are in place.
Clinical Reviewer: Valerie VanBooven, RN, BSN
