Sunshine Home Care is an enchanting assisted living community in Gaithersburg, Maryland. It is within well-favored Montgomery County which is part of the Old Line State.
We started our home in 1990 and incorporated in 1995. Our home was designed as a long-term care residence and Sunshine Homecare has remained a residence for seniors needing assistance with everyday living needs. Our Program Supervisor was the Executive Director for the Franklin Nursing Home in New York, a 420 unit facility, for 10 years.
We are experienced in restorative care for dementia care residents as well as Alzeimer's care. Our staff receives special training to be able to engage our dementia residents and to have empathy with them and high consideration towards our resident population. We provide continuing education to our caregivers, who are born to serve with their hearts and minds and are compassionate with all the residents and their families.
Our home is located in a beautiful private neighborhood in the proximity of Lake Whetstone. The lake offers a delightful experience with nature for the residents and their families. The home is safe and secure for all types of residents, provides comfortable accommodation with only private rooms, designed to please the eyes and stimulate the brains of our residents. Emergency call buttons are available for each residents, as well as night rounds by friendly staff.
- Private Rooms with emergency call button
- Residents are encouraged to decorate rooms with personal items and small furniture
- Home cooked meals and snacks provided daily, dietary & cultual meal planning as preferred
- Planned weekly outings & activities
- Family holiday events
- Family Picnics
Every resident functions as a member of a complete household and family. We share meals together, watch favorite TV shows together and have holiday celebrations together.
We believe the foundation of great care rests in the capable, committed and well-trained direct-care staff. Our staff is trained on three levels of care and experienced in caring for Alzheimer and dementia residents.
We offer a loving and caring environment for seniors that require assistance with daily needs such as; dressing, the choice of clothing, personal hygiene, bathing or showering, assistance with eating, medication management as well as the assistance with continence management, mobility and transfer. Our residents have designated care givers so that they will be able to develop close relationship and a support system.Our home also provides special memory care services for Alzheimer’s and dementia needs, offering much needed peace of mind for family member.
Our residents are members of our family so we learn to from them their talents, experiences and abilities so we can help provide pleasant days for them. Our staff has been trained to help our residents with Alzheimer’s memory support that helps validate them; they use these techniques that include:
- Centering to allow for complete focus on the resident
- Asking open-ended questions
- Making genuine eye contact
- Matching resident’s emotion
- Rephrasing
We offer personalized programs that can include: daily exercise and outings, group activities, and visits with children and pets, depending on the person.
OUR CORE VALUES:
- High quality of care at a reasonable price
- Respect, Trust and Dedication
- Partnership with seniors their family and friends
- Serve with dignity all seniors and the community
- Maintain personality, value individuality
- Cherish spiritual believes
