Vibrant Health Homecare provides non-medical home care in Summit, WA, for seniors and adults with disabilities, and we do it from our office in Tacoma. Our caregivers help with the everyday things, like meals, bathing, dressing, getting around the house and rides to the doctor. We also offer 24-hour care, dementia care and help coming home from the hospital. Home care in Summit starts with a short conversation, and the form on this page is the easiest way to reach our office.
About one in five people in Summit is 65 or older, and more than a third of the households here include someone that age. In roughly 400 of those homes, an older adult lives alone. Our in-home care in Summit is set up so those neighbors can keep living in the houses they know, with a little help or a lot of it. Everything a caregiver does is on our full rundown of what senior home care includes, and it falls into three groups.
Companion care is the everyday help. A caregiver can make meals, help with errands and keep your loved one company, and that same visit can include mobility exercises, medication reminders, rides to doctor's appointments, light housekeeping and laundry. There's real company in it too, like a conversation over lunch or a game at the kitchen table.
Personal care is the hands-on help. Our caregivers assist with bathing, dressing and grooming, moving from bed to chair, toileting and incontinence care, and eating. Privacy and dignity come first in every one of those tasks.
Specialized care covers the bigger needs. We offer care around the clock, including overnight care, in-home support for people living with dementia and Alzheimer's, Parkinson's care, care after surgery, and help with the move from hospital to home.
Respite care gives family caregivers a break to rest and recharge. It can run from a few hours to an overnight stay, depending on what your family needs. Live-in care gives continuous, round-the-clock support for seniors who need someone there all the time. Senior care in Summit, WA, can change as your loved one changes, because we adjust the care plan as needs shift.
Vibrant Health Homecare is a local, nurse-owned and nurse-operated home care agency based in Tacoma, at 5401 S. Tacoma Way. Our founder, Annet Pasquali, RN, worked bedside at Tacoma General Hospital, and you can read how her nursing work led her to start the agency. We serve seniors and individuals with disabilities, and our team keeps learning, with regular training and updates on best practices.
Our caregivers in Summit, WA, go through background checks, interviews and training before they ever walk through your door. Each one completes the certifications the state requires, and in Washington that means 75 hours of approved training and a home care aide certification exam. We match caregivers to clients by personality and needs, and a substitute caregiver steps in when someone has to miss a shift.
The help reaches past the daily visit, too. Our care managers work with doctors, specialists and family members so appointments and medications stay on one organized plan. Our training and support for family caregivers helps the people already doing the caring, and you can read what other families say about our care.
Home care is one part of the picture. These are the places Summit seniors and their families turn to for the rest.
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital, at 401 15th Ave SE in Puyallup, has the nearest hospital emergency department for Summit residents. MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care, at 5314 176th St E, Unit A, in Tacoma, is open seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., for the problems that need care the same day.
Pierce County's Aging and Disability Resources helps older adults and adults with disabilities stay at home as long as possible. It offers case management, a Long Term Care Ombudsman, and a Family Caregiver Support program for unpaid caregivers looking after a parent, a spouse or someone else they love. Its Aging and Disability Resource Center answers questions Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Pierce County Human Services is on the first floor of 1501 Market Street in Tacoma.
The Summit Pierce County Library is right in the neighborhood, at 5107 112th St. E., which makes it an easy outing for a new book or a quiet afternoon. A short drive away, the City of Puyallup runs senior programs for people 55 and older at the Puyallup Activity Center, 210 West Pioneer. There are no membership fees, and each class or program has its own price.
Pierce Transit's SHUTTLE is a shared-ride paratransit service that goes door to door in most cases, for people who can't ride the regular bus because of a disability. Riders of any age can apply, and a decision comes within 21 days of a complete application. Pierce Transit also offers free Travel Training for seniors and people with disabilities who want to learn the regular bus on their own.
Our caregivers drive clients to doctor's appointments, errands and social activities. A trip to Good Samaritan, the Summit library or a class in Puyallup can fit right into a regular visit.
Close to three out of four homes in Summit are detached single-family houses, about one in eight is a mobile home, and nearly half were built before 1980. Older houses like these often have steps at the door, tight hallways and small bathrooms. Nearly half of Summit residents 75 and older live with a disability, so those rooms matter a great deal.
Aging in place in Summit, WA, comes down to steady help where it counts. Our caregivers help with walking and getting around the house, transfers from bed to chair, turning and repositioning, and safety monitoring and supervision through the day.
Coming home after a hospital or rehab stay is its own step. Our support for the move from hospital to home includes reviewing discharge instructions, medication reminders, rides to follow-up appointments and a home safety check, with help clearing fall hazards and rearranging furniture for easier movement.
Home care costs depend on the services your loved one needs, the level of care and how often a caregiver visits. Families pay for it in a few ways: private pay, long-term care insurance and, for eligible Washington residents, Medicaid waiver programs that pay for personal care at home. Private pay is the most flexible, since your family chooses the services and the hours. Long-term care policies each read a little differently, and our office can talk through yours with you.
Vibrant Health Homecare is contracted with DSHS to serve clients in several Medicaid waiver programs, such as Community First Choice and Medicaid Personal Care. One of them, the New Freedom Waiver, is only offered in King and Pierce Counties, and that includes Summit. Enrolled clients can ask their case manager to send a referral packet to us. Adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities can also receive Supported Living through DDA, with the referral packet sent by their DDA case manager.
Everything starts with a free consultation, in your home or virtually, where we work out which services fit and build a personalized plan around your loved one. Our team then matches a caregiver to your loved one's personality and needs, and we keep adjusting the plan as things change. The form brings you information, pricing and a conversation with a caring staff member from our office. The more you share, the better we can draft a care plan that suits your goals.
Take your time, and whenever you're ready, the simplest first step is our Let's Get Started form. You can also send us a message through Contact Us if you'd like to ask a quick question first.
We provide companion care, personal care (help with bathing, dressing, grooming, transfers, toileting and eating), 24-hour home care, dementia care, Parkinson's care, care after surgery and help with the move home from the hospital. Respite care and live-in care are available as well.
They're two different kinds of help. Home care is non-medical help with daily living, where a trained caregiver helps with bathing, dressing, meals, mobility, light housekeeping and errands. Home health care is skilled medical care that a doctor orders, given by nurses and therapists. Vibrant Health Homecare provides non-medical home care, and our article on what the difference means for your family walks through both.
Families use private pay, long-term care insurance and, for eligible Washington residents, Medicaid waiver programs that pay for personal care at home. Adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities served through DDA can receive Supported Living.
Yes. We offer 24-hour home care and overnight care, and respite care can run from a few hours to an overnight stay, depending on what your family needs.
Yes. Our Family Caregiver Support program builds a care plan with you, trains you for the tasks in it and checks in every quarter. Pierce County's Aging and Disability Resources also runs a Family Caregiver Support program for unpaid caregivers.
Yes. Hospital to home transition services help people move safely from a hospital or rehab facility back home, through new medications, physical limits, follow-up appointments and changes in routine.
Yes. We serve seniors and individuals with disabilities, and we provide Supported Living for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities through DDA.
