About RespiteCare - Care in the Home assists seniors to remain independent in their own homes.

RespiteCare care in the home

Medicare-certified Home Health Agency Care in the Home Health Services was founded by its current president, Ruth Friedman, PhD, MSN, RN. Dr. Friedman is a registered nurse. She has a Masters in Nursing and taught rehabilitation nursing at the University of Illinois College of Nursing. For most of her professional career she has

focused on helping older adults attain and repair their maximum independence. Dr. Friedman is a recognized expert in helping older adults stay in the community and providing support to their families. She is the recipient of the Roselyn Caregiver award which is given to a national leader in recognition of their work to support family caregivers.

Dr. Friedman received her PhD from Northwestern University specializing in Gerontology. Ruth originally started RespiteCare while working on her dissertation to provide high quality caregivers for her clients from her private practice in geriatric care management. The demand for these services was successful because of the careful selection and training of the caregivers, attention to matching the right caregiver to the client, and outstanding care management for the client and supervisor for the caretiver. Out of these grew Care in the Home Health Services, a full-service state-licensed and Medicare-certified home health agency. The fundamentals remain the same: careful selection and training of caregivers, attention to matching the right caregiver to the right patient, outstanding care management and direct supervision of the caregivers.

Respite Care
1200 Central Avenue, Suite 385
Wilmette, Illinois 60091
Phone (847) 256-1705
Fax (847) 256-1770
E-mail: info@careinthehome.com

Centers of Excellence

Care in the Home Health Services, Inc. is a Medicare-certified home health agency that specializes in:

Care for the Alzheimer's and Dementia Patient

Hospice Support / End of Life Care

Caring for the patient in the community who may have changes in his or her medical condition;

Assisting with the needs of the patient who returns home from a stay in the hospital or skilled nursing facility;

Helping the patient to return to the highest level of independence possible; and

Teaching the patient, caregiver and family how to manage the complicated aspects of health care and health maintenance.