Amada Senior Care Charlotte
Serving Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Rowan, and Union Counties
Gwen and Brad Smith
For Gwen and Brad Smith, owners of Amada Senior Care Charlotte, delivering excellence in senior home care is of the utmost priority to each member of their caregiving team. Coming in a close second is providing dedicated support to the families of senior loved ones. Brad and Gwen place the highest value on family and believe that senior care—like everything else in life—should be a family endeavor.
“Home care is personal to us,” says Gwen. “When my father, Jerry Eisaman, was in his final days, he received high-quality, in-home care that honored and helped both him and our family. The dignity and respect each in-home caregiver gave to my Dad was a sacred gift that helped soften the blows of an exceptionally hard season for me, Brad and our entire family.”
Our goal at Amada Charlotte is not only to meet all of a family’s senior care needs but also exceed their expectations of personalized care. When we provide care to a senior or anyone needing in-home care, we go beyond the “activities of daily living” (preparing meals, housekeeping, shopping, etc.) because we want to enrich each of our clients’ lives in the most meaningful ways possible. For example, discussing a favorite scripture would bring peace of mind to Aunt Beth, or having someone bake his favorite cookies would delight Dad, or helping tidy her prized rose garden would thrill Grandma Jo. Adding personal touches to the care we provide allows us to show our senior clients just how much we truly value them while we work to vastly improve the quality of their lives.
When home is no longer the ideal environment for a senior, we will guide that senior and his or her family to the assisted living environment that ideally suits their unique needs and preferences. We will even continue to check in on clients who have moved to senior housing communities, just to make sure we haven’t missed an opportunity to be of service to them.
At Amada Charlotte, we have learned through personal and professional experiences that the loved ones of senior care clients are often overlooked. We know how stressful and overwhelming it can feel to try to ensure the best care for a loved one who struggles due to his or her age. We believe that if we are to properly honor our calling to provide the best senior care possible, we must make sure that a senior client’s loved ones feel encouraged and supported throughout their senior care journey.
We invite you to contact us at Amada Senior Care Charlotte to learn more about how we can help a senior in your life age with dignity and give your family the peace of mind they deserve. Let our family take care of yours, because, as we see it, “Someone you love needs us.”
What Separates Amada from Every Other
Home Care Company?
At Amada Senior Care, we take a consultative approach. As experts in long-term care insurance claims, we assist our clients with the complexities of verifying benefits and submitting claims. We also can determine what benefits may be available through the Veterans Administration for those clients or their spouses who have served in the military. For Private Pay clients, we can enlist the help of a senior care financial adviser to recommend the best payment options for in-home care. If circumstances dictate that a senior housing community is a better alternative than in-home care, we are happy to recommend communities that we have pre-screened by way of an in-person visit.
Choosing the proper home care company for your loved one is something most people are not prepared for. Amada Senior Care Charlotte is here to show you the way. You want what’s best for your family …
“… and we understand family.”
For Gwen and Brad Smith, owners of Amada Senior Care Charlotte, delivering excellence in senior home care is of the utmost priority to each member of their caregiving team. Coming in a close second is providing dedicated support to the families of senior loved ones. Brad and Gwen place the highest value on family and believe that senior care—like everything else in life—should be a family endeavor.
“Home care is personal to us,” says Gwen. “When my father, Jerry Eisaman, was in his final days, he received high-quality, in-home care that honored and helped both him and our family. The dignity and respect each in-home caregiver gave to my Dad was a sacred gift that helped soften the blows of an exceptionally hard season for me, Brad and our entire family.”
Our goal at Amada Charlotte is not only to meet all of a family’s senior care needs but also exceed their expectations of personalized care. When we provide care to a senior or anyone needing in-home care, we go beyond the “activities of daily living” (preparing meals, housekeeping, shopping, etc.) because we want to enrich each of our clients’ lives in the most meaningful ways possible. For example, discussing a favorite scripture would bring peace of mind to Aunt Beth, or having someone bake his favorite cookies would delight Dad, or helping tidy her prized rose garden would thrill Grandma Jo. Adding personal touches to the care we provide allows us to show our senior clients just how much we truly value them while we work to vastly improve the quality of their lives.
When home is no longer the ideal environment for a senior, we will guide that senior and his or her family to the assisted living environment that ideally suits their unique needs and preferences. We will even continue to check in on clients who have moved to senior housing communities, just to make sure we haven’t missed an opportunity to be of service to them.
At Amada Charlotte, we have learned through personal and professional experiences that the loved ones of senior care clients are often overlooked. We know how stressful and overwhelming it can feel to try to ensure the best care for a loved one who struggles due to his or her age. We believe that if we are to properly honor our calling to provide the best senior care possible, we must make sure that a senior client’s loved ones feel encouraged and supported throughout their senior care journey.
We invite you to contact us at Amada Senior Care Charlotte to learn more about how we can help a senior in your life age with dignity and give your family the peace of mind they deserve. Let our family take care of yours, because, as we see it, “Someone you love needs us.”
What Separates Amada from Every Other
Home Care Company?
At Amada Senior Care, we take a consultative approach. As experts in long-term care insurance claims, we assist our clients with the complexities of verifying benefits and submitting claims. We also can determine what benefits may be available through the Veterans Administration for those clients or their spouses who have served in the military. For Private Pay clients, we can enlist the help of a senior care financial adviser to recommend the best payment options for in-home care. If circumstances dictate that a senior housing community is a better alternative than in-home care, we are happy to recommend communities that we have pre-screened by way of an in-person visit.
Choosing the proper home care company for your loved one is something most people are not prepared for. Amada Senior Care Charlotte is here to show you the way. You want what’s best for your family …
“… and we understand family.”
Amada Caregivers are Trained to Provide Assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) such as:
Bathing
Light Housekeeping
Dressing
Errands/Shopping
Meal Preparation, Feeding
Toileting
Most Non-Medical Assistance
Medication Reminders
Walking, Ambulation
If you or your loved one could use assistance with these or other activities of daily living, we invite you to contact us today for a free Care Needs Consultation with an experienced member of the Amada Senior Care Charlotte team. Our trained and compassionate caregivers provide the highest-quality, in-home care to seniors living in Ballantyne, Charlotte, Cornelius, Cotswold, Coulwood, Davidson, Denver, Dilworth, Eastover, Elizabeth, Harrisburg, Huntersville, Lake Norman, Matthews, Mooresville, Myers Park, South Charlotte, South End, Southpark, Uptown, and surrounding communities. We know that each of our clients has unique needs, desires, and budgets, and we are able to customize a care plan ideal for each situation.
Our personal involvement doesn’t simply end with caregiver placement. We also monitor our caregivers and regularly check in with clients and their families to ensure that we are doing all we can to help them live safer, happier, and more fulfilled lives.
Long-Term Care Insurance Claims Experts
Review Policies and Verify Benefits
Long-term care insurance can help you or your loved one get the senior care you deserve, but it’s important that you understand your policy and what it entitles you to. We will help you make sense of your LTCi policy and verify your benefits so you can be sure you are using them to your greatest advantage.
Process Claims and Submit Paperwork
The experts at the Amada LTCi Resource Center will walk you through the completion of claims forms and other paperwork, which can help you get quality senior care more quickly.
Your Personal LTCi Advocates
Members of our Amada family never need to feel stuck waiting on hold to speak with a representative of their LTCi carrier. We have built professional relationships with most carriers and administrators, and are happy to call our contacts directly to advocate for you.
Benefit Assignments and Payment Monitoring
We will help you use your LTCi benefits most effectively by assigning them to a care plan specific to your unique needs. We can also take over payment monitoring or even bill your LTCi carrier directly, so you have one less thing to worry about.
“Home care is personal to us. Everyone deserves safety, companionship and enjoyment in their elder years.”
Gwen and Brad Smith
“Home care is personal to us. Everyone deserves safety, companionship and enjoyment in their elder years.”
Gwen and Brad Smith
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I've spent the last several months as my father's full time caregiver, and am now making several transitions with regard to his care. I've also had to navigate the confusing and murky world of long term care insurance in order to make sure I was getting my father set up for success. Like most of us, I had no clue what I was doing and had only the most basic understanding of how the process of activating and using a long term care insurance policy actually worked, let alone understanding that was written in the policy. It was by chance that I was put in touch with Brad Smith and that "chance encounter" ended up being a game changer for myself and my family. Brad is as selfless and generous as they come, and spent as much time as it took to ensure that I was on the right path, armed with the right knowledge, and able to make the right decisions. Without having Brad to advise and shepherd me through this process, I know the outcome would have been drastically different. Words that come to mind when I reflect on this experience are: compassion, empathy, kindness, generosity. Whatever service it is you need, you have come to the right place.
Senior Housing Advising
When seniors or their loved ones begin to feel that they require more support than in-home care and assistance with basic ADLs, it may be time to consider transitioning to an assisted living community.
This is an emotional decision for everyone involved, and our goal at Amada Senior Care in Charlotte is to guide families through the placement process with wisdom, empathy, and competence.
For some seniors, an assisted living community, typically offering non-complex medical services, may be a good fit. Others may require a bit more support and may be better served in a nursing home or different type of care community.
The team at Amada Senior Care Charlotte has years of experience with senior care in Ballantyne, Charlotte, Cornelius, Cotswold, Coulwood, Davidson, Denver, Dilworth, Eastover, Elizabeth, Harrisburg, Huntersville, Lake Norman, Matthews, Mooresville, Myers Park, South Charlotte, South End, Southpark, Uptown, and surrounding communities. As a result, we have deep knowledge of all local care communities and can make sure our clients find the ideal placement to suit their care needs, locations, lifestyles, and budgets.
We also rely on our extensive experience to help our clients make full use of all benefits available to them, including veterans’ benefits and Long-Term Care Insurance benefits. The costs of assisted living may intimidate many families, but we can help them make financial decisions with confidence. To further ease cost concerns, the Amada Charlotte team is pleased to offer its placement services free of charge.
When in-home care is no longer ideal for our clients, we are honored to guide them through this next phase. Our specialty is referring seniors to the right community or placement for them, which may include:
Many of our veterans, their spouses and their families may not be aware of their potential eligibility for financial assistance from the government. At Amada Senior Care Charlotte, we are dedicated to helping individuals eligible for VA Aid and Attendance benefits and other forms of financial support take full advantage of these resources.
To learn more about Aid and Attendance and other benefits for veterans, please
How is Aid and Attendance Eligibility Determined?
1. Military Service
- A minimum of 90 days of active duty, with at least one of those days during wartime.
- Must not have been dishonorable discharged.
2. Personal Care Needs
- Applicant must currently require assistance with activities of daily living, such as walking, eating, toileting, or dressing.
3. Income
- Majority of applicant’s income must currently be spent on care expenses.
- The percentage of income currently spent on care will determine the benefits they receive.
4. Assets
- The VA will determine an acceptable threshold for applicants’ assets.
- Determination of financial assets will depend upon age and financial need.
How VA Aid and Attendance Benefits can Help You:
Through the use of VA benefits, seniors gain more financial flexibility for their care plans and potential placements. This may include:
- More in-home care.
- The community of their choice.
- Benefits paid monthly with no repayment required.
- Benefits are paid directly to claimants by the United States Treasury and are tax-free.
