Amada Senior Care Hattiesburg-Gulfport
Accredited VA Provider Proudly Serving as an Advocate for Senior Veterans in Bay St. Louis Area
John Merrell, owner of Amada Senior Care Hattiesburg-Gulfport, believes providing excellent care is key to making the lives of seniors easier, safer and more enjoyable. He’s committed to delivering outstanding senior care, as it will generate a ripple effect to improve the lives of the beloved senior’s family members. As John says, “Our senior clients constantly inspire us and offer us their wisdom. Our goal at Amada Hattiesburg-Gulfport is to show seniors how much we value them by ensuring they are able to live with dignity. Each and ever day, we find meaningful ways to enrich their lives.”
In John’s eyes, a community’s elders are its foundation, so it only makes sense to make the commitment to serve our cornerstone generation. He and his team at Amada Hattiesburg-Gulfport have been dong this for years. Thanks to their passion and dedication, the team has made Amada one of the most sought-after and respected senior care companies in the region. John and his team members serve seniors and their families in Hattiesburg, Gulfport, Laurel, Biloxi, Bay St. Louis, Ocean Springs, Diamondhead, Pascagoula and Picayune cities, and communities and neighborhoods beyond.
John’s compassion for senior clients is based on his 25 years of experience in healthcare administration and management. His team serves senior clients and their families by employing trained caregivers to provide personalized care in their home environment, whether it be a residence, hospital, nursing home, rehabilitation center or other senior facility. They understand it is an honor and a reflection of trust for clients to invite them into their lives and their homes. They strive to provide each client with compassionate care and companionship that meets each senior’s individual needs.
Amada Hattiesburg-Gulfport’s team members believe it is important to truly enrich the lives of seniors by going beyond the to-do list of cleaning and preparing meals and getting to know each client personally. They understand this will help them impact their lives in a much more profound way. This might take shape as arranging a play date with the grandchildren, walking with a client to visit a neighbor’s garden, or finding their favorite books to read to them. After entering our clients’ homes as strangers, our caregivers quickly become part of our senior clients’ families.
John Merrell, owner of Amada Senior Care Hattiesburg-Gulfport, believes providing excellent care is key to making the lives of seniors easier, safer and more enjoyable. He’s committed to delivering outstanding senior care, as it will generate a ripple effect to improve the lives of the beloved senior’s family members. As John says, “Our senior clients constantly inspire us and offer us their wisdom. Our goal at Amada Hattiesburg-Gulfport is to show seniors how much we value them by ensuring they are able to live with dignity. Each and ever day, we find meaningful ways to enrich their lives.”
In John’s eyes, a community’s elders are its foundation, so it only makes sense to make the commitment to serve our cornerstone generation. He and his team at Amada Hattiesburg-Gulfport have been dong this for years. Thanks to their passion and dedication, the team has made Amada one of the most sought-after and respected senior care companies in the region. John and his team members serve seniors and their families in Hattiesburg, Gulfport, Laurel, Biloxi, Bay St. Louis, Ocean Springs, Diamondhead, Pascagoula and Picayune cities, and communities and neighborhoods beyond.
John’s compassion for senior clients is based on his 25 years of experience in healthcare administration and management. His team serves senior clients and their families by employing trained caregivers to provide personalized care in their home environment, whether it be a residence, hospital, nursing home, rehabilitation center or other senior facility. They understand it is an honor and a reflection of trust for clients to invite them into their lives and their homes. They strive to provide each client with compassionate care and companionship that meets each senior’s individual needs.
Amada Hattiesburg-Gulfport’s team members believe it is important to truly enrich the lives of seniors by going beyond the to-do list of cleaning and preparing meals and getting to know each client personally. They understand this will help them impact their lives in a much more profound way. This might take shape as arranging a play date with the grandchildren, walking with a client to visit a neighbor’s garden, or finding their favorite books to read to them. After entering our clients’ homes as strangers, our caregivers quickly become part of our senior clients’ families.
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 Hattiesburg-Gulfport team. Our trained and compassionate caregivers provide the highest-quality, in-home care to seniors living in Hattiesburg, Gulfport, Laurel, Biloxi, Bay St. Louis, Ocean Springs, Diamondhead, Pascagoula and Picayune cities, and communities and neighborhoods beyond. 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.
“Our goal is to show seniors how much we value them by ensuring they are able to live with dignity.”
John Merrell
“Our goal is to show seniors how much we value them by ensuring they are able to live with dignity.”
John Merrell
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I am a current employee for Amada Senior care and have been for the past year. To say that I love working for this company is an understatement. I have never worked for a company who cares not only for their clientele but also for their employees. They go above and beyond to make their employees feel safe, secure, understood, and most of all appreciated! I am so blessed to be apart of this company!
I honestly could not work for a better company than Amada Senior Care of Bay St Louis.
They offer top notch care to the clients and treat the caregivers with the same respect, honesty and truly like family.This job and the clients we care for have been such a blessing. I truly love my job and the people i work with.
I would like to thank Amada care and Andrea Sheridan for such a great job caring for my loved one. My family and I were overwhelmed with the day to day care of our loved one . I contacted Amada care and Andrea came right out and provide all the information we needed and set everything up for us the care given to our loved one has been amazing and I would highly recommend them to any family in need.
John and Amada Senior Care was amazing to work with. My in laws really needed help with their long term care insurance. John was able to walk them through step by step how to file a claim and provided fantastic care givers. Our claim was approved and our care givers are loved by our family. Thank you John!!!
I have been employed with Amada Senior Care for 1 1/2 years and love it. I am retired from hospital as a Certified Nursing Assistant with 1 year of Nursing School and 20 yrs of experience. I was pared up with the most wonderful woman in Diamondhead, she lives just 5 minutes from my home. The office staff are excellent and I have never had a problem since day one. I plan on caring for my patient until my services are no longer needed.
I would like to take a minute to thank Amada for doing such a wonderful job taking care of both of my parents during the covid pandemic. Its been tough for everyone but the amount of love , respect and professionalism shown to all of us has been amazing. Yall will forever be in our hearts and recomendations. Much Love!
Finding outstanding senior home care is among the most important things you will ever do for your parent or grandparent. Our caregivers set the bar high, understanding seniors have the right to live out the rest of their lives in comfort, with dignity, encouragement, and the opportunity to keep doing the hobbies and activities they love. Rolling the dice on your loved one’s health and wellbeing is not something any of us would choose to do. As experts who have experienced a loved one’s changing needs ourselves, we are here to help with the highest standards in senior home care in the Hattiesburg-Gulfport area.
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 Hattiesburg-Gulfport 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 Hattiesburg-Gulfport has years of experience with senior care in Hattiesburg, Gulfport, Laurel, Biloxi, Bay St. Louis, Ocean Springs, Diamondhead, Pascagoula and Picayune cities, and communities and neighborhoods beyond. 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 Hattiesburg-Gulfport 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:
- Assisted living communities
- Large and small communities
- Independent living communities
- Board and care homes
- Adult family homes
- Senior care homes
- Skilled nursing facilities
- Alzheimer/dementia communities
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 Hattiesburg-Gulfport, 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.