PRINCETON CAREGIVERS INC

STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE OF PRINCETON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM HOLDING, INC. AND AFFILIATES (COLLECTIVELY, "PRINCETON HEALTH"). PRINCETON CAREGIVERS OFFERS EXTENDED CARE TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN THE HOME AS A VITAL SOURCE OF CONTINUING CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM A SURGICAL PROCEDURE OR MEDICAL CONDITION. CARE IS AVAILABLE IN THE HOSPITAL OR NURSING HOME AS A COMPLEMENT TO TRADITIONAL INPATIENT CARE. SERVICES CAN BE PROVIDED FOR A MINIMUM OF FOUR HOURS. PRINCETON CAREGIVERS PROVIDES SERVICES IN THE MERCER, MIDDLESEX, SOMERSET, AND HUNTERDON COUNTIES. AS PART OF PENN MEDICINE AT HOME, PRINCETON CAREGIVERS IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING HIGHLY COMPASSIONATE AND INDIVIDUALIZED EXTENDED CARE AND PRIVATE DUTY SERVICES IN THE HOME, HOSPITAL OR NURSING HOME. PRINCETON CAREGIVERS IS JOINT COMMISSION ACCREDITED AND IS LICENSED BY THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS. PRINCETON CAREGIVERS OFFERS SKILLED NURSING AND CARE FROM A TEAM OF DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS - REGISTERED AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES, CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AIDES, COMPANIONS AND LIVE-INS. ALL OF PRINCETON CAREGIVERS HOME HEALTH AIDES ARE CERTIFIED BY THE NEW JERSEY BOARD OF NURSING. THIS CERTIFICATION PROVIDES ASSURANCE TO PATIENT AND FAMILIES THAT THEIR CAREGIVERS HAVE COMPLETED EXTENSIVE TRAINING AND HAVE MET HIGH STANDARDS FOR PATIENT CARE AND SAFETY. ALL AIDES, COMPANIONS AND LIVE-INS ARE SUPERVISED BY A REGISTERED NURSE. PRINCETON CAREGIVERS SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE ON AN HOURLY BASIS FOR A FOUR-HOUR MINIMUM AROUND THE CLOCK - TWENTY-FOUR HOURS EACH DAY, SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK, ALONG WITH ON-CALL AVAILABILITY. A REGISTERED NURSE VISITS EACH CLIENT TO CONDUCT A PERSONAL ASSESSMENT OF HIS OR HER CARE NEEDS. THE ASSESSMENT HELPS DETERMINE THE MOST APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL STAFF TO ASSIST THE INDIVIDUAL, AS WELL AS THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF CARE NEEDED EACH DAY. THE PATIENT, PERSONAL PHYSICIAN AND FAMILY MEMBERS WORK CLOSELY WITH PRINCETON CAREGIVERS TO DEVELOP A HIGHLY PERSONALIZED PLAN OF CARE. ----------