Personal Care
Help with the parts of the day that have become harder, offered with privacy and dignity intact.
- Bathing, grooming and dressing
- Toileting and continence support
- Help getting up, settled and to bed
Home care in Pittsburgh
Help at home, from people who feel like family.
Compassionate, non-medical support that helps the people you love stay safe, independent and comfortable, right where they already feel at home.
Screened & trained caregivers
Care plans built around your routine
A real person answers the phone
Our services
Support that adapts as life does
Every plan starts with a conversation and a free in-home assessment, then changes as needs change, from a few hours of respite to daily personal support.
Companionship
A familiar visitor who knows the stories and notices what has changed is not a small thing.
- Conversation, cards, music, letters
- Company on errands and appointments
- Help staying in touch with family
Respite Care
For the family member doing most of it. Respite is what makes carrying on possible.
- A few hours a week, or a planned break
- The same caregiver, so handover is easy
- Cover for holidays, appointments and illness
Medication Reminders
Prompting, timing and an extra pair of eyes on the routine, so doses are not missed or doubled.
- Reminders at the right times each day
- Help keeping the organizer in order
- Flagging refills and changes to the family
Meal Preparation
Proper meals, cooked in their own kitchen, to their own taste, and eaten in company.
- Shopping, cooking and safe food storage
- Support for prescribed or preferred diets
- Encouragement to eat and drink enough
Mobility Support
Confidence to keep moving, around the house, into the garden, and back out into the world.
- Steady support walking and on stairs
- Safe transfers to and from chair or bed
- Spotting trip hazards around the home
Why home matters
Your home. Your routine. Your independence.
Leaving a familiar home costs more than an address. It costs the chair by the window, the neighbor who waves, the order of the morning. Home care keeps all of that and adds the help.
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Familiar surroundings
Confidence, memory and routine all hold up better in a place someone knows by heart.
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The day stays theirs
Care fits around when they wake, what they eat and how they like things done, not a facility timetable.
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Only as much help as is needed
Start with a few hours a week. Add more when it helps, and no sooner. Independence is the point.
Getting started
How care begins
No commitment to make the call, and no charge to be assessed. Most families go from first conversation to first visit within days.
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Tell us what is going on
Call (888) 772-5460 or send a message. We listen first. Most of that call is you talking and us asking questions.
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A free in-home assessment
We visit at home, walk through the day as it actually happens, and build the care plan with you rather than for you.
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Meet your caregiver
We match a screened, trained caregiver to your family, introduce them properly, and start on your schedule.
Our promise to families
You are not just finding a caregiver. You are trusting someone with family.
We know what that decision costs, especially when it is made from another city, or after a fall, or at the end of a long stretch of doing it all yourself. These are the commitments we hold ourselves to on every visit.
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The same familiar face
We match your family with one consistent caregiver and keep the pairing wherever scheduling allows, with a familiar backup when it cannot.
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Caregivers we would trust with our own parents
Background-checked, trained, and re-certified through our own annual training program, not simply hired and sent out.
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A real person when you call
Questions, schedule changes, concerns. You reach our Pittsburgh office directly during working hours, not a call center in another state.
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Visits are verified, not assumed
Caregivers clock in and out electronically, so arrivals are a matter of record rather than of trust.
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Questions families ask us
What is non-medical home care?
Hands-on help with everyday life rather than clinical treatment: bathing and dressing, meal preparation, medication reminders, light housekeeping, mobility support and companionship. It is delivered at home by a trained caregiver, and it does not involve nursing procedures or prescribing.
How do I know when it is time to consider home care?
It is usually a pattern rather than one event: meals being skipped, medication running ahead or behind, unopened mail piling up, a fall or a near-fall, less interest in leaving the house, or a family caregiver who is plainly exhausted. Any one of those is worth a conversation, and the conversation costs nothing.
How quickly can care begin?
It starts with a call and a free in-home assessment. Once the plan is agreed and a caregiver is matched, care usually begins within days. Call (888) 772-5460 and we will tell you honestly what we can do and when.
Can the schedule change as needs change?
Yes. Care plans are reviewed as circumstances change, and hours can be increased, reduced or rescheduled. Contact the office and we will work the change through with you.
Will my family member see the same caregiver each visit?
That is what we aim for, because consistency is a large part of what makes home care work. We match a caregiver to your family and keep that pairing wherever scheduling allows, with a familiar backup for holidays and illness.
Which areas does Cyanjel Home Care serve?
We serve Pittsburgh and surrounding communities from our office at 90 Clairton Blvd, STE 09, Pittsburgh, PA 15236. Call (888) 772-5460 and we will confirm coverage at a specific address.
Care starts with a conversation.
Tell us what your family needs and we will help you understand the options, including the ones that are not us.
Mon–Fri, 10:00am–5:00pm · No obligation, and no pressure on the call.
