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Always Responsive Home Care, home

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About Always Responsive Home Care, started by a nurse in 2010

Teresa Sajkowski spent ten years as a home care and hospice nurse before she started this company. Since then, our kind, dependable caregivers have looked after 4,000+ families, with an office that answers day or night.

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Care planned around your loved one's day

Teresa built the company around what she learned as a home care and hospice nurse. Before care starts, we visit your loved one at home for a free assessment. We see the house, meet the family and ask how an ordinary day goes: when they like to get up, what they eat, what they still do on their own and where they've started to need a hand.

Our care team writes the care plan from that visit and supervises the caregivers who follow it, to standards above what the state requires. We match your loved one with a caregiver who suits them. The plan isn't fixed: after a fall, a new diagnosis or a stay in the hospital, our care team updates it, and the caregiver's routine changes with it.

From a few hours a week to around the clock

Some families need a caregiver three mornings a week, for help with bathing, breakfast and the grocery run. Others need someone overnight, living in, or awake around the clock. Our home care services page explains each kind of care, and the hours can change as your parent's needs do.

Whatever the schedule, you have one office to call, and we keep you informed as the care goes on. We're licensed, bonded and insured, and we don't ask for a long-term contract. Our payment options page explains how families pay, from private pay to long-term care insurance.

A letter from our founder

I started my career as a Registered Nurse because I've always found joy in helping people. Early on, I realized my passion was for helping seniors live out their lives in the best way possible. For ten years, I worked as a home care and hospice nurse, gaining valuable experience and insight into the needs of seniors and their families.

While my career has been a significant part of my life, my greatest joy is being a wife and a Mother to my three sons. Balancing my professional aspirations with my role as a mother has been both challenging and rewarding, shaping me into the person I am today.

Despite being newly married with young children, I decided to take a huge step and start my own home care agency in 2010. I knew I could make a difference by using my strong background in nursing to improve home care services. This led to the birth of Always Responsive Home Care.

I'm proud to say that we have grown to be known as one of the best home care agencies in the area. Many professionals in the industry regard us as leaders in our field. It's truly a dream come true to know that my vision has helped thousands of seniors live at home with compassionate and dignified care.

None of it would be possible without our caregivers. They are the heart of Always Responsive. I've stood where they stand, and I know how much this work asks of them. Giving them a place where they are valued, supported, and able to build a good living is something I'm deeply proud of.

I started this company to make a difference, and that hasn't changed. Every family we serve, every caregiver we hire, and every community we reach reminds me why I took that leap in 2010. Thank you for trusting us with the people you love.

Teresa Sajkowski, Owner & Founder

Teresa Sajkowski

RN, BSN, CMC · Owner & Founder

Meet our founders

Teresa and Vincent Sajkowski started Always Responsive Home Care together in 2010, and it's still family owned.

  • Teresa Sajkowski, RN, BSN, CMC, Owner and Founder

    Teresa Sajkowski, RN, BSN, CMC

    Owner and Founder

    As founder of Always Responsive Home Care, Teresa Sajkowski brings over a decade of healthcare expertise and compassionate leadership to the organization. With a background in nursing and a deep commitment to senior care, Teresa has transformed her vision of providing exceptional home care into a reality that touches countless lives.

  • Vincent Sajkowski, Co-Founder

    Vincent Sajkowski

    Co-Founder

    Vincent Sajkowski, co-founder of Always Responsive Home Care alongside his wife Teresa, has been instrumental in shaping the company's growth and success since the beginning. His dedication to excellence and commitment to quality care have helped establish Always Responsive as a leader in home care services.

Teresa and Vincent Sajkowski with their sons, Vincent, Jason and Sean, and George, the family's French bulldog
The family behind the care

The team behind every caregiver

A caregiver never works alone. These are the people in the office you'll hear from, and how each of them supports our caregivers and your family.

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Your family, at the center

Executive Director

Runs the office and answers for the care every family gets. If something isn't right, this is the person who puts it right.

Nursing Supervisor

Writes the care plan, supervises the caregivers who follow it, and updates the plan when your loved one's health or routine changes.

Client Care Coordinator

Your everyday contact, who gets to know your family. Builds the schedule, matches your loved one with the right caregiver and handles the changes when appointments or plans shift.

On-Call Care Coordinator

Covers nights, weekends and holidays, so a call about a missed shift or a sudden change reaches someone who can sort it out.

Human Resources

Looks after the people who look after your family: hiring paperwork, pay, training records and the support that keeps good caregivers with us.

Recruiting Manager

Interviews caregiver applicants and checks their certifications, so the person who comes to your door is someone we'd send to our own parents.

Community Liaison

Keeps in touch with the hospitals, rehab centers, doctors and senior centers nearby, so the people who treat your parent know how to reach us.

Caregivers

The familiar faces in the home, matched to your loved one and trained by us: help with bathing and dressing, meals, medication reminders, errands and an afternoon of good company.

Home care near you

Each office has its own caregivers and office team, close to the families they serve, across New Jersey, Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, and Florida around Sarasota and Ponte Vedra.

Enter your ZIP code and we'll point you to your local office and its phone number.

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Questions about our caregivers

Still have a question? Call us. Someone is here to talk, any time of day.

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How do you screen and train your caregivers?

Every caregiver goes through a careful hiring process before they ever meet your loved one. We interview each applicant, check their references, complete a background check and health screenings, and verify their eligibility to work. Once hired, every caregiver completes a full orientation, along with ongoing training throughout the year, including Alzheimer's and dementia care. We only send caregivers we would trust with our own families.

Will my loved one have the same caregiver each time?

We always do our best to keep the same caregiver with your loved one, and we note your preferences so every visit feels familiar and comfortable. Thanks to our low caregiver turnover and excellent training, most of our clients see the same friendly faces week after week. Of course, caregivers need time off and get sick sometimes too. When that happens, we let you know right away and send a wonderful, fully trained replacement who is already familiar with your loved one's care plan. That's the benefit of working with an agency. You're never left without help.

What if my loved one doesn't get along with their caregiver?

That's never a problem. Sometimes two personalities just don't click, and we completely understand. Simply let us know, and we'll handle it quickly and professionally by matching your loved one with a new caregiver. This is also why we take so much care during the free in home assessment. Getting to know your loved one's personality, interests, and routines helps us make a great caregiver match from the very first visit, and it's something we're really good at.

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Open an Always Responsive office in your own town

If you'd like to bring this kind of care to your community, our franchise team will walk you through what it takes to run an office and where we're looking to grow.

Learn about owning an office

Let's talk about care for your family

Send the form and we'll call you back to talk about your loved one and set up a free in-home assessment. There's no cost and no obligation.

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Pick a weekday between 8:30 AM and 3:30 PM. One of our client care coordinators will call to confirm.

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