Dementia & Alzheimer's care in Gilbert, Arizona.
Non-medical support at home for people living with Alzheimer's or another dementia. Trained Wellby caregivers who learn your parent and bring calm, structure, and dignity to every shift.
Free. No commitment. A coordinator calls within 24 hours.
Same team, every shift
Your care team
- Maria R.CNA, 8 years
- Dementia and Alzheimer's trained
- Fingerprint cleared (AZ Level 1)
The same faces, shift after shift
The calls we get from Gilbert
Dementia care in Gilbert often starts early. In Agritopia and Morrison Ranch, many of our dementia clients are in the first year of a diagnosis and still mostly independent. An adult daughter noticed her mother asking the same question every few minutes, or forgot to eat lunch yesterday, and called us before the situation became a crisis. A few companion shifts a week gives the family room to breathe and gives the caregiver time to become a familiar face.
In the Heritage District and The Islands, we see Gilbert households where a spouse has been the primary caregiver for a year or two, and the dementia has progressed past what one person can hold on their own. Our caregivers are trained on redirection, validation, communication techniques, and managing sundowning. We coordinate with your care team at Mercy Gilbert or your neurologist and we follow the plan your doctors set.
What we provide is structure, patience, and presence. A small consistent team of Wellby caregivers your parent sees shift after shift. The calm that dementia requires is hard to sustain alone; we send it on a schedule. If your parent in Gilbert is pacing at 4 p.m. or forgetting meals, the right time to start is before the next crisis, not after it.
What dementia & Alzheimer's care covers in Gilbert
Dementia and Alzheimer's support is not medical treatment. We do not diagnose, medicate, or make clinical decisions. What we do is show up with the same caregivers on the same schedule, learn your parent's preferences and triggers, and bring structure to the day. Our caregivers are trained in redirection, validation, and the practical patience this care requires. We coordinate with your care team and follow the plan your doctors set.
Gilbert, ArizonaWhat is included
- Consistent daily routines that reduce confusion and agitation
- Personal care with patience and gentle redirection
- Meal preparation tuned to appetite changes and forgotten meals
- Supervision to prevent wandering and unsafe situations
- Engagement: conversation, music, hobbies, familiar objects
- Help with medication reminders (self-administration)
- Respite relief for a spouse who has been the primary caregiver
- Coordination with your physician and care team
The exact mix is tailored during the free consultation.
Who this is for
Common situations we help Gilbert families navigate.
- Clients living with Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body dementia, or other memory conditions
- Spouses who have been caring alone and need consistent, predictable help
- Adult children whose parent is no longer safe to be alone during the day
- Families trying to keep a parent at home instead of moving to memory care
- Households managing sundowning, wandering, or repetitive behaviors
- 12 mile service radius around Gilbert
- We work with your care team at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center.
- Every caregiver carries Arizona Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance.
How care starts
Three steps.
Tell us what's going on
A 20-minute call with a care coordinator about what changed and what would help. Free. Not a sales script.
Meet your caregiver
We match each caregiver to your care needs and your schedule. You meet them before care starts. If the fit isn't right we rematch.
Meet and greet
- Intro visit, with you there
- Before any care starts
If the fit isn't right, we rematch.
Care begins at home
A caregiver who knows the plan and a note after every visit. We check in regularly. When needs change the plan changes too.
First visit
Checked in7:58 AM
The first note arrives the same day
Before this care starts in Gilbert
Short answers to the questions we hear most. If yours is not here, call (602) 888-4704.
Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, so the day-to-day support looks much the same: the same caregivers on the same schedule, routines that hold, and patience through the hours that get hard. What changes is the stage. Early on the help is often company, meals, and a steady rhythm to the day. Later it is more hands-on personal care and closer supervision. We build around where your parent is now and adjust as that changes. We do not diagnose or treat either one.
Yes. All Wellby caregivers complete training on dementia-specific care practices, including redirection, validation, managing sundowning, and communication techniques. We supplement with household-specific training for your parent's particular patterns.
Yes. Supervision and a calm, predictable environment are the most effective non-medical tools for preventing wandering. For clients with severe wandering risk, we recommend 24-hour coverage so someone is always awake and present.
Start slow, build trust over multiple visits, and let the caregiver become a familiar face before introducing hands-on support. Patience matters more than pushing. We will talk through the situation in your free consultation.
Yes, and this is one of the most common reasons families call. Our dementia training covers de-escalation, redirection, and the practical patience that works in the moment. Sometimes the person helping matters more than the help itself. Often the caregiver gets further than the spouse or adult child, not because she is better, but because she is not you.
You call us and we send someone else. No questions, no awkward conversation. Consistency matters more for dementia than for any other service we provide, so we would rather switch in week one than have you live with a fit that is not working.
No, and starting early is often the best thing a family can do. A few companion shifts a week while your father is still conversational builds trust with the caregiver, so when more hands-on support is needed later, the caregiver is already a familiar presence in his home.
Yes. Managing sundowning is part of our dementia training. Many Gilbert families request late-afternoon and evening shifts for exactly this reason.
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Other services in Gilbert
24-Hour Home Care
Round-the-clock non-medical support at home. Predictable caregivers on rotating shifts so someone you trust is always there.
Companion Care
Friendly company and light daily help. A trained Wellby caregiver for conversation, errands, meals, and the small things that keep a day from feeling lonely.
Respite Care
Scheduled relief for family caregivers. A trained Wellby caregiver steps in so you can rest, work, or take care of yourself.
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Home care in Gilbert built around your family.
We listen first. Then we bring the calm, the structure, and the patience that dementia care takes. A small consistent team of trained Wellby caregivers your parent sees shift after shift.
Calls answered by a Wellby team member
Free consultation. Trained W-2 caregivers insured and bonded in Arizona.