Devoted to Loving and Serving your Family
"We recognize the emotions you are feeling. Stressed, overwhelmed, tired. These are the signs of being a caregiver for a loved one. Caring for Mom or Dad is very difficult, especially when you have other things that require your attention. My wife and I established AKOTA Home Care in 2011 due to having personal experience of providing home care for a loved one. We want to help reduce the stress you are feeling by helping take care of your loved one side-by-side with you. You don't just want anyone to take care of Mom or Dad, and neither do we. That is why we give them the same amount of care and attention you would give. Let us help take away your stress and help your loved one stay as independent for as long as possible."
-Jim & Leslie Lindsay
Owners
Trusted and Safe Caregivers
We understand that you wouldn't just invite anyone into your home. That is why we provide only the highest quality caregivers to care for your loved one. Our caregivers undergo extensive security, qualification and in-person screenings. Only the top 10% of qualified applicants are hired. The following is a list of some of the items we check when hiring a new applicant:
An on-site rigorous application (no online application accepted)
A State-wide criminal background check
4-5 courthouse-level background checks
Evaluation by staff regarding English proficiency
Interviewed by multiple staff members for compatibility
E-Verify check to ensure eligibility verification as provided by the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration
ICE check (US Immigrations and Customs Enforecement)
Certification check
Two professional reference checks
Upfront and ongoing random drug tests
Transparent and high quality care
Training:
Ongoing training for caregivers in Alzheimer's and dementia care, CPR, first aid, mobility assistance and more.
We serve before you pay:
No deposit required. We handle billing and caregiver payments so you don't have to.
Awarded care:
We have been recognized by Home Care Standards Bureau (HCSB) as an +A home care agency.
4 Layers of monitoring:
Daily caregiver log-ins and progress notes
Weekly Care Team Review in which our Care Team Leaders and Nurses meet to discuss each clients care
Every 60 days our Registered Nurses will visit, evaluate the caregiver, and reassess the Plan of Care if needed
Our Registered Nurse will visit after a hospitalization to check on the client's health and well-being.
The AKOTA Difference
Our core values, to love and serve, are drawn from scripture:
"...faith, hope, and love. And the greatest of these is love," 1 Corinthians 13:13
"...the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve," Mark 10:45
We have three core values: love and serve our clients, love and serve our caregivers, and love and serve with innovation.
We have four pillars that we are passionate about:
Allow seniors to live wherever they are as independently as possible, for as long as possible
Letting daughters be daughters again, instead of a primary caregiver
Provide a career path for international workers to serve in the health care system
Feed families across the globe.
"I am a caregiver with AKOTA Home Care and have had a very great experience with them since becoming an employee. I have given care to clients as a caregiver as well as work with them in their office. In both cases as an employee, I feel supported and loved, just like their clients. They are an agency that is setting out to change the face of Home Care. They want to love the community and help those in need as well as run a business. It's not just a business to them, it is Home Care with a Heart." - Kimberly R.
Meet the President
Jim Lindsay was born and raised in Castle Rock, CO. Jim got his BA in Music from Oklahoma Baptist University and after working for many years in ministry as a music and youth minister, Jim decided to switch over to another ministry: Senior care. During his 25+ years running a senior care business, Jim pursued his Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Lincoln College, Oxford University (UK). Jim also has an IBM/Defense Department Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma.
