Emergency Caregiving
Serving Berkeley Residents
Berkeley residents that rely on an in home caregiver to maintain their independence can count on Easy Does It's you have an urgent need for assistance due to an unforeseen crisis or disruption in your regular in-home care support system. Our Team is ready and available 24/7 to provide you with fast assistance when no other options are available.
Help Around the Home
We're able to take on a variety of personal care related tasks that ensure you remain independent. Whether it's recovering from a fall, a transfer, or essential errands. We're here to help.
Male and Female Caregivers
We strive to have both male and female attendants on call to accommodate your requests for a specific gender. However, due to contractual requirements and variable staffing we cannot guarantee we will be able to meet these requests.
Emergency Care Only
This service is meant to be used in emergencies only and does not replace a full time in home caregiver. If you need help hiring one, you can use our caregiver matching service for help improving your in home support system.
Services Offered
Our Emergency Caregivers are equipped to take on a variety of tasks in and around your home to ensure that you can maintain your independence when no other help is available.
Transferring, ambulating, and mobility
Caregivers provide hands-on assistance to help clients safely move, walk, change positions, and use mobility aids, reducing the risk of falls and supporting independence.
Access to food and water
Caregivers ensure clients can safely access food and hydration by preparing simple meals, assisting with feeding when needed, and offering regular reminders to eat and drink.
Bathing and Hygiene
Caregivers assist with bathing, showering, oral care, and personal hygiene to help clients remain clean, comfortable, and dignified.
Dressing and Grooming
Caregivers support clients with choosing appropriate clothing and assist with dressing, grooming, and personal appearance to promote comfort and self‑esteem.
Toileting and Incontinence Care
Caregivers provide respectful assistance with toileting, continence care, and hygiene, helping maintain comfort, cleanliness, and dignity.
Urgent cleaning and laundry
Caregivers handle immediate household needs such as cleaning spills, laundering clothing or bedding, and maintaining a safe, sanitary environment.
Assistance with self-administered medications
Caregivers offer reminders and support with self‑administered medications, helping ensure medications are taken safely and as prescribed.
Start Living as You Choose
If you'd like to start using our Wheelchair Rescue Service to ensure your medical equipment remains operable when out and about, all you have to is fill out a short form to verify your eligibility. If approved, we'll send you the complete application.
Regular Co-Payment
$15/hour
Berkeley Clients are expected to cover a portion of the cost of the labor associated with Wheelchair Repair.
- Covers any and all labor for the repair of your wheelchair.
- If we have Donated Parts for your device, they're provided for free.
- If Dead Batteries need to be replaced, the client is expected to pay for them.
Reduced Co-Payments
$7.50/hour
Client's whose copayments are a significant financial burden can pay half what we normally charge for care.
- If you make less than the federal poverty guidelines, you qualify.
- Apply online to pay half of what we usually charge for care.
Made Possible by Berkeley's Measure E
Our Emergency Attendant Care and Matching are primarily funded through Measure E, a ballot initiative passed by Berkeley voters in 1998. Measure E authorized a small property tax to finance essential services for severely physically disabled residents of Berkeley. This funding supports EDI’s emergency personal care, wheelchair repair, and accessible transportation services. Measure E remains the principal source of funding for EDI, enabling it to provide critical safety net services to the community.