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Vision Born in 2009 • OHA Comprehensive License #15-2310 Since January 2016

Safe, Caring Help at Home—Guided by a Pharmacist and Registered Nurses.

Home care with a personal approach

Most home care agencies only offer basic companionship. At EQC Home Care, our team is led by a licensed Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and Registered Nurses. For over ten years under Oregon’s highest home care license (#15-2310), we have helped Portland families with daily personal care, medicine safety, and skilled nursing at home.

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Our clinical foundation

Pharmacist-built. Nurse-led. Focused on your family.

10+ Years Comprehensively Licensed: Awarded OHA Comprehensive License #15-2310 in January 2016—Oregon's highest level of home care license.

Pharmacist-Built Safety (PharmD): Our founder earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree specifically to protect seniors from medicine mix-ups at home.

Nurse-Led Care Plans (RN): Registered Nurses check on our clients, train our caregivers, and work directly with your doctors.

Nurse-Trained Medical Tasks (RN Delegation): Certified under Oregon nursing rules to train caregivers in insulin shots, tube feedings, and complex care.

Our services

Support for everyday life and health at home

See what each service includes and who it’s for. Not sure which one fits? That’s what the first conversation is for.

  • Personal Care & Daily Living Help

    Kind, dependable hands-on help with bathing, dressing, safe walking, bathroom routines, healthy meals, and light housework—given by EQC caregivers supervised by our nurses.

    • Nurse-supervised care
    • Individual care planning

  • RN Medicine Management & Pill Setup

    Stop worrying about missed pills or dangerous drug mix-ups. Backed by our Pharmacist and Registered Nurses, we double-check all prescriptions, fill weekly pillboxes, and help give daily medicines on time.

    • Nurse-supervised care
    • Individual care planning

  • Skilled Nursing & Nurse-Trained Caregivers (RN Delegation)

    Hospital-level nursing oversight in your living room. Our Registered Nurses provide health checkups, wound and ostomy care, injections, and Oregon RN Delegation—training your caregiver to safely give insulin shots or tube feedings at home.

    • Nurse-supervised care
    • Individual care planning

Personal care helps with daily routines. Nursing is for clients whose health condition is stable and predictable; delegation requires an RN assessment specific to the person, caregiver, setting and task.

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Who we serve

Care that fits each stage of life

Needs are different for a child, an adult living independently and an older parent. Each page explains the support to ask about.

  • Children

    Personal care at home, plus nursing for children whose health condition is stable and predictable.

  • Adults

    Personal care, meals, errands and housework, plus nursing for adults whose health condition is stable and predictable.

  • Seniors

    Companionship, personal care, nursing and medication management for older adults.

Getting started

How care starts with EQC

You don’t need to know which service you need before you call. Start with the everyday help you’re looking for, and we’ll talk it through with you.

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  1. Step 1: Free Phone Call With Our Care Team

    Tell us about your loved one’s daily routines, medicines, hospital discharge plans, and how we can help.

  2. Step 2: In-Home Nurse & Medicine Visit

    An EQC Registered Nurse visits your home to check safety, review every pill bottle, and write a clear, step-by-step Care Plan.

  3. Step 3: Meet Your Trained EQC Caregiver

    We match your family with a background-checked EQC employee caregiver trained specifically on your loved one’s care plan.

  4. Step 4: Ongoing Nurse & Pharmacist Check-Ins

    Our clinical team checks care logs, visits regularly, and updates your doctor whenever health needs change.

Paying for care

Questions about paying for care?

We can talk through how care may be paid for in your situation. Program eligibility, covered supports and hours are decided through each program, so we’ll point you to the right people too.

Oregon APD · Medicaid

Aging and People with Disabilities

Exploring care through APD? Talk with us and your case manager about your care needs. Eligibility, covered supports and hours depend on your APD assessment, service plan and authorization.

Oregon DD / I-DD · Medicaid

Developmental Disabilities services

We can discuss support at home and coordination with your services coordinator or personal agent. Eligibility, supports and authorized hours follow your DD program and Individual Support Plan.

Private pay

Paying for care yourself

Talk with our team about the support you need, service availability and payment arrangements for your situation.

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What families and partners say about EQC

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“Compassionate care with a professional and supportive team. They treat clients with dignity and respect. Highly recommended for quality home care services”

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“… they’ve done an exceptional job, caring caregivers and attentive and responsible and professional office staff. Keep it up.”

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“… The staff are very professional and educated. They really know what they are doing. …”

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About EQC

Why Our Founder Earned a Pharmacy Doctorate to Protect Your Family

When an older adult needs help at home, their needs rarely stay simple for long. A parent who needs help with showering and cooking often takes ten or more daily pills, or comes home from the hospital needing blood-sugar checks, insulin shots, or catheter care.

When we first registered Essential Quality Care in Portland in September 2009, Oregon healthcare regulators taught us a defining lesson: good intentions are not enough to protect fragile seniors at home—true safety requires high-level clinical credentials.

Instead of settling for basic babysitting care, our founder went back to school for four years and earned his Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) in 2014. Teaming up with experienced Registered Nurses (RNs), we brought that clinical strength back to the state and earned Oregon Health Authority Comprehensive License #15-2310 in January 2016. For more than a decade since, Portland families have trusted EQC because you never outgrow our care.

  • Care
  • Harmony
  • Loyalty
  • Prudence
  • Excellence
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Francis Djorgee & Vida DjorgeeFounders and owners, Essential Quality Care

For professionals

Referring a client?

Case managers, discharge planners and other care professionals can start a referral conversation with our team.

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Careers

Looking for work in home care?

We hire caregivers, CNAs and nurses. See each role and apply online.

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Questions

Common questions

Quick answers to what families ask us most.

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Can EQC Home Care give insulin shots or other injectable medications at home?

Yes. Because EQC Home Care holds an Oregon Health Authority Comprehensive License (#15-2310), our Registered Nurses can directly administer ordered injectable medications, or formally train, competency-test, and authorize your dedicated EQC caregiver to give subcutaneous (under-the-skin) injections—such as insulin pens/syringes or blood-thinner shots—for clients with stable and predictable conditions under Oregon RN Delegation rules (OAR 851-047).

What is the difference between an Oregon Comprehensive In-Home Care License and a basic agency?

Basic agencies only offer companionship and simple reminders. EQC Home Care holds Oregon's highest license tier—OHA Comprehensive License #15-2310 (awarded January 2016)—and is governed by a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and Registered Nurses. We provide hands-on Personal Care, full RN Medication Management, and Skilled Nursing & RN Delegation under one roof.

How can I schedule an in-home care consultation in Portland?

Call our Portland clinical team directly at (503) 753-8551 or visit eqchomecare.com/contact to schedule an in-home assessment across Multnomah, Washington, or Clackamas counties.

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