Choosing the Right Home Health Care Provider For Your Needs
There comes a time when home health care services are needed when someone we love (ourselves included) are no longer able to take care of themselves due to a lot of factors including their deteriorating health.
Non-Medical Care and Custodial Care
Most of the time, the word home care is applied when telling the difference between non-medical care and custodial care. Custodial care is administered by people who are not licensed medical personnel such as doctors or nurses while home health care on the other hand are administered by people who are.
Their services may include any but are also not limited to the following:
Professional Nursing Care Services
- In-Home Assessment
- Medication and Pain Management
- Diabetic Care
- Oxygen Therapy
- Ostomy Care
- Orthopedic Care
- Rehabilitative Care
- Emergency Management
- Personal Care Services
- Bathing and Dressing
- Feeding
- Mobility, Transferring and Positioning
- Toileting and Incontinence Care
- In-Home Companionship and Care Services
- Respite or Relief for Family
- Grocery Shopping and Meal Preparation
- Medication Reminders
- Light Housekeeping, Laundry and Linen Washing