Though home health care nursing agencies are often a great choice for people who require frequent in home care, some people choose to privately hire their nurses and nurses’ aides. It can be a tricky process, as the agencies usually pre-screen their employees for background checks and often drug use.
Choosing Home Care
Does Accreditation Play A Role in Home Healthcare Agency Quality?
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012, Choosing Home Care, Home Care News
There are two major issues with home healthcare accreditation. One, does it matter that an agency is accredited by some sort of body? And two, what organizations should you consider when looking for qualified ratings of home healthcare agencies for you or your loved ones?
Why the Stock Market Can Help You Choose a Home Healthcare Agency (Hint Bad News is Bad News)
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011, Choosing Home Care, Home Care News
A number of premier home healthcare agencies have become major corporations, providing services to patients who have gotten older or been beset by debilitating conditions. Trying to find the right one can be difficult because there are thousands of options available.
Changing Home Health Providers
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011, Choosing Home Care, Home Care Staff
If you have been using the same home health agency for a long time, you may find yourself feeling a little guilt if you want to change agencies. After a long use, you may get to know certain nurses well, some may feel like part of the family. Changing might feel as if you are betraying the nurses you have come to know and maybe even love.
Short-term Home Care
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011, Assistance for Caregivers, Choosing Home Care, Short term Home Care
Most home health care agencies provide nursing care based on the needs of home clients. The care can be full-time, twenty four hours a day or for a short period of time — a day or only a few hours in a day. Even a short break from care giving can be what a family member needs to keep their sanity.
Family Caregiver or Professional Home Health Nurse?
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011, Assistance for Caregivers, Choosing Home Care
This is a guest post by Julie Fletcher.
Is it Too Dangerous to Live Alone?
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011, Choosing Home Care, Home Care News, Home Care Tips, Private Duty Home Care
Children of elderly parents face tough choices. One of the hardest things that a child will ever do is determine whether or not their parent should live alone. As children we find that it is devastating to watch the people who cared for us become unable to perform their day to day care alone. The once strong hands tremble, the same hands that held us steady while we learned to walk, ride a bike, or swing.
Tips for Hiring a Home Health Care Provider
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011, Choosing Home Care, Home Care Staff
When it comes to home health care, families have a couple of options. First, a family member may decide to provide informal care for the loved one. However, sometimes this is not feasible because all family members work outside the home. In some cases, elders require the skilled health services of a nurse or other health aide. When this happens, you don’t have to go blindly into the hiring process. Use the following tips to hire the right home health caregiver:
Job Requirements for Home Health Providers
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011, Assistance for Caregivers, Choosing Home Care, Home Care Staff, Private Duty Home Care, Short term Home Care
Whether you are considering becoming a home health aide or you are thinking about hiring a home health aide to help you care for a loved one, you need to know more about the job and the specific duties it entails. The following is a list of common duties performed by home health aides:
10 Types of Home Health Professionals
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011, Choosing Home Care, Home Care Staff, Types of Senior Care
Providing the best care for elders is often a team effort. The following list of home health professions and their general job duties will help you understand the in-home services offered by home health providers and determine which services you require.
What to Tell Your Home Health Care Provider
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011, Choosing Home Care, General, Home Health Care Safety, Private Duty Home Care, Short term Home Care
If you or your loved one require home health care for the first time, you may not know exactly how much information you need to share with your home health aide, companion care giver, physician or nurse. On the one hand, you will want to provide them with enough information to get the best possible care. On the other hand, you want to do your best to maintain your sense of independence and privacy. Maintaining the right balance can be difficult for some, but it is not impossible.
Tips for Moving a Senior into Your Home
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011, Assistance for Caregivers, Choosing Home Care, Home Care Tips
Home health care is an increasingly popular option for seniors who can no longer manage all aspects of their personal care. For some families the best and most affordable option is to have an aging parent or grandparent move in with their children or grandchildren. In this situation, a relative is most often responsible for the daily personal care of the elderly adult.
Home Health Care as an Interim Option
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011, Choosing Home Care, Private Duty Home Care, Short term Home Care
Sometimes patients don’t need home health care services for the long-term. After recovering from an illness or injury, home health care services are needed to help people get back into the swing of things. These short-term home health care services help patients transition from a hospital or nursing home setting. Services focus on improving a person’s overall health and getting them back to a place where they can live independently again.
