Home care is a broad range of professional health care and support services provided in peoples' homes. Treatment varies from patient to patient but usually fits into two types: skilled professional care and personal assistance services. People who are recovering from an illness or accident, disabled, chronically or terminally ill, most often use skilled professional care. As hospital stays decrease, increasing numbers of patients need highly skilled services when they return home. Typically home care is appropriate when a person can safely stay at home but still needs ongoing care that cannot easily or effectively be provided solely by family and friends. Personal assistance services is most appropriate for those who may need help with activities of daily living (ADLs) or instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). This includes: bathing, dressing, ambulating or light housekeeping and cooking.
Home care services are usually provided by home care agencies. Agencies typically include: Medicare certified home health agencies; hospices; area agencies on aging, homemaker agencies; staff and private duty nursing agencies. Other agencies may be utilized to deliver specialized services and products such as medical equipment and supplies, pharmaceuticals, and drug infusion therapy.
LifeSpan’s services range from home health aide services and medical social services to community services such as attendants.
Not all services available in all locations. Call Central Intake to confirm service availability.
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