WHAT IS HOME HEALTHCARE?
Home care allows for continued medical treatment in a comfortable, familiar environment in your home. It keeps families together while helping them adjust to a new lifestyle and maintains a sense of dignity for the patient.
Whether for a few hours/week, or 24 hours a day, non-medical home care is ideal for those seniors who would prefer to remain in their own home than move into an adult community, but need some assistance to do so comfortably and safely.
Home care services range from transportation, errands, light housekeeping, meal preparation, medication reminders and assistance with activities of daily living.
This type of home care is usually referred to as personal and/or companion care and can be a boon to those recovering from an illness or injury, or who just aren’t getting around as well anymore, often increasing and prolonging independence.
Home health care agencies provide more than just personal and companion care. Often referred to as visiting nurses, home health care agencies staff skilled care givers with varying specialties.
Home health care services can include medication management, wound care, physical therapy, and more provided by licensed individuals.
This type of homecare is appropriate for those suffering from chronic illness, recovering from acute injury or illness and needing skilled care to remain at home.
Home healthcare can help to prevent or shorten hospital stays. The laws governing these services and what exactly can be performed by home care agencies or home health care agencies vary from state to state.
For the most part non-medical senior home care is a private pay service, meaning it is not covered by Medicare or Medicaid programs and must be paid for independently. Home healthcare services may often be covered by Medicare, Medicaid, long-term care insurance, or veteran’s benefits.
At St. Anthony’s Home Health our home care representatives are dedicated to meeting your health care needs. We provide a wide spectrum of services that are provided by a variety of health care professionals in your home.
Our home health staff provides and coordinates the care and/or therapy your doctor orders. In support of your doctor’s orders, our staff develops a written plan for your care which includes the services you will receive to improve and maintain your physical, mental, and social well being.
You have a right to participate in planning your care and treatment. We hope you will ask for St. Anthony’s Home Health!
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St. Anthony's Home Healthcare Services provides skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, home health aid, provider services and medical social worker -- all in the home setting.
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