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Thursday, September 09, 2010

Which Home Care Option is Right for Me?

Private Duty, Medicare, Home Health Care, Hospice…..what is the difference between all of these options, and the bigger question…which is the right option for my situation?

Trying to navigate through the maze of home care options can be confusing. Here are a few short definitions to help you differentiate between the different types of in-home care:

Private duty services are usually mostly “non-medical” services and can range from companionship to housekeeping, transportation, personal care, dementia care to 24-hour or respite care. Full service private duty agencies fully employ, screen and can train caregivers; whereas a nursing registry or independent hire will not provide this sort of protection to the senior. A nursing registry acts as a matchmaker service between caregiver and client and does not employ or manage the caregiver.

Home Health Care is skilled nursing care and certain other health care services one receives in a home setting for the treatment of an illness or injury.

Hospice Care is a special concept of care designed to provide comfort and support to patients and their families when a life limiting illness no longer responds to cure-oriented treatments. Hospice is generally depicted as end-of-life care and can be in a home or a hospital setting.

Medicaid Home and Community Based Care is intended to provide services for those who cannot afford to pay for care with the goal of keeping the person out of a nursing home.

Geriatric Care Management entails managing a client’s personal, daily money as well as household management that falls outside of the services of a direct care provider.

Live Free Home Health Care provides nursing and non-medical in-home care assistance to help seniors maintain independence and comfort while recuperating or requiring a little extra care for day to day needs. Servicing Concord New Hampshire, the rest of the Lakes region and central New Hampshire, we also provide consulting and expertise to help people with care needs make the best care choices for their situation.

Live Free Home Health Care can easily assess the situation, determine which requirements need to be addressed, and assist with available options - engaging services quickly if necessary. Call Live Free Home Health Care today at 603-217-0149 to schedule a free in-home assessment.

For further information on the models of in-home care and payment options for home care, click here.

Tags:   agency-employed caregiver, in-home care providers, private duty agencies

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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Doctor referrals to specialists are being ignored

A recent study in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice finds that a disturbingly low number of patients referred to a specialist actually see that specialist. Only 71% of the patients referred to a specialist were actually scheduled for an appointment, and only 70% of THAT group of patients actually made it to the appointment. Reasons varied: failure of the primary care physician's office to actually make the appointment, failure of the specialist's office to receive that consultation request, failure to confirm the visit with the patient and also some problems on the patient's end, such as the lack of transportation. If you find yourself or a loved on in a similar situation, understand that a home care agency such as Live Free Home Health Care can make sure those specialist appointments are scheduled and remembered, and that transportation is provided. Read more about this issue in our April Live Free Home Health Care newsletter.

Tags:   eldercare, home companion, home health care, private duty agencies

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