RespiteCare care in the home We Offer: Personal Care and Skilled Care Services Care in the home offers the full spectrum of home health care services to meet our clients' needs. Our services are organized into two main categories: Personal Care Services Skilled Care Services Skilled care refers to all professional medical care, treatments, and therapies that we can perform for our clients under a doctor's order. Our team of professionals provides state-of-the-art skilled nursing care, wound care, physical, occupational and speech therapy, and blood drawing in coordination with our clients' primary physicians. All of our skilled care services can be covered by Meidcare or by private insurance depending upon client eligibility. Please click on Skilled Care Services for more detailed information. Our personal care services encompass a wide variety of non-medical care needs, such as bathing, personal hygiene, light housekeeping, shopping, meal preparation, driving to appointments and events, assistance with mobility and transferring, and much more. Please note that these services are considered non-medical, and thus they are not covered by Medicare or by primary health insurance coverage. Care in the Home is recognized, however, by many long-term care insurance providers. If you have a long-term care insurance policy, or if you are unsure whether your primary health insurance plan also covers long-term care, simply call us with your insurance information and we will check with your provider for you. We can setup service for you in a variety of formats designed to fit your schedule and level of need. Because of this flexibility, we are able to adjust our service and level of care along the way to met the changing needs of our clients. Our Services Include Hourly Care Bath Services Live-in / 24-hour Companion Wake-Up / Tuck-In / Check-In Visits Sitter Services in a hospital or nursing home.

Needs & Expectations The needs and expectations of our clients are more particular than can be summarized in one listing. It is therefore the duty of the Nurse Case Manager to assess clients needs on an individual case by case basis. Recognizing that, there are certain standard duties in which Care in the Home expects all staff to perform. The duties of Our Caregivers include, but are not limited to the following: Providing supportive care to clients in their homes, including the supervision of activities of daily living to assure client safety and comfort Assisting client with movement and walking, dressing, and transferring from position to position Encouraging mental alertness of client through appropriate conversation and activities Accompanying client out of the house to attend appointments, or errands Helping client with bathing, toileting and oral care Performing light housekeeping tasks as they relate to a safe and comfortable environment Reminding client to take his/her medication Assisting client by the safe and effective use of medical equipment such as hoyer lift, oxygen apparatus, nebulizer treatment, and hospital bed Preparing nutritious meals Changing dressing of minor wounds Assisting with exercises as instructed by the nurse or physical therapist Monitoring temperature, pulse and respirations Checking blood glucose levels

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