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What is Home Health Care?

What is the goal of Home Health Care?

What benefits does Home Health Care offer?

Who can benefit from Home Health Care?

Who provides Home Health Care services?

How can one arrange for Home Health Care?

How can one pay for Home Health Care?

What are Advance Directives?

What is Hospice Care?

How can one discover more benefits of Home Health Care?

 

What is Home Health Care?

Home Health Care is an arrangement for providing health care and personal services at home. Home Health care can include Skilled Nursing Care to help meet the patients nursing needs.  Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy to help the patient regain or maintain physical or mental functions, Personal Care to help the patient meet daily living needs and specialized equipment.

What is the goal of Home Health Care?

The goal of Home Health Care is to help the patient achieve the greatest possible level of health and comfort at home!

What benefits does Home Health Care offer?

Home Health Care can offer: 1) Greater privacy; you’ll feel more in control and at ease in the familiar surroundings of your home. 2) Added convenience; your health care team comes to you! 3) A chance to be near family and friends; at home you can be surrounded by loved ones. and 4) Lower costs; Often, home health care means real savings over care in a hospital or long term care facility.

Who can benefit from Home Health Care?

Home Health Care may apply on those who have the following conditions: 1) those who do not need extensive medical care, yet still require nursing care or therapy treatment/rehabilitation, 2) those who have difficulty moving around and need help with day to day functions, such as dressing, cooking or grooming, 3) those whose family and/or friends need help.

Who provides Home Health Care services?

Home Health Care agencies provide care through the services of nurses, therapists, social workers, home health aides, and home medical equipment suppliers.

How can one arrange for Home Health Care?

The following steps should be taken if one needs Home Health Care:
1.    Consult your health-care provider or primary physician.
2.    Get referrals for home health care agencies,
3.    Choose an agency that meets your needs, and
4.    Arrange for an assessment.
 
How can one pay for Home Health Care?

When arranging for home health care many people use their own money, Medicare, or private insurance. For more information, contact your health-care provider or local Social Security office.

What are Advance Directives?

Advance Directives are legal documents that specify the kind of care one wants if he or she is unable to state his or her wishes due to illness or injury.

What is Hospice Care?

Hospice Care helps people with terminal illnesses and their love ones. Medicare coverage for hospice care is broader than for regular home health care. Many home health-care agencies offer hospice care as a separate program.

How can one discover more benefits of Home Health Care?

Know what kinds of services are available, consult your health-care provider to determine the care that you need, and choose a home health-care provider carefully or:
Call MIHOM Healthcare at 1- 877-64-MIHOM (1-877-644-6615)