Private care services/personal care assistance

In addition to offering services covered by Medicare and private insurance, patient may still receive assistance from services that are available on a private or self-pay basis. These services can be both skilled and non-skilled. Skilled services provided by professional nurses and clinicians include IV therapy, wound care and post- surgery treatment. Non-skilled services performed by home health aides or certified nurse assistants include: bathing, grooming, transportation and meal preparation.

Non-medical services are also offered:

1. Respite Care
2. Homemaking/Companion

Respite Care

This service is a temporary relief to family caregivers from caring for individuals with various needs and can be done at home or in the out-of-home settings for any length of time depending on the needs of the family. Mihom respite care can help reduce your stress, thus helping preserve the family as a unit and prevent costly out of home care. We offer respite care tailored to your family needs:

1. Adult Respite – helps ease stress on family members and caregivers by providing care to the dependent person in your home. With a competent, reliable help on hand, caregivers can feel free to leave for a specified period to attend to their own needs or those of their family.
2. Alzheimer’s Respite Care – Primary caregiver attending to a loved one with Alzheimer’s Disease can be overwhelming, physically and emotionally draining. Time off for the caregiver is needed to prevent burnout and stress. Mihom understands that caregivers sometimes need time for themselves to attend to their own personal interests and relationships, take vacations short trips or simply have the opportunity to rest, revive and renew the spirit.
3. Hospital Support – Nurses can offer support to sit with you and keep family members updated with information as desired during your hospital stay.

Homemaker/Companion

These services provide light housekeeping activities or companionship for clients who require no ‘hands on” personal care, yet need assistance to remain independent at home. The services can be customized and combined to fit the client’s need.

1. Daily Assistance – Support services that includes meal preparation, light housekeeping, laundry and maintenance chores.
2. Companionship and Transportation - Transporting and/or accompanying clients to events or to non-emergency medical and dental appointments.
3. Homemaker – Includes the tasks necessary for the upkeep and cleanliness of the home such as meal planning and preparation, errands and light housekeeping chores.