Non Medical In Home Health Care

In Home Health Care generally represents a wide range of services that an caregiver would give to help someone recovering from an acute situation like a hip fracture, or the person might have an on-going condition that they need help with, such as cerebral palsy or a stroke.

Or they might be trying to age at home safely and do as much maintenance as possible to prevent an acute situation from happening.

The duties and skills of a home caregiver vary, but all have the same thing in common- they make it possible for seniors to remain in the comfort of their home in a safe environment, which allows them more independence than they would have if they were in facility. While the caregivers are doing this they also provide the family caregiver with much needed rest and the chance to replenish physically and emotionally.
 
Getting Started With Homecare
If you're thinking about getting non-medical in home care to assist with the caregiving responsibilities for your elderly loved one there are number of things you might need to know. 

1. The first thing you need to do is make sure you and your loved one are comfortable with someone else taking on some of the responsibilities that you have been doing yourself. 
There are many seniors who are totally opposed to the idea of someone else coming into their home and taking care of them.  So there will need to be some negotiations before any plan can be put into place.
It's important to understand both sides of the story, why the care recipient doesn't want the help and why a caregiver needs someone to help.  Home Instead Senior Care and help you with ideas and solutions to this common issue.

2. Next you need to define the tasks that need to be done by the in home caregivers.  A good company will help you determine what type of homecare is most appropriate in your situation.
For example, do you need a nurse to clean and bandage wounds and monitor equipment?  Or does your parent need help getting showered and dressed?  Or what about Medication reminders?  Transportation?  Or maybe just companionship? It's important to know exactly what you will need help with.

 
3. Once you know what type of assistance you need, and everyone agrees to what is necessary, the inevitable question that comes up is where do you find homecare services, how much they will cost, and whether any of the cost is covered by insurance or provided by the government.
Some federally funded programs, insurance companies and health maintenance organizations (HMOs) do provide for some home health care services, but the coverage provided might not fit your exact needs.
To be sure whether or not you have any coverage at all, it is imperative that you review your insurance benefits.

4. If you're like the majority of family caregivers you will need the most help with personal care tasks- which happen to be the tasks that most private health insurance programs or Medicare won't cover.
So unless your loved one had the foresight and knowledge and the funds to purchase long-term-care insurance prior to becoming ill, your access to homecare will be limited by what you can afford.
You may be able to get some help from state programs that take into account  your ability to pay, and the age or extent of disability loved one, but the sad reality is that more often than not the costs of homecare services will have to come out of your own pocket. 
With that being said.  It's important to choose a good In Home Health Care Company to help you take care of your loved one at the most affordable price.