In Home Health Care

Personal Care Services

After an initial home visit, a nurse develops a Plan of Care. A nurse trains, tests and supervises Personal Care Aides (PCAs) who provide care and revisits the home to monitor and ensure quality care. 

Personal Care Services provide support for the individual and daily living and help maintain a safe, clean home environment. Personal Care Aides (PCAs) help participants get ready for the day or for bed, bathe, dress, eat, ambulate, transfer, and reposition. PCAs assist with personal hygiene and grooming, skin and some nail care, toileting and maintaining continence. PCAs do light housekeeping and laundering, plan, prepare and serve meals, provide medication monitoring and reminders, assist with communication and orientation and monitor status. Shopping, running errands, and transporting to appointments may also be included. 

Companion 

Companions provide sitting services focused on the individual that include supervision, orientation and making appropriate contact in an emergency. Companion PCAs may not provide hands on care, but can assist with appropriate socialization (reading, conversation), mail and other interaction with participant. PCAs may assist with or supervise meal/snack preparation, laundering clothing and linens and shopping. Incidental light housekeeping (dusting, sweeping or other light chores to maintain a safe, clean environment) is also permitted.

Respite (Short Term) Care

Respite or periodic Adult Day Health and In Home Health Care can provide support to caregivers, ease their workload, provide needed or required time off and assist them and their loved one in adapting to and dealing with issues related to aging.

Payment 

In addition to self pay for Adult Day Health and In Home Health Care, possible supports for payment exist. Long-Term Care insurance plans and Veterans Administration often cover services. Although Medicare does not currently cover services, Medicaid does cover when a CLTC (Community Long Term Care) or DDSN (Developmentally Delayed and Special Needs) case worker refers for services. Kindly reference the above "Resources" tab for additional possibilities for short-term or respite vouchers and grants that may pay for Adult Day Health and In Home Heath Care services.