Overview

Home Care Needs Assessment Checklist

Home Care Options

Key Facts About Private Home Care

GETTING STARTED WITH HOME CARE

Many people needing personal or medical assistance want to continue living independently in their own home.

Most families usually need some type of home care assistance to help with their loved one's personal care and activities of daily living. This might include assistance with bathing, grooming, dressing, meal preparation, feeding, medication assistance, walking and exercising, shopping and running errands, housekeeping, laundry, and offering companionship. Perhaps your loved one can't be left alone and needs supervision for safety reasons to allow time for yourself or to get away for a while. Caregiving services are available that provide respite to caregivers who may need assistance with caregiving due to work responsibilities or other conflicts. A trusted, experienced homecare agency such as Partners In Care can provide peace of mind, improved health outcomes and better quality of life for you and your loved ones.

There are many advantages to receiving health care at home. Seniors remain in their familiar, comfortable environment and don't have their lives disrupted by a move. They also receive the full attention of caregivers who are solely concerned with their particular health needs. What's more, the breadth and effectiveness of home health care has been greatly extended by advances in technologies such as home infusion, telehealth medicine, and the Internet. Treatments that once could only be performed in an institutional setting are now commonplace at home.

If you are interested in private homecare and want to find out more, please contact us. You may contact us by email, or by phone. One of our highly trained customer service representatives will be more than happy to help you with your needs. Once you have made the decision to call for private home care, it would be helpful if you had the following information available when you make the call:

  • Client's date of birth and social security number
  • Physician's name and address
  • Information about any home equipment used
  • Information about an physical or mental impairments of the client
  • Client's diet
  • Client's Mobility Status
  • Client's social support system