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Benefits of Home Care Services in New York City
Unlike other types of long-term care, home health care empowers individuals to lead healthier, happier lives in a familiar setting by providing assistance with everyday tasks that might prove difficult due to illness or injury.
Recipients of home health care often enjoy a number of benefits that contribute to a higher quality of life when compared to those receiving care in assisted living facilities. These include:
Comfort in a familiar setting
A client’s long-time home is often a place of security and comfort. Home health care allows a client to remain in a familiar setting with established routines and privacy.
Continued independence
Home care services can be tailored to a client’s individual needs and goals, providing support where needed while allowing the client to remain as independent as they wish.
Reduced stress, anxiety, and uncertainty
Moving to an assisted living facility or other group care setting can be extremely stressful as they are introduced to a new community and may no longer be able to pursue activities and routines they once enjoyed. Bringing a home caregiver to a client’s residence allows for the same level of support without a feeling of being uprooted from a familiar setting.
Flexibility and customization
Home health care services can easily be adjusted to account for a client’s unique needs and goals, allowing for a more personalized plan of care than those in an institutional setting.
What Is Home Health Care?
At its core, Home Health Care is about preserving independence and safety by giving people personalized, one-on-one care in the comfort of their own home. A well-organized home care plan allows individuals to maintain their independence and lifestyle while receiving the personalized care they need and grows to meet new challenges.
Home Health Care Assistance for Short-Term, Supplemental Care
Offering Flexibility in Hours, Services and Staff
Short term home health care services provide a client with in-home support while they recover from an illness, injury, or medical procedure that impedes their safety or ability to perform everyday tasks. Short term care generally means receiving home care services for a specific period of time, while part time care usually describes a recurring schedule of shorter home care visits, usually 12 to 20 per week.
Long Term Care in the Comfort of Your Own Home
Who Needs Long-Term Care?
Statistically, about 70% of people age 65 or older may require long-term care at some point in their life. The probability of needing personal care and health-related services increases with age, for women who are single or left alone after the death of a spouse or partner, or if someone is disabled or has a chronic illness such as diabetes or high blood pressure that requires monitoring and regular medication.
How Is Home Care Paid For?
The most inexpensive way to receive home health care services is to use your insurance benefits. SelectCare Home Care Services works with your insurance provider, submitting documentation and bills directly to the insurance company to help you save time and money.
How Do I Get Home Care in New York City?
Together, we discuss the client’s current living situation and how our staff of home caregivers can best provide the medical care, support and assistance you or your loved one deserve. During the call, a free RN needs assessment will be scheduled to better understand your unique needs and how best to help you.
Together, you can discuss a prospective client’s current living conditions, challenges, and how home health care can help overcome those challenges.
From there, we will schedule a free, in-home, RN needs assessment visit that will inform the client’s unique plan of care.
To help you get started, we’ve put together an article with information about preparing for in-home health care. Click here to read the article or download our Free Home Care Starter Guide.
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