Home Health Care Services

Home Health Care Services

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Home health care includes many services and can be short-term care, such as when an individual is coming from surgery and recovering. There is also long-term home health care which is frequently needed by people who have recurring illnesses or have disabilities. Home health care programs give the ability to the elderly or people with disabilities to use their own homes for health care services instead of availing the services of a nursing home. Home health care services typically comprise of nursing and medical care, bathing, toilet assistance and other self-care activities assistance. Other services are cooking and other simple house work, and shopping and marketing assistance and help with errands. There are a number of people involved when establishing the home health care services that will be given to an individual. These usually include family members or a guardian, a case coordinator and a nurse. Another requirement for home health care services is an endorsement or recommendation from a doctor.