What is Home Health Care?

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As defined by Medicare.gov, “Home health care is a wide range of health care services that can be given in your home for an illness or injury. Home Health Care is usually less expensive, more convenient, and just as effective as care you get in a hospital or skilled nursing facility.” With Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, CNAs, and PCAs on staff, the care available through a home health care agency spans a broad scope. Many individuals elect to utilize home health care services instead of being placed in a nursing facility or hospital. A good home health care company will work closely with all those involved in your care – practicing exercises as assigned to you through your occupational or physical therapist, pouring medication as directed by your doctor, and tracking vitals as requested by a physician. Skilled home health care nurses are often requested to assist with catheter care, colostomy care, intravenous feedings, and wound care. When electing to use home health care, one is only limited by the skill level of the agency that they are choosing.

In addition to the skilled side of home health care, there is also a wide array of non-medical home care services that can be provided. These services include assistance with personal care, meal preparation, medication reminders, light housekeeping, companionship, and transportation. Just Like Family provides a full spectrum of skilled in-home medical care and non-medical support services.

Dear Just Like Family,

This letter is to thank you for all that you have done for my mother. Your company “Just Like Family” has demonstrated over and over that you are not “just a business” and that your staff were not just “doing their jobs.” Every person on your staff has truly cared for my mother’s wellbeing. The caregivers from Just Like Family were so pleasant and kind to her! It was such a blessing to me when I would walk unannounced into my mom’s home, and hear the lovely and cheerful manner in which your staff spoke to her.

You staff did much work above and beyond their “duties.” It was obvious to me that your staff was doing the “extra” things because they sincerely cared about my mother, about her quality of life, about her medical safety, and her emotional wellbeing. I would enter mom’s home to find your caregivers working hard to keep her home clean and tidy. I would notice they were doing extra tasks, such as helping my mother go through her clothing and determine what could be given to charity or kept. Sometimes I would find them clearing out some of the garbage, junk, and clutter in the home’s unused rooms and this was all a lot of hard work!

When my brother passed away, your caregivers were incredibly kind, compassionate, and helpful. Your company name “Just Like Family” was consistently reflected in their attitudes and actions during that terrible time. They were sad about his passing, and they were clearly even sadder for my mother, again, because they truly cared.

I want to send high praises to all of your caregivers and your office staff was always efficient, concerned, and professional. Your staff embodied the following characteristics: skillfulness in caregiving, sincerity, patience, knowledge of geriatric issues, respect, kindness, compassion, mindfulness, alertness, and caring. By the way, these were extended to the treatment of my brother. The words are not sufficient, but all of those who cared about my mother know what your staff did and we are grateful.

I will recommend your agency to anyone in need of skilled, professional in-home services that come with a bonus package of caring and integrity.

I extend my heartfelt gratitude to all of you.

Very Sincerely Yours,

RMU